Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette

This paper explains the process of creating a novelette entitled Dian-Tara. The novelette was written in one linear plot with external narration using narrative theory or narratology. Tragedy and gothic fiction were chosen as the genres since they could create a sense of eeriness in the audience. T...

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Main Authors: Grace Anindya, Emanuella C. Natalia Mau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IDE Journal 2022-08-01
Series:International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present
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Online Access:https://www.idejournal.org/index.php/ide/article/view/275
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description This paper explains the process of creating a novelette entitled Dian-Tara. The novelette was written in one linear plot with external narration using narrative theory or narratology. Tragedy and gothic fiction were chosen as the genres since they could create a sense of eeriness in the audience. The issues and phenomena raised in the novelette were the impact of a broken family on children and also what society can do to help the victims. This undergraduate final work adapted Aristotle’s Poetics by having the three-act structure and catharsis for the resolution. The theory of narrative by Tzvetan Todorov was applied for the plot development. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory was also used for the characters’ design in terms of creating their past and how it influenced their decision-making in the story. For the character types, this novelette used a protagonist and an antagonist. The characters’ design was separated into three aspects of life (professional, personal, and private). The result of the final work showed that the past life of each protagonist and antagonist character contributed to their decision-making and helped to drive the plot forward as a tragedy was chosen to end the story. Their bad childhood memories and the tragic ending were meant to raise the awareness of the readers, as the impact of this phenomenon cannot be denied.
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spelling doaj.art-e233593b7ad94a389836b4488b20b2072024-01-05T11:16:10ZengIDE JournalInternational Dialogues on Education: Past and Present2198-59442022-08-019110.53308/ide.v9i1.275Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy NoveletteGrace Anindya0Emanuella C. Natalia Mau1Universitas Kristen Krida WacanaUniversitas Kristen Krida Wacana This paper explains the process of creating a novelette entitled Dian-Tara. The novelette was written in one linear plot with external narration using narrative theory or narratology. Tragedy and gothic fiction were chosen as the genres since they could create a sense of eeriness in the audience. The issues and phenomena raised in the novelette were the impact of a broken family on children and also what society can do to help the victims. This undergraduate final work adapted Aristotle’s Poetics by having the three-act structure and catharsis for the resolution. The theory of narrative by Tzvetan Todorov was applied for the plot development. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory was also used for the characters’ design in terms of creating their past and how it influenced their decision-making in the story. For the character types, this novelette used a protagonist and an antagonist. The characters’ design was separated into three aspects of life (professional, personal, and private). The result of the final work showed that the past life of each protagonist and antagonist character contributed to their decision-making and helped to drive the plot forward as a tragedy was chosen to end the story. Their bad childhood memories and the tragic ending were meant to raise the awareness of the readers, as the impact of this phenomenon cannot be denied. https://www.idejournal.org/index.php/ide/article/view/275gothic fictionnarratologytragedy
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narratology
tragedy
title Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette
title_full Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette
title_fullStr Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette
title_full_unstemmed Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette
title_short Dian-Tara: A Final Project of Gothic and Tragedy Novelette
title_sort dian tara a final project of gothic and tragedy novelette
topic gothic fiction
narratology
tragedy
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