LIFE IS JOURNEY Datum 13 no. 5:
LIFE is constructed as JOURNEY and conceptually has the same experiential bases process as JOURNEY.
The meaning of the metaphorical expression contained on the sentence is how long the black people had their freedom from slavery and received the
equality with the white man in America. This inauguration is the proof and also the remembrance of progress that black people today can lead this nation
too as the result of their struggle through freedom on their own. This meaning is based on the previous paragraph which showed the struggle of black people
and assumed to be the real liberty in the land of America. This metaphor has the function of expression, because Obama as the black people exclaimed this
inauguration day as a remembrance of their struggle. Table 3.7.1 Mapping of NATION LIFE IS JOURNEY
LIFE JOURNEY
Life has a start and an end A journey has a start and an end
Life has a goal A journey has destination
Problems when achieving the goal Obstacle during the journey
The mapping in the table 3.7.1 above explained the relations between the source domain JOURNEY and the target domain LIFE. The mapping
highlighted the process of source domain JOURNEY which applied in the target domain LIFE.