Research Article

THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN

Number: 56 May 22, 2023
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THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN

Abstract

Irony is defined as a figure of speech that allows authors to use words in a way that their intended meaning deviates from their actual meaning, simply put a difference between appearance and reality. The organization of these differences is established in the form of binary oppositions, which is the base where irony arises. This study will focus on Jane Austen's different technique, which is to juxtapose the two polar opposites with the use of irony in her novel Sense and Sensibility. By highlighting social hypocrisy and human relations, Jane Austen's major technique in this novel is to center all her phenomena such as the characters, their personality, feelings, and even the settings on oppositions with her ironic attitude. In the context of Austen's novels, the predominant technique is irony, which riddles with social conventions and incongruities more often than not with the presence of cultivated and educated characters. The reason is that the female writers of Austen's time intentionally created didactic heroines not only to meet the expectations but also to challenge the moral indoctrination of their societies operated by the established norms. It is suggested that Austen's dominant technique is not subtly the use of irony; furthermore, it also operates in the form of binaries that juxtaposes the polar opposites. From a structuralist perspective, it is observed that the novelist predicated the technique of irony on the form of binaries with the implications of the doubling of certain elements in her novel.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Creative Arts and Writing

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 10, 2023

Publication Date

May 22, 2023

Submission Date

November 2, 2022

Acceptance Date

February 6, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 56

APA
Dağoğlu, T. (2023). THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 56, 411-420. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1198265
AMA
1.Dağoğlu T. THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN. PAUSBED. 2023;(56):411-420. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1198265
Chicago
Dağoğlu, Tülay. 2023. “THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 56: 411-20. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1198265.
EndNote
Dağoğlu T (May 1, 2023) THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 56 411–420.
IEEE
[1]T. Dağoğlu, “THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN”, PAUSBED, no. 56, pp. 411–420, May 2023, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.1198265.
ISNAD
Dağoğlu, Tülay. “THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 56 (May 1, 2023): 411-420. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1198265.
JAMA
1.Dağoğlu T. THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN. PAUSBED. 2023;:411–420.
MLA
Dağoğlu, Tülay. “THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 56, May 2023, pp. 411-20, doi:10.30794/pausbed.1198265.
Vancouver
1.Tülay Dağoğlu. THE CONCEPT OF DOUBLE AUDIENCE FOR IRONY BASED ON THE THEORY OF BINARY OPPOSITION IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN. PAUSBED. 2023 May 1;(56):411-20. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1198265

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