scholarly journals HEROISM IN RUDYARD KIPLING’S NOVEL THE JUNGLE BOOK

Author(s):  
Hartini Selian ◽  
Jumino Suhadi ◽  
M. Manugeren

Abstract This study is about heroism in the novel The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. There are three points of discussion under this title: giving protection, defending rights and gratitude. Defending rights is associated with heroic deeds. A hero is a random citizen that rises to an occasion and performs an action of superhero proportions. Gratitude implies thankfulness or an appreciation of benefits conferred together with a desire, when practicable, to return those benefits. Defending rights is tied to human rights which are universally applicable to one and all. These are the significant components of heroism. One of the relevant and outstanding modern theories of heroism applied here is proposed by Gibbon (2009) stating that hero is just an average man who fights to solve a common problem in today’s society. The study is conducted with Descriptive Qualitative Method proposed by Haughman (2009) in which he states that Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live. Kipling leads children down the jungle path into adventures beyond their day to day imagining and along the way he shows the value of ‘doing for yourself', of 'learning who to trust'. The result shows that heroism is highlighted through the major characters and the conclusive points are some of the significant characters such as Mowgli, Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, Hathi, and Bagheera have done heroic deeds. Their heroism is presented in the forms of giving protection, defending rights and gratitude. Keywords: heroism, human rights, gratitude

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Audi Yundayani ◽  
Benedicta Lintang Larassaty ◽  
Bejo Sutrisno

The crisis that the world is in today has brought people together through the suffering they share. It leads to the presence of solidarity, which shows how people come hand in hand to help each other, showing that humanity exists even in difficult times. This paper seeks to analyze the portrayal of solidarity and suffering as part of the moral values of Han Kang's novel 'Human Acts,' which deals with the similar crisis that occurred in South Korea in 1980, known as the Gwangju Uprising. It applies descriptive qualitative research which concentrates directly and clearly on the aspects in the novel. It is learned that the characters in the novel convey the moral values most through the way in which they respect and care for one another and that the suffering shared between the characters is part of both their loss and their survival because of the solidarity they have built along the way. The moral values depicted in the novel �Human Acts� are not merely fiction. It was realistically shown during the Gwangju Uprising and is now being shown in the current situation of the pandemic.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Purnawan Panjaitan ◽  
M Manugeren

This study is aimed at analyzing the symbolic meanings of Kembar Mayang conducted at Desa Medan Sinembah Kecamatan Tanjung Morawa Kabupaten Deli Serdang predominantly by Javanese ethnic. Kembar Mayang in this study is concerned with the Javanese wedding ceremony. Descriptive qualitative method is applied in the study describing social phenomena occurring naturally aiming to help us to understand the world in which we live and why things are in the way they are. The main theory to support the study is the theory of Semiotic. The results show there are five forms of symbolic meanings in Kembar Mayang: Manuk-Manukan as symbol of Loyalty; Uler-Uleran of Struggle; Walang-Walangan of Persistence; Pecut-Pecutan of Optimism and Keris-Kerisan of Wisdom. The five forms of rites are compulsory in the wedding ceremony with the main objective to achieve a happy, harmonious and peaceful life for the bride and the bridegroom and this is in line with the general concept of marriage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Fazriyani S Mahmud

Love is something that everyone may have. Even love is the right of every human being in the world so that everyone has the right to love and be loved by others. Generally love is a form of emotion that contains attraction, sexual desire, and attention to someone. This shows that love has several components in it including intimacy, passion, and commitment. This research is focused on analyzing love experiences by using the triangular theory of love by Sternberg on some of the characters in the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. This research used a descriptive qualitative method and used Sternberg's theory to analyze the experience of love in the breaking dawn novel. The result of this research has three components in love including intimacy, passion, and commitment.Keywords: Love, Triangular of Love, Intimacy, Passion, Commitment


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Yohanes Eko Rubiyanto ◽  
Restu Arini

The writer conducts the research related to class conflict which is presented in Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” novel. This qualitative research is written to analyze the conflicts that happen in Afghan society which is mainly caused by difference of social class. The research is conducted by using library research. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method as the data are described in the form of sentences. The steps of collecting the data in this research are reading both the novel and the supporting theories related, analyzing, organizing and displaying the data to allow conclusions to be drawn. The results show that the society in the twentieth is fundamentally separated by two large groups namely Pashtun and Hazara. They are inhabit Afghanistan as told in The Kite Runner. The Pashtuns act as the dominant upper class and the Hazaras fill the society of the lower class which fits the theory of Marxism.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-220
Author(s):  
Rahmi Munfangati ◽  
Aisyah Nur Handayani

Self-identity is an aspect that every human in the world has. Without it, a person is in danger of being negatively affected by those around him/her and by the outside world. Some people are grappling with this identity-forming phase in their search for self-definition. This is reflected in Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Therefore, this research aims to describe the main characters' search for self-identity as seen in the novel. The type of this research was library research. This research applied a psychological approach, and the data were analyzed using the descriptive qualitative method. The results showed that Kathy and Tommy's quest to find their true selves occurred in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood stages. Narrated by Kathy, she flashed back the memories of how they, Kathy and Tommy, are puzzled because of too many mysteries in Hailsham, the boarding school where they live. They connected each puzzle which could be the answer. But, in the novel, the question they belong to for being different brought them to another question. The process of findings itself flowed as long as they grew. In the end, they found information about their identity as a clone and as an individual.


Prosodi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Ribka Transiska Deboranti ◽  
Mamik Tri Wedati

This study uses descriptive qualitative method which focusing on the literary work in the novel and interpretation on the analysis. The main data is taken from the novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood. This subject of study focus on the influences of totalitarianism held in the Republic of Gilead and how Offred resists totalitarianism in the novel. In order to analyze the text, this study uses the theory of Totalitarianism by Friedrich and Brzeziinski and Hannah Arendt. The result of this analysis depicts the political system of totalitarianism in Gilead influences their societies, especially Offred and the way to resist against the regime. The features of totalitarianism are used to depict the characteristics of totalitarianism that happen in Gilead society. The totalitarianism ideology brings Offred’s action to resist against it.


EDU-KATA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Sukirno Sukirno

The purpose of this study is to describe (1) the use of the language of barbarity, (2) the form of human barbarity, (3) the author's world view on human barbarity, (4) the impact of human barbarity, (5) the way out of human savagery in the novel tetraogy of Eka Kurniawan. This research uses study literature and sociology of literature by using heurmeneutic and mimesis theories to analyze the tetralogy of a novel by Eka Kurniawan. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with a stylistic approach and sociology of literature. The main data of this study are in the form of vocabulary, grammar, and text structure. The results found that many uses of the word vulgar or minority. Found forms of barbarity such as fraud, oppression / torture, quarrels, rape and murder. In the author's worldview, power, deception and suffering are found. The impact of barbarity is found revenge, quarreling and murder. While the way out of savagery can be done by way of education / school, religious, patient and helping each other.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-145
Author(s):  
Deasmabella Charima

This research aims at analyzing the process of ecranisation in the main character’s conflicts and characteristics, Peter Pevensie, that occurs in the novel and the film. The reason for using conflict is because to know the character’s characteristics can be seen from the way he deals with his conflicts. The data were taken from the novel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis and film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by Andrew Adamson, because there are numerous differences, among them are Peter’s conflicts and characteristics. The descriptive qualitative method is applied in this research. The results of this research show the process of ecranisation is reduction, addition, and variation. The process of ecranisation found psychological conflict, social conflict, and physical conflict. But the physical conflict did not find in variation. The main character’s characteristics appeared in the novel comprise of wise, firm, responsible, and big-hearted. Whereas in the film the main character’s characteristics describe as stubborn, arrogant, irritable, doubtful, wise, persistent, cautious, and big-hearted.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leli Fitri Hasibuan ◽  
Busmin Gurning ◽  
Rahmad Husein

This study deals with language attitude of Mandailingnese teenagers in Desa Sidojadi Kecamatan Bukit Malintang Kabupaten Mandailing Natal. It was aimed to investigate the language attitude of Mandailingnese teenagers in Desa Sidojadi Kecamatan Bukit Malintang Kabupaten Mandailing Natal, realization of language attitude and the reasons why they have the language attitude such the way it is. This study used qualitative method then the design was descriptive qualitative research. The data of this study were the utterances of Mandailingnese teenagers in Desa Sidojadi Kecamatan Bukit Malintang Kabupaten Mandailing Natal. The source of data of this study was eleven Mandailingnese teenagers who lived in Desa Sidojadi Kecamatan Bukit Malintang Kabupaten Mandailing Natal. Observation and Interview were used to obtain the data. The data were analyzed by using Miles, Huberman, and Saldana’s Interactive Model (2014). Based on the data analysis, the Mandailingnese teenagers in Desa Sidojadi Kecamatan Bukit Malintang Kabupaten Mandailing Natal tend to be positive, they realized their language attitude in three domain, they are family domain, friendship domain, and religion domain. They have positive language attitude because they are loyal  to use Mandailing language, they feel proud to have Mandailing language, and they have awareness of language norm.Keywords: Language attitude, descriptive qualitative research, Miles, Huberman and Saldana’s Interactive Model


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmi Rizkya ◽  
M. Manugeren ◽  
Susi Ekalestari

This research deals with the distinctive attitude of Datuk Maringgih in Marah Rusli’s novel Siti Nurbaya. Datuk Maringgih is described as a person who is old, strong, rebellious and has a lot of money and always has a strategy in everything. The attitude shown by this person is also related to society. The research is conducted means of descriptive qualitative method. Qualitative research is a research method that focuses on understanding social phenomena that occur in society. Descriptive qualitative is usually designed to examine morality and other problems in society. The researcher uses attitude theory where attitude is a mental and neural state of readiness, organized through experience, exerting a directive or dynamic influence on the individual’s response to all objects and situations with which it is related. The source of data is from the novel. The data in this research is the entire texts in the book. The technique used to analyze data is heuristic and hermeneutic. The research result shows that Datuk Maringgih had three distinctive attitudes: Defending land from the invaders, helping others and consistence.


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