A STUDY ON FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIP IN NICHOLAS SPARKS' DEAR JOHN
Nisa Amalina Sabrina(1*)
(1) Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
(*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
Dear John is a novel American writer Nicholas Sparks.The relationship between father and son in this novel is one of the most important element that makes the story develops. It is an interpretation of the intrinsic elements of the story.The objective approach is chosen because the analysis deals with the intrinsic elements of the story. The method used in the study is library research which focuses on the literary work itself and the written material found in the library and the internet to support the analysis. The final result shows that there are a lot of factors that influence the development of the father and son relationship. The communication and the ability of each person to understand each other are two of the most important factors that influence the relationship of the father and son.
Keywords
relationship; father and son; communication; understanding
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/lexicon.v1i1.5311
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