AN EXISTENTIALISM ANALYSIS, THE JOKER’S RESISTANCE FOUND IN THE SOLITAIRE MYSTERY NOVEL BY JOSTEIN GAARDER

MUAMMAR HASAN , NIM. 09150038 (2014) AN EXISTENTIALISM ANALYSIS, THE JOKER’S RESISTANCE FOUND IN THE SOLITAIRE MYSTERY NOVEL BY JOSTEIN GAARDER. Skripsi thesis, UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI SUNAN KALIJAGA.

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Abstract

The Solitaire Mystery is a novel that shows Joker revenges to Frode with his resistance. It happens because Joker wants to regain his existence and freedom. There is an interesting thing to be discussed. It is about existentialism. On Joker’s resistance, he shows his existentialism through his activity. The result of Joker’s resistance is Frode’s death. It means Joker kills his creator with his statements that shows his existentialism. Here, the writer analyzes two major problems in the Joker’s resistance. They are the reason and the process of Joker’s resistance. The reason of Joker’s resistance happens because Joker realizes his existentialism. It means with his existentialism Joker tries to reveal a truth that concerning about his derivation and his creator. Finally, Joker finds Frode is his creator. The process of Joker’s resistance happens in the Joker’s banquet where all the dwarfs and Frode gather to celebrate Joker Day. There, Joker proclaims his existentialism in front of all the dwarfs. Finally, Joker successes to affect all the dwarfs to kill Frode. Writer uses qualitative research as the method. The approach used on this research is Sartre’s existentialism theory. The writer analyzes the Joker’s existentialism based on Sartre perspective. It concerning with atheist existentialists’ theory that show they do not believe in God existence and they consider that human just only to exist in this world without God’s concept The result of this study shows that Joker gets his existentialism through any processes namely: Joker’s observation, Joker’s questions, and Joker’s denial to his creator. Joker depends on his own ability and believes it as the basic of his existentialism. Finally, Joker gets out from dream world. It means Frode’s imagination, and appears to the real world. It means, Joker crosses the space and time, from the card in the magic island becomes the real dwarf who meets Hans Thomas in this world. It means the real world.

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