AN ANALYSIS OF IRONY IN THE DONALD TRUMP’S POLITICAL CARTOONS

Ria, Puspita Fitri and Yusrita, Yanti and Elfiondri, Elfiondri (2018) AN ANALYSIS OF IRONY IN THE DONALD TRUMP’S POLITICAL CARTOONS. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The study examines irony in the Donald Trump‘s political cartoon. The forms, the types of irony, and the functions of irony. The aims describe the forms, types of irony and the functions of irony in order to know what irony the cartoons contain. The study is conducted by applying pragmatic approach. It is done qualitatively based on the irony, discourse and pragmatic theories. Data were collected from LA Progressive 2017, 2018, Pinterest 2016, 2017, 2018 and IDM Time 2017, 2018. There were ten cartoons that have been analyzed and focused on irony. The results show there are words, statements delivered in the political cartoons ironically used to criticize Donald Trump‘s decisions as the President of United States of America. The criticism that exist in the cartoons reflect the social and political conflicts between USA and Russia, USA and Mexico, race and religion problems, intelligence, and women matters. The types of irony are verbal and situational irony. All of types are found in the cartoons, except conflict between USA and Russia. The functions of irony refer to complicating, ludic, distancing, provisional, oppositional, reinforcing. Then, the cartoons can be effectively way to be used not only to amuse people but also to criticize the government‘s policy. Keywords: irony, Donald Trump, political cartoon, types and function of irony

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