7/7/2023 0 Comments Dee supernovaThere are hundreds of reasons defining a good woman, including maturity, self-awareness, knowledge and compassion. She also functions as a symbol of strong oppositions to patriarchy, in which good women are simplistically defined with reference to their marriage and family life. Supernova is a metaphor (iconic and symbolic) of an individual who is able to enlighten the life of others with wisdom. In the succeeding discussion, I argue that the title of the novel functions as an index that directs the readers’ attention to the character Diva (Supernova). Following Chandler (2007), I made use of the Saussurean and Peircean semiotics, in which signs consist of inseparable signifiers and signifieds, and the modes of their relationships are icon, index, and symbol. In this article, I present a semiotic study of Dee’s novel Supernova, but the analysis is focused on the female character Diva or Supernova, which plays as the symbol of Dee’s struggle for gender equality.
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