LITTLE BIT OF MUFFIN KARYA AIU AHRA: YUMMY LIT PADA PERSIMPANGAN TEEN LIT DAN SASTRA KULINER

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Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi novel Little Bit of Muffin karya Aiu Ahra yang tergolong Yummy lit yang merupakan perpaduan antara sastra Teen lit dan kuliner. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan struktural, kajian genre sastra, dan gastrokritik. Data berupa kata, frasa, dan kalimat dikumpulkan dari novel dengan teknik mencatat. Data tersebut kemudian diklasifikasikan, diinterpretasikan, dan dianalisis dengan teori-teori yang relevan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa setiap elemen struktural mendukung konstruksi narasi cinta yang menjadi fokus Yummy lit selain dunia kuliner. Yummy lit merangkul Teen lit dalam hal pembaca, tema, dan bahasa. Yummy lit juga bisa dikaitkan dengan literatur kuliner karena penulis mengeksplorasi wacana tentang dunia makanan secara masif dan konsisten. Dari tinjauan gastrokritis, terungkap konsep makanan dan kesenangan, makanan dan bricolage, makanan dan nama, serta makanan dan sejarah. Hubungan antara karakter dan makanan ditunjukkan melalui pola produksi dan konsumsi makanan muffin dan kue kering lainnya.

Kata kunci: Yummy lit, Teen lit, sastra kuliner, gastrokritik

 

Abstract

This study aims to explore the novel Little Bit of Muffin by Aiu Ahra which is classified as Yummy lit, which is a combination of Teen lit and culinary literature. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive with a structural approach, a study of the literary genre, and gastrocriticism. Data in the form of words, phrases, and sentences were collected from the novel using the note-taking technique. The data are then classified, interpreted, and analyzed with relevant theories. The results showed that every structural element supports the construction of the love narrative which is the focus of Yummy lit apart from the culinary world. Yummy lit embraces Teen lit in terms of readers, themes, and language. Yummy lit can also be attributed to culinary literature because the author explores discourse about the world of food massively and consistently. From the gastrocritical review, it is revealed the concept of food and pleasure, food and bricolage, food and names, as well as food and history. The relationship between the characters and food is shown through the production and consumption patterns of food of muffins and other pastries.

Keywords: Yummy lit, Teen lit, culinary literature, gastrocriticism