| dc.description.abstract | This research discusses the formula in The Mortal Instruments: City of
Bones by Cassandra Clare. The formula in this novel is done by elaborating the
narrative structure in the novel including setting, character and characterization,
and plot. Further, this thesis is required to break down the construction of
religiosity concept which appears in the formula. The construction of religiosity
concept in the formula relates to cultural background of American towards
religiosity. Therefore, this research uses formula theory by John G. Cawelti
(1976) to finish this thesis. The standardization is needed to find the narrative
structure in the formula. It consists of three formulaic elements- setting, character
and characterization, and plot. To show the relation between formula and culture,
the discussion in this thesis explores the construction of religiosity concepts as the
escapism of the novel. It aims to find American religious culture represented in
the novel.
This thesis is qualitative research since the data are in the form of
utterances or words. The data are divided into two types- primary and secondary
data. The primary data are taken from The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
focusing on three literary formulaic elements. The secondary data are taken from
books, journals, articles, and website from internet which show the condition of
American religious culture. | en_US |
