This thesis is about the identities formation of Chicanos which are seen through the novel entitled Bless Me Ultima written by Rudolfo Anaya in the 1960’s. It is explained in the thesis how Anaya constructed the Chicano Identities in the 1960’s through the main data which were taken from the novel mainly the characters, characterization, plot,...

The research entitled “An Analysis of Phatic Communion In The Novel Entitled The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of The Disappearing Princess” (Socio-Pragmatics Approach) is intended to analyze the forms and the functions of Phatic expression employed in the novel. The objectives of the research are: to find out the forms of...

2012. Thesis. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University. The emergence of the cult of true womanhood in the early 20th century had triggered the movement called Black Madonna Movement, which caused a great number of black women to embrace the values of true womanhood. Alice Walker and Shirley Ann Grau are two of many woman authors...

2012. This research attempts to find out the attitudes employed in the short story entitled Landlord of the Crystal Fountain written by Malachi Whitaker and to find out why the attitudes are performed in the text. This research applied qualitative desriptive method with total sampling technique. This research also employed primary and secondary...

This research focuses on indirectness employed by the main character and the other characters in the film entitled “Easy A”. This study aims to find out the kinds of indirectness performed in the movie entitled “Easy A”, the motives to use indirectness employed by the characters, and how the interlocutor understands indirectness used in...

Lady Gaga’s music videos, Paparazzi, Telephone, and Bad Romance are interesting music videos since they present additional representation of Girl Power that cannot be found in another female singer’s music videos. It means that there is a shift in how Girl Power is perceived in contemporary American society. Although those music videos present...

This research is intended to analyze the translation of similes of Ernest Hemingway’s novel entitled “The Old Man and the Sea” since there are two different translation versions of the novel conducted by Dian Vita Ellyati and Yuni Kristianingsih Pramudhaningrat. The objectives of this research are to find out the translation techniques used...

This research focused on the appraisal system in love songs between Anggun C. Sasmi and Agnes Monica taken from the album entitled “Luminescence” and “WhaddupA”. There were four texts were analyzed. There were two texts for each artist, the data are entitled “Saviour” and “Breathe in Water” performed by Anggun C. Sasmi, and the...

The popularity of folk music as protest music declines in the 21st century. However, the ideology of protest music is still preserved by folk musician although it is not popular anymore. This research is conducted to explain the social protest songs written and played by Conor Oberst as the new generation of folk musician. This research is...