The Practice of Ideological State Apparatuses in Lois Lowry's The Giver
| Main Authors: | Setyorini, Ari, Idris, Serwana |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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English Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
http://jurnalfahum.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/nobel/article/view/113 http://jurnalfahum.uinsby.ac.id/index.php/nobel/article/view/113/91 |
Daftar Isi:
- This article attempts to portray how a contemporary young adult literature entitled The Giver (Lowry, 1993) illustrates the operation of state apparatus in a dystopian setting of time and place. Applying Althusser's theory of state apparatuses, the study particularly focuses on a prominent issue of Ideological State Apparatuses (ISA) which is operated within The Giver's society. Descriptive qualitative research is applied to interpret the data in the novel. The result of this study reveals that the novel draws ISA as a tool to control and to maintain the dominance in this dystopian community. The ISA operates through training system, particular rule of language used by the community, media censorship, and family's role.