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Farikha, Nur Jihan (2021) The Representation of Shawnee Culture in Armin Katchatorian Character in The Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
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Abstract
This study aims to find Armin Katchatorian's characterization and find out Armin's representation of Shawnee culture in the novel entitled The Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac. This study has two research problems: 1) how the main character portrayed in The Dark Pond novel and 2) How the main character represented Shawnee's culture in The Dark Pond. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. To portray Armin's characterization, the researcher used New Criticism Theory. Whereas, to analyze the data about Armin's representation of Shawnee culture, the researcher used the Representation theory by Stuart Hall. The result shows that Armin has a well-mannered characterization toward nature. He is a curious kid and observant kid, so he was always curious and observant about his surroundings. Moreover, he is a well-versed kid who has many experiences staying outdoor. His characterizations represented Shawnee culture. Armin represented Shawnee tradition about respecting the ancestors and learning some things from the old Shawnee stories. He also represented Shawnee beliefs to the sacred animals. Moreover, he represented Shawnee lessons to be able to survive in the wild.
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Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | Sastra | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | Shawnee culture; New criticism; Representation theory. | ||||||||||||
Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris | ||||||||||||
Depositing User: | Nur Jihan Farikha | ||||||||||||
Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2021 01:35 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2021 01:35 | ||||||||||||
URI: | http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/49354 |
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