Irony in Loki’s personality in neil gaiman’s norse mythology: a new criticism approach

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Kusuma, Andriyan Galih (2021) Irony in Loki’s personality in neil gaiman’s norse mythology: a new criticism approach. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This study tries to discuss the irony of the character's personality in the Norse Mythology novel by Neil Gaiman. This novel presents the impact on the behavior of Loki's life and the people around him. This study aims to determine the ironies that appear through Loki's personality in the Norse Mythology novel. There are research questions in this study (1) how is Loki's characterization? and (2) how is the irony that appears in Loki's character in the Norse Mythology novel? The researcher analyzed the Norse Mythology novel using the New Criticism theory proposed by Davis and Womack. In addition, a qualitative descriptive method is applied in analyzing the novel. This study uses a qualitative descriptive analysis method to analyze the data. The data itself is the dialogue and narration of the Norse Mythology novel written by Neil Gaiman. The theory used is the theory of irony by Abrams and Harpham. The results show that the ironies found in Norse Mythology are Verbal Irony, Sarcasm Irony, Dramatic Irony, and Cosmic Irony. The irony appears through the dialogues, motives, actions, characters, and situations in the Norse Mythology novels. Verbal irony uses words to describe an event that is different from what was said. Sarcasm is used to mock or ridicule another person. Dramatic irony has been used for the reader's knowledge, which describes an unknown event to the characters in the novel. Cosmic irony is used to describe an event caused by a higher power (e.g., God, destiny, Universe) intervening to create an ironic situation.