Paradox in H.G. Wells' The Country Of The Blind (cross-cultural perspectives)
| Main Author: | Nababan, M. |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Pelita Harapan
, 2009
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.uph.edu/2423/1/poly-03-01-2009-paradox_in_H.G._wells.pdf http://repository.uph.edu/2423/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The purpose of this study is to identify and look into the paradoxes found in the story to find out their aims. To investigate the paradoxes, the close reading applied by the new criticism is used. Things are viewed from two points of view: one is from the perspective of the blind, and the other from that of the sighted. It is discovered that the blind manifest the behaviors of the sighted, and the sighted those of the blind. What happens to the main character, the only sighted in the story, is typical of what is experienced by one thrown into a new culture. He goes through five stages: jubilation, culture shock, Initial adjustment, mental isolation, and acceptance.