A NEW CRITICM STUDY: XENOPHOBIA OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN UMBERTO ECO'S THE PRAGUE CEMETERY

• Main Author: FESTIANANDA ERUM MAWADDAH, 121211233057
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: HX1-970.7 Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/60067/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/60067/2/FULLTEXT%20FS%20BE%2024-17%20Maw%20a.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/60067/; http://lib.unair.ac.id
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Xenophobia is defined fear or hate toward something that is considered foreign. The general idea of the source of phobia is fear. Whereas, the source of xenophobia is not only fear but also come from hate. The common hatred in xenophobia is hatred that targeted to certain culture, race, religion, and ideology, etc are considered as foreign. Xenophobia has certain unique relation with racism. Hatred towards certain race, culture, or religion can lead into immoral actions. These actions are sometimes called as xenophobic attitude or xenophobic actions. This is particularly shown in Umberto Eco’s The Prague Cemetery. The main character in the literary work is experiencing fear and hatred towards one of religion races, the Jewish. His fear and hatred toward the Jew has created much destruction in the community. In addition, this study is analyzing the main character’s fear and hatred towards Jewish community and violent actions that are considered as xenophobic actions. This study uses qualitative method with the formal elements in the novel as the primary data in doing the analysis. Journals, books, articles, and other online sources will be used as the secondary data to support in doing the research. This study focuses heavily on the characterization, Conflict and symbol in revealing the theme of the novel as the finding of this study. This study proves that the formal elements in the novel work together as an organic unity in building the theme that, xenophobia and xenophobic attitudes lead into destructions.