The Formalistic Approach Analysis of “The Case of The Crushed Petunias”
INTRODUCTION
When practicing the formalistic approach, the reader must scrutinize the text for tools such as form, texture, style, symbolism, point of view, theme, and so on to portray the beauty of the work. This will be very clear how to analyze a work by using a formalistic approach itself.
In literary theory, formalism refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or evaluate the inherent features of a text. These features include not only grammar and syntax but also literary devices such as meter and tropes. The formalist approach reduces the importance of a text’s historical, biographical, and cultural context. (Wikipedia)
The work entitled “The Case of The Crushed Petunias” is going to be analyzed by using some devices of formalistic approach. This work is very interesting to be analyzed because there can be found some symbols which represent the real meaning of the message delivered in the work.
THE FORMALISTIC APPROACH ANALYSIS OF “THE CASE OF THE CRUSHED PETUNIAS”From the beginning of the play, the message has been delivered to the reader what the meaning is the word. The title of the work indirectly has shown the reader that the work is going to tell about. The word title like “Case” means that the work or the message in the work is going to show the reader something important happen. “The Case and The Crushed” is the phrase that represents the whole content of the work. Why I should explore the words in the work because one of the devices used to analyze a work in formalistic approach is by looking at the phrase.
It has been mentioned above that "According to the Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature " when all the words, phrases, metaphors, images, and symbols are examined in terms of each other and of the whole, any literary text worth our efforts will display its own internal logic" (Guerin 75)." The phrases in analyzing the work are also very important to know the meaning or the hidden meaning in the words.
I try to analyze first for the characters in the work. There are only four characters. They are Miss Dorothy Simple, also called as Dorothy, Officer, Young Man, Mrs. Dull. Here I am just going to analyze the main characters of the story, Miss Dorothy Simple and Young Man.
- Miss Dorothy Simple.
The story tells that she is a New England maiden of twenty-six who is physically very attractive but has barricaded her house and heart behind a double row of petunias. The statement above seems to be wonderful for Dorothy but there is a statement which can be related to the value of our life, it is barricaded her house and heart…. This one statement will be more discussed in symbolism. The analysis from the text “Well, well, well is not going to catch the culprit!” (Page 12) shows that Dorothy is an impatient person. She has been in emotional situation and she can not control herself because she has indirectly been barricaded by petunias. She has a good name, Simple; however, it can not represent the beauty of her personality to be a good person as well as she has a good last name, Simple. All of us know that an officer is commanded to do his job as a servant of public but in this case, Dorothy also seems to be like a commandant of the officer. The word of “barricaded” shows her as a limited person for everything. She just thinks about her importance and she does not think widely how everything can happen in our life. What I mean is the petunias, the crushed petunias. She is so protective, not protective in positive ways but she as if wants to prioritize what she looks the best for herself and not for others.
- Young Man
Young Man is a person who did it. What does actually this Young Man do? The Young Man crushed petunias. He crushed the petunias which make everybody’s eyes can not be opened. What is the relationship between petunias and everybody’s eyes? This statement shows us how we can be better than what we are thinking of ourselves. This Young Man is a person who knows the future. He is a person who can see the importance of others. He is an honest and helpful person. It not only he crushed petunias to break something but it is also how this Young Man understands the value of life that everyone, anyone must be helped by others to open their eyes. This is related to the message in the text “Barricaded? My house – my heart…” (Page 14). The word of “Petunias” is a symbol.
Those characters show us how they are and how they look like in the play. Below, I would like to explore or analyze the symbolism in the story that represents the meaning, hidden meaning in “The Case of The Crushed Petunias”.
SYMBOLISM IN THE CASE OF THE CRUSHED
Symbolism is going to represent what message can be got from the work and it needs a critical thought to understand the meaning in the work. I like analyzing a work when looking at the symbolism. In this case, I found some symbols to be interpreted according the content of the text itself. Here are the symbols which can be interpreted from “The Case of The Crushed Petunias”.
- Petunias
What does Petunias symbolize? Petunias are a kind of flowers. Petunias have many colors like green, pink, lavender, red and so on. Petunias will beautify our house when those are put surrounding the house. However, can we say that petunias also beautify our heart? The description of petunias has been described above as a beautiful flower which can beautify our house. In this case, the symbol of petunias is not also defined as a flower but it will also give us the real meaning what petunias is really defined. According to the Online Book of Symbol, petunias are defined as an anger or resentment. We can believe that what we believe will belong to us and we will be like what we believe. The main character, Dorothy, does like petunias as a beautiful flower surrounding her house. This statement shows us the existence of Dorothy so that the Young Man told her “…because you’d barricaded your house – and also your heart” (Page 14). This statement clarifies the meaning of petunias as a barricade to Dorothy, as a barricade for our life. The action of the Young Man, I suppose, can make Dorothy aware about something in her worth life.
- Eleven D
This symbol shows us the size of shoes. This also shows us who we really are. From the footprint of the Young Man who put the shoes sized Eleven D on can be known by Dorothy. From the Yahoo Answer, D is the width of the shoe. D width is average or medium width for men's shoes. So if your new shoes are size 11D, that means they are size 11, medium width in men. This statement also gives us the meaning of the symbol Eleven D which is described as men doer.
Those symbolisms have given us the meaning. In this story, I just give or analyze two symbolisms because I am a beginner in analyzing the text or the work by using formalistic approach.
CONCLUSION
Every analysis, we can find the value of life like the analysis in “The Case of The Crushed Petunias”. The moral value in the work is how someone can be helpful for others in terms of helping and opening something to show the best for others even though it seems “not worth” but it actually gives us the important things to be better in our daily life./Wr. Immer
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