The Analysis of the Symbol of Salmon in “Manusia Setengah
Salmon” by Raditya Dika
Rayi Winanti Karyadi
Abstract
This study was done to prove and support salmon as a symbol in Manusia Setengah Salmon by Raditya Dika. Using library research, I used semiotics and theory of symbol to
support salmon as a symbol and to analyze how salmon’s significance communicates its
meaning to readers. The result of the study showed that salmon was a symbol in this book because it met the characteristics of a symbol by appearing many times and having connotative meaning (a meaning beyond its literal meaning). This study also found that the
writer used salmon symbol not only for advising himself, but also the readers about “daring
to move (berpindah)” as salmon’s significance.
