Allusion
ISSN 2301-5829
Vol. 1 / No. 2 / Published : 2012-08
Order : 6, and page :36 - 42
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Original Article :
The portrayal of woman’s spirit in charlotte perkins gilman’s poem “the mother’s charge”: a new criticism analysis
Author :
- Rafmil Fiqih Ramadhan*1
- Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
Abstract :
This study aims to investigate the language of poetry that portrays a woman’s spirit in Charlotte Gilman’s poem “The Mother’s Charge”. This study applies the New Criticism theory and uses the close reading method. This theory is applied because this study aims to analyze the language of poetry that consists of dictions in the form of figurative language and imagery. This study will analyze the portrayal of the woman who proposed her expression by writing poems, short stories, etc, This poem can be considered as an expression of women’s feeling and experience because women could write something to express their own condition as a form of persecution. To make judgment of the meaning of the poem, the writer would elaborate the elements of poetry, and the writer would make the detailed analysis focusing on the language of poetry. In this poem, a woman has to do something to make the duties run well and finish in the right time before the other tasks are late to do. The result shows that in Gilman’s poem there are many words reflecting the spirit of woman who is assumed to have two roles in her life, as a mother and a wife. The result shows that by exploring the figurative language and interpreting the imagery the condition of woman in the poem can be revealed clearly and the portrayal of woman’s spirit is supported by figures of speech and imagery
Keyword :
Charge, Mother, Persecution, Role, Wife,
References :
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