Analysis of Esthetical Value
Short Story Entitled “The Other Doors”
Dr. Hj Mutmainnah Mustofa, M.Pd
By
Muhammad Rifa’i
2120730032
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MALANG ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014
Summary
A.
Beginning
This short story is started by the parents whose the 4 year old son
has some fairly serious health problems. Their son was in the local children’s
hospital two weeks ago. The son was there for several days.
B.
Middle
On the middle of this short story tells us about the other children
who have worse serious health problems in the other doors/rooms. The mother of
the 4 year old son walks through one door to the other doors while seeing
children in each room with different serious health problems. One door is
placed by the children whom the surgeons reconstruct children’s faces, the
children with cancer spend their childhoods battling a diseases terrifies most
adults. The mother then keeps walking to the other doors. Next, she passes
through a dying child room. She looks the child, unconscious amid a mass of
tubes and machine, family staring blankly into space, grieving for what is to
come. She still keeps walking. On the fourth floor, she passes through ICU
where parents with children watch their days and nights stretch into weeks and
months, hoping against hope for good news. She keeps walking. In the late one
evening, she walks to the waiting room. One family remains waiting the doctor
from the surgery.
C.
Ending
This short story ends by the mother that comes back to her 4 year old
son room. The son is slowly recovering. She is really grateful for the
“situation” to the God Allah. In other words, this story ends with happy
ending.
Introduction
I.
Value
Talking
about value, the writer defines that value is one of important parts in our
life. By value, we know how to act politely in the right place and condition
and place things in the right place. Our life is full of value. To know more
definition about value, the writer tries to include several definitions about value coming from the experts. Navran
(1997) says that Values are our fundamental beliefs. They are the principles we
use to define that which is right, good and just. Values provide guidance as we
determine the right versus the wrong, the good versus the bad. They are our
standards. Mustofa
(2014) defines that value consists of four values. They are religious value,
philosophical value, ethical value, and esthetical value. From Cambridge
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (1995) also defines that value is to consider something
important. Values can be divided as broad preference concerning appropriate
courses of action or outcomes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28personal_and_cultural%29).
2.
Esthetical
Value
Before
knowing the definition of Esthetical Value from the experts, the writer tries
to define this value. Esthetical value is a value which is talking about beauty,
whether beauty in acting and speaking. Mustofa (2014) defines that Esthetical
Value is a branch of philosophy dealing
with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with
the creation and appreciation of beauty. From the internet,
(http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/aesthetic) states that Aesthetic
is from a Greek word meaning "perception," comes to us from German
philosophers who used it for a theory of the beautiful. From this technical
sense, it soon came to refer to good taste and to artistry in general; if
something has "aesthetic value," it has value as a work of art
(even if nobody will pay much for it). From the internet source, (http://www.investorwords.com/12847/aesthetic_value.html),
Esthetical Value is value of property based on its appearance. Cambridge
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines that Esthetical Value is the formal study
of art, especially in relation to the idea of beauty. The conclusion of all
definitions above, the writer can conclude that Esthetical Value is a value that
talks about art, beauty, and appearance.
Analysis Data
The analysis of Esthetical Value from short
story entitled “The Other Doors”
The writer :
Al – Islaah
Analyzed by :
Muhammad Rifa’i
Data:
1.
As
you pray for strength to open the
doors you face, be sure to thank Allah Ta’ala for the doors He has spared you.
From this data, the writer can analyze the
words “pray for strength”. There are two words that show the implementation of
esthetical value on this data. The word “pray” on the data above means a mom in
the short story who sees the other doors placed by children who have more
serious health problems than her child’s health problems. She then prays to God
(Allah) for a help and strength. “Strength” here means a power that is gotten
because of praying to God and makes strong to face the disease. From this data,
the writer will say that pray and strength are beautiful actions that will gain
peace because of God’s permit ion.
2.
Behind
this door, our son is slowly recovering
from surgery.
The words “recovering from surgery” on the data above show the
esthetical value. How happy when a serious health problems had by the son in
the short story is recovering from the surgery. The family could taste
happiness from the child’s recovery. Recovery is the beautiful reward/thing
given by God. This is the implementation of esthetical value which shows the
happiness and peace. It’s a beauty given by God.
3.
As stressful as that was for us, my
visits to that hospital almost always leave me feeling grateful. Why? Because of "the other doors."
The
words “feeling grateful” on the data above show the esthetical value. Feeling
grateful here means the mother’s visit to the hospital always leave feeling
grateful because of knowing the other children’s serious health problems who
are worse than her child’s disease in the other doors. Feeling grateful will
leave peace and happiness for the family especially for the mother in the short
story. This is the implementation of esthetical value. How a thing or feeling
that can representative a peace or beautifulness.
4.
On the fourth floor, I pass the
"catacombs" where parents with children in ICU watch their days and
nights stretch into weeks and months, hoping
against hope for good news. I keep walking.
The
writer takes the word “hope” on the data above. This is good implementation of
esthetical value because when people hope for everything, they can be
appreciated because they will get happiness after it. Like what becomes the
description on the data, the parents still hope much their children could
against the disease in ICU room. How beautiful action showed by the parents on
the data is! The data leaves the reader to always hope and hope without giving
up in this life.
5.
I pass the department where
children with cancer spend their childhoods battling a disease that terrifies most adults.
The word “battling” on the data is very
beautiful and can be appreciated for those who do it. This is what is called by
the esthetical value. The subject “I” on the data is the mother of the child
who has serious health problem. When other children in the other doors with
different disease like cancer are not easy even hard, they still battle for
this disease. The children’s effort to battle for the disease could be
appreciated. This is the implementation of the esthetical value.
6.
As you pray for strength to open the doors you face, be sure to thank
Allah Ta’ala for the doors He has spared
you.
The writer takes the words “He has spared you” on the short story.
These words show the esthetical value. From the data, the words “He has spared
you”, “you” here is as the mother in the short story who was being spared by
God by getting calm form God. This gives happiness to her. She could feel calm
knowing the other doors placed by the other children with different serious
health problems which are worse than her child’s serious health problem. It’s
really amazing and beautiful gift given by God through sparing her.
7.
On the fourth floor, I pass the
"catacombs" where parents with children in ICU watch their days and
nights stretch into weeks and
months, hoping against hope for good news. I keep walking.
The
writer can learn the action done by the parents on the data above. There is the
esthetical value on the word “stretch” on the data. The parents keep stretching
to wait for the children having recovery form the illness. It could really be
appreciated toward the parents on the short story.
8.
I see the family, staring blankly into space, grieving for what is to
come..
The word “the family” leaves an esthetical value on the data. Peace and happiness could be gotten in family. Like what the family on the data above. We could appreciate the family in the short story who the family
The word “the family” leaves an esthetical value on the data. Peace and happiness could be gotten in family. Like what the family on the data above. We could appreciate the family in the short story who the family
9.
I walk back to the preschool ward,
to the one door I seek. Behind this door, our son is slowly recovering from
surgery. And in a strange way, I am grateful for the "situation" that
we live with.
There is the esthetical value on the data
above. The word “live” on the data taken from the short story shows that the
mother (subject “I” on the story) and she said “we” on the data inviting many
people to say the word “live” because she is grateful for the child’s
recovering from the disease. In other words, she is happy in the short story.
10.
Every
day, people walk through those doors. I
keep walking
The
words “I keep walking” on the data leaves the esthetical value. The subject “I”
on the data is the mother in the short story. The more she walks the more she
feels grateful towards the child’s serious health problem which is not bad as
the other children’s disease she found in every door/other doors.
Reference
Mustofa, M. (2014). The umbrella of life and love. Jokjakarta
Navran, F. (1997). The definition of value.
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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