Moral value in the short story “The Happy Family” by Hans Christian Andersen

A formalism approach

Authors

  • Luluk Ul Mukarromah Program Studi Tadris Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang

Keywords:

nilai moral, cerita pendek, formalisme

Abstract

Formalism is a branch that shows about literary theory and criticism related to text structure. Literary works have many kinds, including novels, short stories, etc. Literary works have intrinsic elements, including events, plot, characterizations, settings, themes, points of view, storytelling, style of language, moral values, etc. This study aims to analyze moral values ​​in short stories. The subject of this study is a short story by Hans Christian Andersen entitled "The Happy Family". The data was obtained through several steps as follows: (1) Reading and understanding the substance of the story as a whole, (2) Identifying information related to the subject matter and followed up by taking notes. Which is collected information is analytical. In this short story, there are many lessons that we can emulate. Like how we are grateful for what we have, how to appreciate the little things, about how to overcome our own ego so it doesn't lead us to things we don't want.

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Published

2024-05-31

How to Cite

Mukarromah, L. U. (2024). Moral value in the short story “The Happy Family” by Hans Christian Andersen: A formalism approach. Maliki Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(5), 209–213. Retrieved from https://urj.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/mij/article/view/4680

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 (2024): MAY

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Articles

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