BUDI DARMA’S “CHARLES LEBOURNE” AS REPRESENTATION OF MAN’S DARKSIDE AND WEAKNESS OF THE INNERSIDE: A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT: This research
is to analyze
a short story
of Budi Darma’s
short story anthology
The People of Bloomington (1980). “Charles Lebourne” was
chosen because storythemes1 in the text can be clearly analyzed by a structural
perspective. A Structural analysis on a literary work thoroughly explains and exposes
the linkages of elements and aspects of the work to form a whole meaning. By
analyzing six Episodes in the story, this structural approach produces two
structures. Structure I as the “Structure of Encounter” between the characters
shows the process of how the two finally live together before separated for a
long time. While Structure II as the “Structure of Inner-Conflict” reflects the
inner-conflict of man in opposing pain, misery, the weakness, and the dark
sides as a human being by comparing how the characters treat each other showed
in the episodes. Finally, “Charles Lebourne” is seen as a model of an anxious
man pursuing his identity and interacting with others.
Author: Alviani Permata
Journal Code: jpantropologigg130015
