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Andrianti, Aulia Safira (2023) Vengeance in Poe’s “The cask of amontillado” and Maupassant’s “Mother savage”: a comparative literature study. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
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Abstract
The study is aimed to compare and contrast the central theme of vengeance presented in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) and Maupassant’s “Mother Savage” (1884) through structural and thematic analogies of comparative literature. The researcher is compelled to provide an examination of the intrinsic elements in the short stories since they are essential to comparisons in the context of structure and themes. The problem to be solved in this study, namely: (1) how is vengeance portrayed through the plot, character and characterization, as well as setting in the short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Mother Savage”?.This study uses a qualitative approach in relation to identifying and uncovering the data related to the problem statements. A descriptive study was applied in this study to analyze sentences, words, quotations, and conversations featured in the short stories. The data were collected by first doing a close reading of the short stories from beginning to end, then establishing a data table. The data table was then classified according to the formulation of problem statements. The analysis was continued by comparing the two short stories by examining plots, characters and characterizations, as well as setting depicted in both stories and relating to the concept of vengeance.This study reveals that the concept of vengeance appears in the development of the plot, in the way the authors portray the character, as well as in the setting presented in the stories. The plot’s similarities arise in the climax, yet the exposition, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, and conclusion all differ. The authors represent the main character as a villain protagonist in a similar way in terms of character and characterization. However, the narrator, the presence of a supporting character, and the character development are distinct. Finally, similarities in the setting lie in how the protagonist exacts retribution during the night on their own house and is set in two periods: the present, when the narrator tells the story, and the past when the protagonist exacts vengeance. Hence, this study implies that seeking justice through revenge is not an appropriate strategy in the face of wrongdoing. By letting go of grudges, the victims are just refusing to respond destructively.
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| Subjects: | Fiksi Kesusastraan > Kesusastraan Inggris Sastra |
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| Keywords: | Studi perbandingan; unsur intrinsik; balas dendam | ||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris | ||||||||||||
| Depositing User: | Aulia Safira Andrianti | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2023 06:24 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2023 06:24 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/61697 |
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