The representation of verbal violences in the speech acts of lookism's characters

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Yudistira, Achmad (2026) The representation of verbal violences in the speech acts of lookism's characters. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This study explores verbal violence in the digital comic Lookism by Park Tae-jun using a qualitative content analysis approach based on Speech Act Theory. The study aims to identify the types of verbal violence shown in the comic and to explain how these forms are expressed through illocutionary acts in character interactions. The findings show that verbal violence in Lookism appears repeatedly in the forms of insults, body shaming, humiliation, and threats. These forms are not isolated cases, but common patterns of communication within the story. Each type is defined by its communicative purpose and its ability to cause psychological harm. Insults give negative labels, body shaming focuses on physical appearance, humiliation involves public mockery, and threats influence behavior by referring to possible future harm. The analysis also shows that verbal violence in Lookism is mainly realized through assertive, expressive, directive, and commissive speech acts. Assertive speech acts present negative judgments as facts, expressive speech acts show hostile emotions, directive speech acts pressure or control others, and commissive speech acts mainly appear as threats. Declarative speech acts are not found because the characters do not have the authority to change social status through speech. These findings support the idea that utterances function as actions with specific purposes, rather than as neutral statements. In conclusion, verbal violence in Lookism operates at the pragmatic level through illocutionary force. Language is used to perform harmful actions in everyday interactions, which shows that Speech Act Theory is an effective approach for analyzing verbal violence in digital comics.

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Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators:	Creators Email NIM Yudistira, Achmad yudistiraachmad21@gmail.com 03040321090
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email NIDN Thesis advisor Jannah, Raudlotul Jannah j.brillianty@gmail.com 2006107801 Thesis advisor Pilih Swasono, Endratno endratno007@uinsa.ac.id. 2007067102
Subjects:	Adab Bahasa Inggris Sastra
Keywords:	Verbal Violence; speech acts; digital comics; lookism
Divisions:	Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Achmad Yudistira
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2026 07:06
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2026 07:06
URI:	http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/88241

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