Theme and Thematic Progression in Jochebed’s Journey
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1501.10Keywords:
systemic functional grammar, novel, theme, thematic progressionAbstract
This paper addresses the concept of Theme and thematic progression in Towriss’s novel Ordinary Woman of the Bible: A Mother’s Sacrifice: Jochebed’s Story (2019). The impetus behind these elements is to pay heed to the journey of Mose’s mother through a systematic functional grammar landscape. The aim of this study is to show how different Themes and thematic progression targeted by the novelist and their consistent manipulation serve to expose the story of the secondary characters, Mose’s mother as an example. The study follows descriptive analysis including qualitative and quantitative techniques as well as inferential analysis via the chi-square test and the probability value. The analysis reveals that both Theme and thematic progression are escapement techniques to regulate the movement of the lines to form a unified system in the novel. It is concluded that Theme and thematic progression help divulge the suffering, struggle, and tolerance of Jochebed to keep her son safe through a systemic functional grammar frame.
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