S ING 1005876 Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ....................................................................................... iii
STATEMENT ....................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. v
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... vi
ABSTRAK............................................................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... viii
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................... 1
1.2 Questions of the Study ................................................................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study ...................................................................................... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study ......................................................................................... 5
1.5 Significance of the Study............................................................................... 6
1.6 Methodology.................................................................................................. 6
1.7 Clarification of the Key Terms ...................................................................... 7
1.7.1 Alienation ................................................................................................ 7
1.8 Organization of the Study .............................................................................. 7
CHAPTER II - LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................... 9
2.1 Alienation ...................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Seeman’s Aspects of Alienation .................................................................. 12
2.2.1 Powerlessness ....................................................................................... 12
2.2.1.1 Powerlessness Reinterpreted .......................................................... 13
2.2.2 Meaninglessness .................................................................................. 14
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2.2.2.1 Meaninglessness Repinterpreted .................................................... 14
2.2.3 Normlessness ........................................................................................ 15
2.2.3.1 Normlessness Reinterpreted ........................................................... 16
2.2.4 Social Isolation...................................................................................... 17
2.2.4.1 Social Isolation Reinterpreted ........................................................ 18
2.2.5 Self-Estrangement ................................................................................. 19
2.3 Postmodern Japan ........................................................................................ 20
2.4 Previous Studies on Murakami and His Works ........................................... 23
CHAPTER III - METHODOLOGY ................................................................. 25
3.1 Objects of the Study .................................................................................... 25
3.2 Design of the Study ..................................................................................... 26
3.3 Procedure of the Study ................................................................................ 26
3.4 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 27
3.5 Data Analysis ............................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER IV - FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ............................................ 29
4.1 Findings ....................................................................................................... 29
4.1.1 Alienation Aspects in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman ....................... 29
4.1.1.1 Powerlessness ................................................................................. 30
4.1.1.2 Meaninglessness ............................................................................. 36
4.1.1.3 Normlessness .................................................................................. 39
4.1.1.4 Social Isolation ............................................................................... 41
4.1.2 Traced Alienation Aspects Manifested in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
........................................................................................................................ 44
4.1.2.1 The Obscure Source of Alienation ................................................. 44
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a. Correlation between Alienation and Arbitrary Signifiers ................... 46
4.1.2.2 The Problem of Choices Overload ................................................. 47
a. Environmental Complexity ................................................................. 50
4.1.2.3 The Fragmentation of Life ............................................................. 52
a. The Separation of Intimacy and Sexual Performances ....................... 54
b. Living among Strangers...................................................................... 55
4.1.2.4 Disconnected Relational Self ......................................................... 58
a. The Outsider ....................................................................................... 59
4.2 Discussion .................................................................................................... 60
CHAPTER V - CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS .................................. 69
5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 69
5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................................. 70
REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 71
APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 74
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PAGE OF APPROVAL ....................................................................................... iii
STATEMENT ....................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. v
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... vi
ABSTRAK............................................................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... viii
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................... 1
1.2 Questions of the Study ................................................................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study ...................................................................................... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study ......................................................................................... 5
1.5 Significance of the Study............................................................................... 6
1.6 Methodology.................................................................................................. 6
1.7 Clarification of the Key Terms ...................................................................... 7
1.7.1 Alienation ................................................................................................ 7
1.8 Organization of the Study .............................................................................. 7
CHAPTER II - LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................... 9
2.1 Alienation ...................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Seeman’s Aspects of Alienation .................................................................. 12
2.2.1 Powerlessness ....................................................................................... 12
2.2.1.1 Powerlessness Reinterpreted .......................................................... 13
2.2.2 Meaninglessness .................................................................................. 14
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2.2.2.1 Meaninglessness Repinterpreted .................................................... 14
2.2.3 Normlessness ........................................................................................ 15
2.2.3.1 Normlessness Reinterpreted ........................................................... 16
2.2.4 Social Isolation...................................................................................... 17
2.2.4.1 Social Isolation Reinterpreted ........................................................ 18
2.2.5 Self-Estrangement ................................................................................. 19
2.3 Postmodern Japan ........................................................................................ 20
2.4 Previous Studies on Murakami and His Works ........................................... 23
CHAPTER III - METHODOLOGY ................................................................. 25
3.1 Objects of the Study .................................................................................... 25
3.2 Design of the Study ..................................................................................... 26
3.3 Procedure of the Study ................................................................................ 26
3.4 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 27
3.5 Data Analysis ............................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER IV - FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ............................................ 29
4.1 Findings ....................................................................................................... 29
4.1.1 Alienation Aspects in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman ....................... 29
4.1.1.1 Powerlessness ................................................................................. 30
4.1.1.2 Meaninglessness ............................................................................. 36
4.1.1.3 Normlessness .................................................................................. 39
4.1.1.4 Social Isolation ............................................................................... 41
4.1.2 Traced Alienation Aspects Manifested in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
........................................................................................................................ 44
4.1.2.1 The Obscure Source of Alienation ................................................. 44
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a. Correlation between Alienation and Arbitrary Signifiers ................... 46
4.1.2.2 The Problem of Choices Overload ................................................. 47
a. Environmental Complexity ................................................................. 50
4.1.2.3 The Fragmentation of Life ............................................................. 52
a. The Separation of Intimacy and Sexual Performances ....................... 54
b. Living among Strangers...................................................................... 55
4.1.2.4 Disconnected Relational Self ......................................................... 58
a. The Outsider ....................................................................................... 59
4.2 Discussion .................................................................................................... 60
CHAPTER V - CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS .................................. 69
5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 69
5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................................. 70
REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 71
APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 74
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