Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic brings a heartbreaking story for all people in the whole world. This pandemic situation emerged in early 2020 and caused a significant impact on human life. In living a new normal life during a pandemic, people must have a tough life and a high spirit of life. In this study, the researcher using the Mimesis theory in the poem Invictus by William Ernest. The statement of this research is to find out the impact and the role of William Ernest’s Invictus poem on the sociological conditions of society during the pandemic. The data analysis method that is used is the descriptive method. This poem will be analyzed based on Mimesis theory by Plato and Aristoteles. The results show that William Ernest’s poem Invictus contributes and relates to giving power of life to the social environment during the pandemic.
Highlights
According to International Journal written by S.M Faisal Arafat [2], the poem Invictus is a famous poem written by William Ernest
William Ernest, in his poetry, interpreted that victory in life happens when we decide to keep trying to be strong while going through challenging situations in life [1]
This research is related to the poetry of William Ernest Henley
Summary
According to International Journal written by S.M Faisal Arafat [2], the poem Invictus is a famous poem written by William Ernest. The poem is written in the fourth chapter of Life and Death in book collections of poetry entitled Book of Verses. This poem was written in 1875 and published in a book in 1888. The story of William Ernest's life makes this poem interesting to analyze because it provides a positive reflection to the reader. The reflection based on the up and down reality makes this poem suitable to analyze using Plato's mimesis theory. The approach using Plato's mimetic theory is a literary approach that focuses on reflection based on the relationship between literary works and realities outside the literary works [4]
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