THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORLD AND THE SELF IN THE SALT PATH BY RAYNOR WINN: TRAVEL LITERATURE ANALYSIS

Abstract

Literary works as the author's imaginative world, are greatly influenced by various aspects, one of which is the author's own life experience. One of the literary work based on the author's real experience is the novel entitled The Salt Path (2018) by Raynor Winn, the object of this research. The purpose of this study is to analyze the representation of the reporting the world and revealing the self of the author which is associated with Carl Thompson's travel writing theory. The research method used is a qualitative method. Carl Thompson's travel writing theory used in this study focuses on two aspects, namely reporting the world and revealing the self. The results of the study show that the author describes the world with objective and subjective perspectives. In reporting the world, the author uses rhetorical strategies such as conveying the reality of the world, eyewitness claims, reactions to the world, visualization descriptions, observation methods, and exploration of others. The author not only tells her external journey, but also the author's internal journey. Meanwhile, in revealing the self, the author experiences three phases, namely recall-memories, self-realization, and self-discovery. So it refers to the conclusion that the author uses romanticism writing.