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Analysis of Conflict in Rebecca F. Kuang The Poppy War
This research aims to analyze the conflicts in the novel The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
using Gustav Freytag’s Pyramid plot structure theory. This theory divides the plot into
five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. This
research employs a descriptive qualitative method with a structural approach. The data
were collected through intensive reading and note-taking of relevant passages from the
novel. The analysis focuses on identifying the types, causes, development, and
resolution of conflicts throughout the five stages of Freytag’s Pyramid. The findings
show that The Poppy War presents complex internal and external conflicts, including
struggles over identity and power, interpersonal rivalry, social discrimination,
supernatural forces, and war. These conflicts develop progressively throughout the plot
and contribute to the development of the protagonist, Rin, and the novel’s themes of
power, sacrifice, revenge, and war trauma. The study also shows that many conflicts
are resolved through violence, revenge, and sacrifice rather than peaceful
reconciliation. Therefore, Freytag’s Pyramid is effective in systematically illustrating
the development and dynamics of conflict in The Poppy War.
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