KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Aug 01 2019

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 2nd Annual International Conference on Language and Literature (AICLL 2019)

Pages: 158–168

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v3i19.4841

Chintya Winda Ncintyawn95@gmail.comUniversitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia

Jumino Suhadicintyawn95@gmail.comUniversitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia

Purwarno .cintyawn95@gmail.comUniversitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia

This article is a literary study which is concerned with the analysis of proverbs found in the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe. The objective of this study is to identify as well as to analyse proverbs used in the novel. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework proposed by Honect (1997) who states that proverbs are an intuitive aspect of their mental functioning and can be viewed by using seven views: Personal View, Formal View, Religious View, Literary View, Practical View, Cultural View and Cognitive View. The study was conducted by applying qualitative method with a descriptive approach proposed by Creswell (2009). The result of the analysis shows that there are 27 proverbs found in the novel. Of the seven views of proverbs, six are found in the novel. The view that is not found in the novel is Literary View.

Keywords: proverbs, personal view, formal view, religious view, literary view, practical view, cultural view, cognitive view.

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