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THE SYMBOLISM IN LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING
ABSTRACT
Hidayah, Nurul : THE SYMBOLISM IN LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING
The Advisor : Dyah Kurniawati, M.M, M.Pd
Key Word :Symbolism, Communication, Allegory, Purity, Metaphor, Metaphysic.
Literature depends on both the reader and the writer. Literature is divided into three forms; namely, prose, poetry, and drama. The objectivies of this research are to describe the kinds of symbols in Lord of The Flies and the meaning of every symbol.
This research is a qualitative research. The data were collected through reading process. In this case, both skimming and scanning are used in collecting process. The researcher did skimming, for the first step, to find out general information related to the research. Furthemore, for the next step, the researcher did scanning to find out specific one. The data analysis was conducted through three steps: categorizing the data, interpreteting, and concluding. The research data in this research is the kinds of symbols are employed in Lord of The Flies by William Golding.
The researcher attempts to analyze it by using semiotic approach. Semiotic approach is an approach that studie ofsign process (semiosis), or signification and communication, signs, and symbols. This approach is used to analyze symbols in Lord of The Fliesby William Golding by applying Charles Sanders Pierce?s theory of symbols. The analysis is only focused on some characters and objects available in the novel.
Moreover, the result of this study finds that some symbols based on characters and objects are included in the kind of cultural symbol and private symbol. The researcher also suggests analyzing other William Golding works for the next research by using other literary approaches.
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