A REVELATION OF DECONSTRUCTION ON CONVENTIONAL HERO AND WITCH IMAGES IN TERRY PRATCHETT’S THE WEE FREE MEN

Abstract

This research is a deconstruction analysis which aims to reveal the images that have been deconstructed, and the method used to deconstruct those images in Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free Men. This study is a qualitative research using content analysis method. Data analysis was conducted through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing.  The findings related to the first objective showing that there are two new images found in the novel along with their indicators. They are (1) the new image of flawed heroes with their unusual appearances, unfit attitudes, and peculiar concepts; (2) the new image of irregular witches who have common looks, are decent, and sensible. The second result is related to the methods used by the author to convey the new, deconstructed images. The author subverts the moral dichotomy to define the new types of heroes and witches. The exposure of the irony is also used to break down the logocentrism toward the conventional images of heroes and witches. Another method is the subversion of gender dualism and the last method is the exposure of unusual diction.

Keywords:  deconstruction, logocentrism, conventional images, The Wee Free Men