IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY: THE BOOK OF FORBIDDEN FEELINGS THROUGH CONNOTATIVE MEANING ANALYSIS

I Gst. Ayu P. Jesika Sita Devi N; Kadek Adyatna Wedananta

Authors

I Gst. Ayu P. Jesika Sita Devi N Universitas Pendidikan Nasional
Kadek Adyatna Wedananta Universitas Pendidikan Nasional

Keywords:

Figurative Language, Meaning, Connotative Meaning

Abstract

Lifestyle and challenges found by many Gen Z individuals demotivate for a number of reasons. Therefore, it will be important to provide more mental health resources, namely, “The Book of Forbidden Feelings”. This study aims to find out what utterances that use figurative languages that contain connotative meanings occurring on The Book of Forbidden Feelings and how those figurative languages that contain connotative meanings provide mental health resources to demotivated Gen Z individuals. This research used qualitative research to describe the utterances that use figurative languages that contain connotative meanings on The Book of Forbidden Feelings. In this study, the researchers applied types of meaning theory with the scope of connotative meaning to describe the utterances that use figurative languages that contain connotative meanings on the Book of Forbidden Feelings. Besides, the researchers interviewed 3 Gen Z Individuals who had read the book as a purposive sample to see their perception towards how those figurative languages that contain connotative meanings provide mental health resources to demotivated Gen Z individuals. The result shows that the utterances that use figurative languages that contain connotative meanings on the book guiding the readers to let things be as they are and surrender with sincerity. In addition, those figurative languages that contain connotative meanings provide mental health resources to demotivated Gen Z individuals by leading them to acceptance when they struggle with sadness. This study recommend that future researcher should provide more examples and theories

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