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Nurtahyuni, Putri Agustina (2023) Beauty perception from three characters’ perspectives in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
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Abstract
The classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by the author Oscar Wilde (1890) brings an interesting topic for discussion, beauty. Beauty is an adjective that can give birth to a new meaning from each human point of view. Therefore, this is the reason the topic of beauty in this study is still relevant for research to bring up new perspectives on renewal. Beauty is associated with positivity and admiration. However, in this research, beauty is revealed in tragic situations or events that happen. In contrast, the beauty is expressed ironically by the three central characters in the literary work. Therefore, this research requires using the New Criticism theory to explore the background and the experience of the major characters, then utilizing Phenomenology theory to uncover the meaning of beauty according to the major character’s point of view.This research uses qualitative descriptive methods to explain beauty’s meaning and narrate the citation from the data. This research is based on two fundamental research questions; 1. How are the characters portrayed in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray? 2. How do the characters understand the meaning of beauty in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray? Thus, the study’s results bring a renewal of meaning in interpreting beauty. The first result, the beauty from Basil Hallward’s perspective, views the beauty of suffering. Furthermore, Lord Henry’s perspective defines beauty as the beauty over intellect, the transience of beauty, and the beauty of tragedy. Then, the beauty from Sibyl Vane’s perspective establishes the ideal of beauty. Therefore, it can be concluded that Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is still relevant to be further explored to obtain other interpretations of the meaning of beauty.
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| Subjects: | Bahasa Inggris Sastra |
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| Keywords: | keindahan; pengalaman; fenomenologi; kritik baru; beauty; experience; phenomenology; new criticism. | ||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris | ||||||||||||
| Depositing User: | Putri Agustina Nurtahyuni | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2023 00:56 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2023 00:56 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/62922 |
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