A DESERT ODYSSEY: EXPLORING THE TRAGIC HERO'S JOURNEY IN FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE

NAZRA HANIF LUTFIANA, Rahmawan Jatmiko, S.S., M.A.

2022 | Skripsi | S1 SASTRA INGGRIS

This research explores the representation of the monomyth in the protagonist of Dune, Paul Atreides, as well as describing the qualities of the tragic hero that he exhibits. This research is conducted by employing Joseph Campbell's theory of hero's journey as well as the Aristotelian concept of the tragic hero. It aims to investigate the stages of the monomyth that the protagonist experiences in addition to his tragic hero qualities. The data used in this research are taken from Paul Herbert's Dune in the form of excerpts containing characters, and events, and other information related to Paul Atreides' heroism. The data are then sorted based on the proposed research questions and analyzed to find out the extent of the monomyth's representation in Paul, as well as the impact of Paul's hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis in making him the tragic hero. This research figures out that Paul Atreides closely follows the monomythic pattern and experiences moments of hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis that results in his tragic heroism.

Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi konsep monomyth yang direpresentasikan oleh tokoh protagonis Dune, Paul Atreides, sekaligus mendeskripsikan ciri-ciri pahlawan tragis yang dimilikinya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara mengaplikasikan teori perjalanan pahlawan Joseph Campbell dan konsep pahlawan tragis milik Aristoteles. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji sejauh mana sang protagonis mengikuti pola perjalanan pahlawan sekaligus menjelaskan ciri-cirinya sebagai pahlawan tragis. Data yang digunakan di penelitian ini diambil dari buku Dune oleh Paul Herbert dalam bentuk potongan-potongan kisah yang berisi karakter dan peristiwa yang berimbas kepada heroisme Paul, sekaligus dampak dari momen hamartia, peripeteia, dan anagnorisis yang berujung pada kepahlawanan tragisnya.

Kata Kunci : hero's journey, monomyth, departure, initiation, return, tragic hero, hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorisis