Rationality Symbol on the Story of Surga Sungsang by Triwikromo (Critical Semiotics Study)

Abstract

A symbol is a tool used by the author in conveying his messages to the reader. Symbols are also an aesthetic tool for authors. This study aims to reveal the symbolic rationality in the collection of Heaven Sungsang stories by Triyanto Triwikromo. In this study, the authors use a new theory study, namely Critical Semiotics. The Critical semiotics theory has its roots in the merging of Northrop Frye's semiotic and Jurgen Habermas's Critical Theory. The emphasis point on the theory of Critical Semiotics is critical, namely the rationality (understanding) of the communication of symbols of literary works in society. The purpose of this research is 1) to describe the honesty of the monad symbol in the collection of the Surga Sungsang, a story by Triyanto Triwikromo and 2) the truth of the archetypal symbol in the collection of the Surga Sungsang, a story by Triyanto Triwikromo.