Open AccessHOMI BHABHA’S MIMICRY AS REFLECTED IN TANIZAKI’S NAOMI
Author(s) -
Yulis Setyowati
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dinamika: jurnal sastra dan budaya/dinamika : jurnal sastra dan budaya
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-7498
pISSN - 2337-8905
DOI - 10.25139/dinamika.v5i2.628
Subject(s) - mimicry , copying , western culture , sociology , aesthetics , art , anthropology , history , ecology , biology , archaeology , genetics
This research focuses on mimicry based on the theory of Homi Bhabha in Tanizaki’s Naomi. The research is a qualitative research. The findings of the research shows that Naomi indeed imitate, copy, and adapt the western culture. Naomi in imitating, copying and adapting western norm through their physical appearance uses western products such as cosmetics, magazine, fabric, food and seeing movie and enjoying western music. Meanwhile, Naomi’s manners and behaviors confirm the applying of the notion of mimicry which is said as an imitating, copying and adapting the western culture. Naomi is described as good imitator of western culture not only in her physical appearance but also she performs some actions which mimic of western culture. Those actions are being punctual if she has an appointment, and having a lot of male westerner friends. Keywords : mimicry, postcolonialism