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Journal : Ksatra: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa dan Sastra

Efektivitas Kata-kata Kutukan sebagai Retorika dalam Komunikasi Perubahan Perilaku: Kajian Makro Linguistik M. Yanuardi Zain; Zuriyati Zuriyati; Saifur Rohman
Ksatra: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa dan Sastra Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Ksatra
Publisher : LPPM STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52217/ksatra.v4i2.870

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Communication style or rhetoric plays an essential role in helping a person to deliver a message effectively. Therefore, someone will use an appropriate rhetoric in communication based on the characteristics of the message recipient. However, regardless to the style used, everybody has the same purpose in communication that is how to change the people’s behavior when they receive the message. The study is aimed at exploring the effectiveness of using cursing words as communication style to change people’s behavior in disposing of garbage. Descriptive qualitative analysis with open-ended questions was applied in semi-structure interview to a garbageman and local person to explore the effectiveness of cursing words as communication style to change human’s behavior. The result showed that the words give good impact in changing human’s behavior which is proved by the reduce of garbage volume thrown by the people in the area where the banner of cursing words installed. Furthermore, if the banner is damaged, the habit of the people to throw garbage in the area will increase.
Absurdity in Amar Putra’s of Old Man of Kusumpur Prayogo Hadi Sulistio; Zuriyati Zuriyati; Saifur Rohman
Ksatra: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa dan Sastra Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): Ksatra
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This study was aimed at investigating presentation of absurdity in Amar Putra’s of Old Man of Kusumpur. This study analyzed a short story using library research. Researchers used Camus’ idea of absurdity to analyze the main character and other minor characters. In analyzing the data, researchers follow some steps, as follow: 1) read the short story; 2) identify the main character and minor characters; 3) relate the situation and condition faced by the characters with the concept of absurdity; 4) draw conclusion regarding the absurdity in the short story. The finding shows that the main character defines the meaning of life by looking for help from other character in this case a Godlike character named Big Man. The characters in the story choose not to surrender so that they try to seek for help from others. Even though, Fakirchand found the Big Man has already been death due to big flood as natural disaster swept majority of the village where Big Man lived.