Maritime eco-narratives in Ramalan Laut Untuk Banua and Syair Laut Syah Alam: A comparative study of ecological imagery
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The sea in literary works is not merely a geographical setting but is also represented as an ecological space that can be experienced through language. Imagery enables authors to concretely portray marine conditions, coastal communities, and environmental dynamics in the reader’s imagination. This study aims to describe and compare the forms and functions of ecological imagery in constructing maritime eco-narratives in the novels Ramalan Laut untuk Banua and Syair Laut Syah Alam. This study employs a descriptive-interpretive qualitative method using ecostylistics, the Blue Humanities perspective, and comparative literature. The data consist of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and narrative excerpts that construct ecological imagery in representations of the sea and coastal environments. Data were collected through intensive reading, note-taking, classification, and coding, and were subsequently analyzed interpretively and comparatively based on the forms, intensity, patterns, and functions of the imagery. The findings show that ecological imagery in both novels represents the sea as a living space, a source of livelihood, a cultural space, and a dynamic ecosystem facing various environmental pressures. Visual, auditory, kinetic, and tactile imagery function to portray spatial conditions, natural dynamics, community activities, and characters’ physical experiences in interacting with the maritime environment. The comparison reveals similarities and differences in the intensity, patterns, and functions of imagery in constructing atmosphere, character experiences, and human–environment relationships. These findings indicate that imagery serves not merely an aesthetic function but also functions as an eco-narrative strategy for concretizing human–sea relationships and articulating ecological issues within maritime spaces.
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