A STUDY ON FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIP IN NICHOLAS SPARKS' DEAR JOHN

https://doi.org/10.22146/lexicon.v1i1.5311

Nisa Amalina Sabrina(1*)

(1) Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Dear John is a novel American writer Nicholas Sparks.The relationship between father and son in this novel is one of the most important element that makes the story develops. It is an interpretation of the intrinsic elements of the story.The objective approach is chosen because the analysis deals with the intrinsic elements of the story. The method used in the study is library research which focuses on the literary work itself and the written material found in the library and the internet to support the analysis. The final result shows that there are a lot of factors that influence the development of the father and son relationship. The communication and the ability of each person to understand each other are two of the most important factors that influence the relationship of the father and son.

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relationship; father and son; communication; understanding

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References

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Abrams, M.H. The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and Critical Tradition. London: Oxford University Press, 1953.

Sparks, Nicholas. Dear John. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2009.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/lexicon.v1i1.5311

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