Abstract
This paper compares two literary works written by an Indonesian and a British author. There are some different points of views regarding the phenomenon of death in these literary works. In contrary, there are also similarities between the two texts. Social, cultural and religious backgrounds influence the way of looking at and discussing the theme and the different way of solving a problem as well. This comparison of literary works provides an example of how an Indonesian and British person deal with the same theme in their literary works and make differences in terms of exploring the theme in their works.
Highlights
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 1, JUNE 2011: 51-63 comparison is a basis for finding differences in using metaphors and deriving diverse meanings from them
Good deeds are as a condition for the soul of entering nirvana based on Hindu teaching
No consideration of psychic representation can afford to ignore or deny the centrality of death to the psyche’s self-construct, just as semiotics can suppress the positioning of the sign in reference to the non-semiotic, the perpetually resistant reality that death represents. This phrase indicates the important role of the death theme in literary works
Summary
The body in the world is a material and mortal thing. It represents a container that accommodates the soul in the world. The same conditions are experienced by Scrooge’s soul when it is invited by the spirit to look back at his previous life He can see his nephew reading books, his previous friends, buildings, and places where he has been before. Because no one can avoid his/her death as a human being and live eternally, it might be wise to follow the rules as planned by nature or The Creator Both authors implicitly tell that death is a must, but we can see that life is an important stage for human being. In Dickens’ story, Scrooge prefers to re-take some more time paying for his previous deeds We can recognize it from the last passages of Stage Four: Scrooge crept toward it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE. Stories describe how people face death and connect it with their deeds
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