AN APPRAISAL ANALYSIS IN ‘I AM GANGNAM BEAUTY’ WEBTOON SERIES

  • Esti Ristia Widiyarti Universitas Majalengka
  • Rani Aprilyani Universitas Majalengka
Keywords: Appraisal, Critical Discourse Analysis, I am Gangnam Beauty, Webtoon

Abstract

In this research, the researchers analyze the use of Appraisal in the graphic novel in the form of webtoon. The webtoon that we used to analyzed called “I Am Gangnam Beauty” that authorized by KMK. Consist of 92 chapters with the total reader 1.3 million reader. The researcher used that title of webtoon because ‘I Am Gangman Beauty’ is popular webtoon that would attract reader interest due to in the story there are many moral education that the reader can take positively based on the real life in Korea. This research applied discourse study as the method to analyze the characters’ Attitude in the dialogue and monologue. In this webtoon, we analyzed three kinds of Attitudes, namely Affect, Judgement and Appreciation. The researcher analyzed the chapter one of the webtoon that findings 60 characters’ Attitude that consist of 31 Affect (52%), 23 Judgement (38%) and 6 Appreciation (10%). In addition. Negative Attitudes were used more than Positive Attitudes in the webtoon. It is because the webtoon ‘I Am Gangnam Beauty’ narrates about a girl named Mirae who titled by the public as the ugly girl. Mostly, the characters in the webtoon willing to revealed their view toward Mirae’s physical appearance.Appraisal

Published
2019-09-25
How to Cite
Widiyarti, E. R., & Rani Aprilyani. (2019). AN APPRAISAL ANALYSIS IN ‘I AM GANGNAM BEAUTY’ WEBTOON SERIES. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Pendidikan , 1, 1180-1186. Retrieved from https://prosiding.unma.ac.id/index.php/semnasfkip/article/view/172