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Class Struggle as the Impact of Oppression Seen in Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty Putra, Hardian; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 14, No 2 (2014): October
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an oppressed class against the oppressor class to overthrow the throne of the oppressor class. In this case, the class of proletariat against the class of capitalists. The proletariat are engaged in this class struggle because they want welfare in their life. Waiting for Lefty, a play written by Clifford Odets which is often considered a masterpiece, has a theme related to class struggle. It talks so much about the gap that separates the two classes mentioned previously and also the oppression that comes along. This oppression is found in the form of economic and legal oppression and are responded by the oppressed class in the form of class struggle. The class struggle itself becomes a reality after the oppressed class experiences the class consciousness. The oppression and class struggle depicted in the play will be the main focus of this study. Thus, it will be relevant to analyze the class struggle as the impact of oppression in Waiting for Lefty by applying the theory of Marxism.Keywords: oppression, class struggle, Marxism
Mia Hall’s Decision Making Process in Her Comatose State in Gayle Forman’s If I Stay: A Psychoanalytic Study Christine, Chindy; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 17, No 1 (2017): April
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This undergraduate study discusses a novel written by Gayle Forman entitled If I Stay through the psychoanalytic study. The main character of the novel, Mia Hall, is in a comatose state after she gets an accident with her family. Her parents and her brother do not survive. In this unconscious state, she has to choose one of the two choices whether to stay or to leave. Her decision-making process, which the main character faces, inspires the researcher to study how Mia Hall’s unconsciousness is able to influence her decision making. The researcher formulates two problems for this study: (1) how the main character is described in the plot development of the story, and (2) how the decision-making process of the main character is seen in the story.The analysis produces some results and findings. The first finding is that the main character’s traits are family-centered, enthusiastic, loving, and thoughtful. The second result is that the main character’s decision making process is a descriptive model of decision making. The reason why she decides to stay in the world is influenced by her identity and the effects of her unconsciousness, in which she still has her grandparents as her family, her dream to become a cellist that she can pursue, and the people surrounding her whom she can share her affection for. Keywords: psychoanalytic study, comatose state, Gayle Forman
The Representation of Mexican-Americans’ Life Stages through the Models in Luis Valdez’s Los Vendidos Christianto, Adi Prasatya; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 14, No 1 (2014): April
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Literature and history are interrelated. Literature does not only serve for entertainment but it also serves as a historical record of certain society in certain period. Through literature, many history and events can be examined. This is particularly why Los Vendidos becomes an interesting example. It examines Mexican-Americans’ history through its satirical element. The model characters in the play describe not only distinctive characteristics but also specific perception and condition of Mexican-Americans’ life in different periods, or stages. Each model represents the reality of Mexican-Americans’ history. Thus, at the end, this research will not only evaluated Mexican-Americans’ history or discrimination, but it also examine the whole life, the culture and the ideology of Mexican-Americans.Keywords: Mexican-Americans’ history, models, stages
Self-Determination to Fight Oppressions as Seen in the Main Character of The Color Purple by Alice Walker Budi, Levita Setya; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 17, No 2 (2017): October
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In several cultures in the world, women usually receive inequality and experience oppression. These experiences are reflected in a literary work by Alice Walker entitled The Color Purple. This novel tells about a woman, named Celie, who is oppressed. However, she fights the oppression by having her self-determination. This study tries to identify how the characteristics of Celie are described, to find out how the oppressions that she experiences are described, and to examine how her self-determination to fight the oppressions are described.The Color Purple proves that self-determination helps women to fight oppression whatever characteristic that they have. Celie is described as an uneducated, submissive, and unattractive woman in the story. She experiences sexual oppressions and non-sexual oppression. She proves that her sexual self-determination, by having a lesbian relationship with Shug, and non-sexual self-determination, leaving her husband to Memphis and running her own business, helps her to fight oppressions that she experiences, and she could live her life without any oppression. Feminist approach and radical feminism theory were used in this study to analyze self-determination to fight oppression of the main character of The Color Purple.Key words: self-determination, oppression, women 
The Inauthenticity of the Main Characters as an Impact of Totalitarian System Seen in George Orwell’s 1984 Renaldi, Adi; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 15, No 1 (2015): April
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1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that clearly describes the life under totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is not merely a political system but also movement that goes beyond private, public, and political sphere. Totalitarian government dreams of uniformity in all aspects of life and they pursue for global domination. In order to reach for global domination and their ideal version of state, totalitarian government does not allow freedom in all aspects of life. The pursuit of global domination requires some strategies to make the society in uniformity. The strategies applied are propaganda, terror, and indoctrination. These strategies make the main characters lose the freedom and become alienated from the self and the society. Alienation and the lost of freedom also lead to inauthenticity, since they are related to each other. Inauthenticity can be caused by repression from external agents in which a person cannot do anything spontaneously since he is being dictated by other people and he cannot express what they feel freely.Keywords: totalitarianism, inauthenticity, alienation
Authoritarian Parenting in Shaping the Characteristics of Ruth Young in Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter Lengari, Clara Acitya Ose; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 2 (2018)
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This undergraduate study discusses The Bonesetter’s Daughter, a novel which was written by Amy Tan. It tells about the life of a mother, Luling Young, and her daughter, Ruth Young. This study focuses on Luling and Ruth in their past and present conditions. Throughout Ruth’s life, Luling practiced an authoritarian parenting style which appealed to the researcher to analyze the cause and effect of Luling’s parenting style in shaping Ruth’s characteristics and behaviors. Two problems were formulated to limit the study. The objectives of this research are to answer: (1) how Luling Young showed the authoritarian parenting in the novel, and (2) how the authoritarian parenting shaped Ruth Young’s characteristics.The first analysis of the study shows that as an authoritarian parent, Luling Young is low on affection, high on behavioral control and high on psychological control. Luling rarely communicates well and shows physical affections towards Ruth. She is also highly demanding and controlling in Ruth’s life. Besides, she is quick-tempered over small problems and sometimes shows love withdrawal. Those acts of authoritarian parenting style influence Ruth’s characteristics. The first effect is Ruth’s internalizing behaviors. Due to the combination of Luling’s low affection and high psychological control, Ruth has anxiety, is fearful, suicidal and skeptical of her mother. Those are happened because the restriction and oppression which are given by Luling affect Ruth’s mental state. The second outcome is Ruth’s externalizing behaviors which come from a combination of high behavioral control and high psychological control. Ruth becomes hesitant in talk, explosive-tempered and suicidal. Therefore, Luling Young’s practice of an authoritarian parenting influences the characteristics-shaping of Ruth Young.Keywords: authoritarian parenting, characteristic shaping_________________________________________DOI >  https://doi.org/10.24071/joll.2018.180206
Authoritarian Parenting in Shaping the Characteristics of Ruth Young in Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter Lengari, Clara Acitya Ose; Widyastuti, Dewi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 2 (2018): October
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (973.171 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v18i2.1592

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This undergraduate study discusses The Bonesetter’s Daughter, a novel which was written by Amy Tan. It tells about the life of a mother, Luling Young, and her daughter, Ruth Young. This study focuses on Luling and Ruth in their past and present conditions. Throughout Ruth’s life, Luling practiced an authoritarian parenting style which appealed to the researcher to analyze the cause and effect of Luling’s parenting style in shaping Ruth’s characteristics and behaviors. Two problems were formulated to limit the study. The objectives of this research are to answer: (1) how Luling Young showed the authoritarian parenting in the novel, and (2) how the authoritarian parenting shaped Ruth Young’s characteristics. The first analysis of the study shows that as an authoritarian parent, Luling Young is low on affection, high on behavioral control and high on psychological control. Luling rarely communicates well and shows physical affections towards Ruth. She is also highly demanding and controlling in Ruth’s life. Besides, she is quick-tempered over small problems and sometimes shows love withdrawal. Those acts of authoritarian parenting style influence Ruth’s characteristics. The first effect is Ruth’s internalizing behaviors. Due to the combination of Luling’s low affection and high psychological control, Ruth has anxiety, is fearful, suicidal and skeptical of her mother. Those are happened because the restriction and oppression which are given by Luling affect Ruth’s mental state. The second outcome is Ruth’s externalizing behaviors which come from a combination of high behavioral control and high psychological control. Ruth becomes hesitant in talk, explosive-tempered and suicidal. Therefore, Luling Young’s practice of an authoritarian parenting influences the characteristics-shaping of Ruth Young.Keywords: authoritarian parenting, characteristic shaping 
The Representation of Mexican-Americans Life Stages through the Models in Luis Valdezs Los Vendidos Adi Prasatya Christianto; Dewi Widyastuti
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 14, No 1 (2014): April
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (748.796 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v14i1.403

Abstract

Literature and history are interrelated. Literature does not only serve for entertainment but it also serves as a historical record of certain society in certain period. Through literature, many history and events can be examined. This is particularly why Los Vendidos becomes an interesting example. It examines Mexican-Americans history through its satirical element. The model characters in the play describe not only distinctive characteristics but also specific perception and condition of Mexican-Americans life in different periods, or stages. Each model represents the reality of Mexican-Americans history. Thus, at the end, this research will not only evaluated Mexican-Americans history or discrimination, but it also examine the whole life, the culture and the ideology of Mexican-Americans.Keywords: Mexican-Americans history, models, stages
The Inauthenticity of the Main Characters as an Impact of Totalitarian System Seen in George Orwells 1984 Adi Renaldi; Dewi Widyastuti
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 15, No 1 (2015): April
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (938.259 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v15i1.370

Abstract

1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that clearly describes the life under totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is not merely a political system but also movement that goes beyond private, public, and political sphere. Totalitarian government dreams of uniformity in all aspects of life and they pursue for global domination. In order to reach for global domination and their ideal version of state, totalitarian government does not allow freedom in all aspects of life. The pursuit of global domination requires some strategies to make the society in uniformity. The strategies applied are propaganda, terror, and indoctrination. These strategies make the main characters lose the freedom and become alienated from the self and the society. Alienation and the lost of freedom also lead to inauthenticity, since they are related to each other. Inauthenticity can be caused by repression from external agents in which a person cannot do anything spontaneously since he is being dictated by other people and he cannot express what they feel freely.Keywords: totalitarianism, inauthenticity, alienation
Self-Determination to Fight Oppressions as Seen in the Main Character of The Color Purple by Alice Walker Levita Setya Budi; Dewi Widyastuti
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 17, No 2 (2017): October
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (670.124 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v17i2.745

Abstract

In several cultures in the world, women usually receive inequality and experience oppression. These experiences are reflected in a literary work by Alice Walker entitled The Color Purple. This novel tells about a woman, named Celie, who is oppressed. However, she fights the oppression by having her self-determination. This study tries to identify how the characteristics of Celie are described, to find out how the oppressions that she experiences are described, and to examine how her self-determination to fight the oppressions are described.The Color Purple proves that self-determination helps women to fight oppression whatever characteristic that they have. Celie is described as an uneducated, submissive, and unattractive woman in the story. She experiences sexual oppressions and non-sexual oppression. She proves that her sexual self-determination, by having a lesbian relationship with Shug, and non-sexual self-determination, leaving her husband to Memphis and running her own business, helps her to fight oppressions that she experiences, and she could live her life without any oppression. Feminist approach and radical feminism theory were used in this study to analyze self-determination to fight oppression of the main character of The Color Purple.Key words: self-determination, oppression, women
Co-Authors Adi Prasatya Christianto Adi Prasatya Christianto, Adi Prasatya Adi Renaldi Adi Renaldi, Adi Chindy Christine Chindy Christine, Chindy Clara Acitya Ose Lengari Hardian Putra Hardian Putra, Hardian Lengari, Clara Acitya Ose Levita Setya Budi Levita Setya Budi, Levita Setya