Intertextuality on

Cinderella and glass

slipper and Perempuan
Tanpa Ibu Jari
Name : Nur Havizzah Suana
NIM : 1879202018
Subject : Comparative Literature
 Julia Kristeva

Julia Kristeva is a
Bulgarian-French
philosopher, literary
critic, semiotician,
psychoanalyst,
feminist, and
novelist.
 She said “no text is
original”, because there’s
nothing story is original. It
reference to and quotation
from other text. That’s why
Julia Kristeva said that.
 Intertextuality
1. Comparing
a. Similarities

Their father died

Both of this story, have a The prince organise a party

stepsister and stepmother to find his partner
 They assisted by the fairy
godmother

Both of this story, the Both of this story, the prince

protagonist is wearing the tries to find the owner of the
glass slipper. glass slipper
 Both of these stories, the
protagonist married with the
prince
b. Differences

the story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari”
tell a little bit about the past of the
stepmother, but the story of “Cinderella
and Glass Slipper” nothing tells about the
past of the stepmother.
The story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari”,
Larat is dead, but the story of “Cinderella
and Glass Slipper”, Cinderella is alive
 2. Hypogram
A text is influenced by other text
a. Expansion
the story extends from the original text

Þ The story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari”, the story is

expanding. The story tells about the past of the
stepmother, but the story of “Cinderella and Glass
Slipper”, there’s no tells about the past the stepmother

Þ In the Cinderella’s story, there is no story about the

stepsisters who mutilated her thumb and heel. While in
the story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari”, The Stepsisters
mutilated her thumb and heel in order to live with the
prince.

Þ The ending of Larat in the story “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu

Jari” is tragically dead. While the Ending of Cinderella in
the story of “Cinderella and the Glass Slipper” is happy
ending.
b. Coversion
Turn over from the original story

Þ On the story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu

Jari”, Larat is tragically dies of bleeding.
She died giving birth every year to have a
son.
Þ But in the story of “Cinderella and the
Glass Slipper”, Cinderella lives happily
ever after with the prince
c. Modification
The element of this story is modified

Þ On the story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu

Jari”, Larat’s friends are ghost, while
Cinderella’s story her friend is animal

Proof :
Itu tak kumungkiri (meski kusesali karena ternyata
disana ia Menyusun kekuatan, bekerja sama
dengan makhluk-makhluk tak kasat mata).
3. Interpreting
Opposition or continuity between one and another text.

=> The endings of the “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari” and

“Cinderella and the Glass Slipper” are very opposite.
Because in the story of “Perempuan Tanpa Ibu Jari”, Larat
Died. While on the story of “Cinderella and The Glass
Slipper”, Cinderella lived happily ever after.
Thank You