Coelho’s Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren Volume1: Structuralize Analysis by Appling Barthes’ Hermeneutic Code

Abstract

The short stories contribute messages that are hidden in these short stories and the reader has to decode these messages by applying the hermeneutic code. It helps in understanding and interpreting the short stories. The researcher aims to apply the structuralize analysis of Coelho’s short stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren Volume 1 by applying the hermeneutic code. Non-empirical research has been applied and the close reading technique has been applied to understand the short stories. A semiotic approach has been applied. The stories have been broken down into chunks of smaller elements called Lexia. The function of hermeneutic code is the in-depth study of the short stories and the interpretation and understanding of these short stories. Hermeneutic code provides a deep understanding and exploration of the message hidden in these short stories. It introduces riddles, puzzles, suspense, and enigmas and then leads the reader to the solution of these terms and problems.