THE MYTH MAKING OF AMERICAN VAMPIRE IN STEPHENIE MEYER‟S TWILIGHT (2005): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

PRAHARA, SARINDRA DEWI GUNTUR (2010) THE MYTH MAKING OF AMERICAN VAMPIRE IN STEPHENIE MEYER‟S TWILIGHT (2005): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta .

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Abstract

This study is aimed to show the myth making of American vampire in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight by using sociological approach. It is done by establishing two objectives: the first is analyzing the novel based on its structural elements and the second is analyzing the novel based on the sociological approach. This study is qualitative study. Type of data of the study is text taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is the Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novel that released in 2005. While the secondary data sources are other materials taken from books, journals, and internet related to the study. Both data are collected through library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The study comes to the following conclusions. First, based on the structural analysis, it shows that in this novel, the author wants to illustrate that each community has its own myth. In doing so, she creates her characters based on the conventional concepts but with new attributes. She is successful in building the story in which all the elements of the novel are related to one another forming a good unity. Second, based on the sociological analysis, it is evident that the story is closely related to the social realities of American society that is comprised of a variety of race and ethnicities. In this story, the author reflects the diversity of the nation together with the rich cultural backgrounds that makes it possible for the nation to make a new myth corresponding to the development of the society.

Item Type: Karya ilmiah (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Myth Making of American Vampire, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, Sociological Approach
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2010 08:08
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2010 19:33
URI: http://eprints.ums.ac.id/id/eprint/8265

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