STYLISTICS IN NOVEL MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS

In general, stylistics are applied to literary works such as novels to find out
the meaning implied in the novel so that readers are more interested in
reading. The problems raised in this study are how the use of language style
in the novel Malibu Rising and why language style is used in the novel
Malibu Rising. The type of research is qualitative research, using
descriptive method. The data collected in the form of dialogue with the data
source is the novel Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins which was published
in 2021. Data collection techniques are reading, taking notes and
classification types of language style from Gorys Keraf theory (2010) stated
that 5 types of language there are, climax style, anticlimax style, Parallelism
Style, Repetition Style and Antithetical Style. The results concluded that out
of 126 dialogues, the dominant stylistic types used in the novel are 45
dialogues (35,7%) in Climax Style, 37 dialogues (29,5%) in Repetition
Style, 19 dialogues (15%) in Anticlimax Style, 14 dialogues (11,1%) in
Parallelism, and 11 dialogues (8,7%) in Antithetical Style. The use of
language style in this novel has the function of information, function as an
explanation, function to animate an inanimate object (personification),
function to cause laughter and function to emphasise or strengthen. So that
each novel will have its own meaning and function based on its stylistic use.
The result of this study hoped to contribute to the understanding of stylistic
techniques in English literature and offer valuable insights for future
research in this field. By examining the stylistic elements in Malibu Rising,
this study provides a deeper appreciation of the author's craft and the novel's
overall impact.