VLADIMIR PROPP’S TAXONOMIC MODEL OF NARRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN SELECTED JANE AUSTEN’S NOVELS

This research aims to identify the taxonomic model of narrative functions by Vladimir Propp and to find out how these functions are distributed among the dramatis personae (spheres of action) in selected Jane Austen’s novels, they are Pride and Prejudice , Emma , Sense and Sensibility , and Persuasion . This descriptive qualitative research aims to describe the phenomenon and its characteristics. The data were collected qualitatively by documenting, examining, and classifying thoroughly. The results indicate 20 functions in Pride and Prejudice , 14 functions in Emma , 15 functions in Sense and Sensibility , and 22 functions in Persuasion . From the results, this research shows that Jane Austen’s fairytale novels are compatible and match the taxonomic model of narrative functions by Vladimir Propp. The results also show four dramatis personae in each novel (Hero, Villain, Donor, Helper). As for Sense and Sensibility, it has a False Hero. Furthermore, the results share similarities in the 13 functions and the happy endings marriage (W). At the same time, the differences are located in the different number of functions and their distribution, which influence the overall narratives.


INTRODUCTION
For centuries, the fairy tale has been a center of literary discussions across the globe.It symbolizes wisdom, cultures, trickery, ways of living, norms, values, and others (Murphy, 2015).A fairy tale is also known as a tale of magic from the narrative perspective, where the story is filled with supernatural, which is hard to believe (Bacchilega & Rieder, 2010).In the modern fairy tale, the depiction of fairy tales in children's stories is seen as the bowdlerization of what used to be serious and sinister in folkloric tradition.While fairy tales were considered dangerous, feared, and powerful in the past, they are sometimes friendly or mischievous to human beings (Bronner, 2007).Nowadays, the fairy tale is seen as incredibly inspirational in diverse arts, such as the widespread from media to media, treated as subtext in multilevel structure, and frequently interfere between classic and unified narrative (Vučković, 2018).In folkloristic writing, fairy tales are described as a mirror of culture that connects historical and cultural explanations about social identity, psychological phenomena, and regulation (Gates Jr. & Tatar, 2018).
Scholars had different perspectives on how fairy tales and folktales should be considered.
In the late eighteenth century, the fairy tale term was initially translated into English from the French term conte de fees.However, there are significant differences in meanings between the two, as scholars pointed out that fairy tales are tales about fairies.At the same time, conte de fees are stories about fairies denoting written only in seventeenth and eighteenth-French tales.
On the other hand, folklore was taken from the French term Volksmarchen, which means literary fairy tales.What makes fairy tales and folklore different is that scholars of the English language frequently use folktales to describe stories or tales from oral tradition, while fairy tales to describe written stories or tales (Giolláin, 2014;Haase, 1950;Hammond et al., 2008).
As mentioned by Propp in his book Morphology of the Folktale, the word folktale is sometimes misleading.He considered fairy tales a subcategory of folktales in the more general set (McCallum, 2000;Propp, 1968).His work is applied not only to the folklore genre but also to all types of narrative.He formulated a tale in four manners: first, the functions of characters serve as stable, constant elements in a tale, independent of how and by whom they are fulfilled.
Second, the number of functions known to the fairy tale is limited.Third, the sequence of functions is always identical.Finally, all fairy tales have one type regarding their structure (Propp, 1968).its parts and the relationship of these components to each other and the whole (Propp, 1968).

Vladimir
Propp's theory represents a breakthrough not only in folkloristics and or morphology but also in linguistics, anthropology, literature, film studies, games, and others (Dogra, 2017).
As one of the greatest writers, Jane Austen's works are categorized as Cinderella tales, which present a hero and heroine, villain, struggle, rescue, and "happily ever afters."As shown in Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Persuasion (1818), Austen was explicitly influenced by the Cinderella fairy tale shown in the features such as the existence of fathers who are incapable of helping their daughters, also the appearance of two "evil" mothers or stepmothers, Mrs.
Bennet and Lady Catherine de Bourgh.In Vladimir Propp's narrative functions, Austen's depiction of "helpless fathers of their daughters' condition" is called "lack" or "a member of a family lacks something or desires to have something" and symbolized as (a).The story "happily ever after" is called a 'wedding' or 'the hero is married and ascends to the throne' as symbolized as (W).
Two related studies show how the gap in this writing is significant.First, research entitled 'An Attempt at Applying Vladimir Propp's Morphology of the Folktale on Charles Dickens's Great Expectations' analyzed the thirty-one functions in the novel (Lahlou, 2017).The second is a journal article entitled 'The Narrative Structures and Representation of Homosexuality in Taiwanese BL TV Dramas' (Wen & Wang, 2021).From the two related studies above, it is proven that similar studies have been conducted before.However, the gaps are shown; first, the different objects of research.This research employed Jane Austen's selected novel, as mentioned earlier.The second is the issue or theme of the research.None of the two previous studies above discussed the distribution of the functions into the spheres of action.Therefore, this research aims to identify the taxonomic model of narrative functions by Vladimir Propp and to find out how these functions are distributed among the dramatis personae (spheres of action) in Jane Austen's selected novels such as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Persuasion.By identifying the functions in the stories and their distribution among dramatis personae, this research is notable and significant to be conducted to understand the types of characters and their roles in overall narratives.

Thirty-One Functions in Vladimir Propp's Taxonomic Model
Vladimir Propp is a Russian formalist who became a reference for his book Morphology of the Folktale in analyzing narrative structure in tales for formalism and Structuralism and New Critics in the early twentieth century.Some of the scholars have been analyzing his morphology.They are Wollen as film scholar (Wollen, 1969), Claude Lévi-Strauss and Dundes as folklorist (Dundes, 1964;Lévi-Strauss, 1963), Barthes as narratologist (Barthes, 1977), Greimas and Todorov as semiotician (Greimas, 1987;Todorov, 1977), Günay as Turkish Folktales analyst (Günay, 1993), and so on.Propp's claims that hundreds of fairy tales can be summarized into a single structure have made many scholars and theorists approve of his hypotheses.Moreover, in recent research, Propp's model can also be used to analyze popular literary works, such as the Harry Potter novel (Nurjanah & Shofa, 2023).
Propp describes the function as an action or event.The same action can have different morphological patterns and values according to its place in a story.For example, a "wedding" can be symbolized as a prize or award if it occurs by the end of the sequence (W), yet it can be a test (E) if it occurs in the preliminary sequence.Functions are independent of how and by whom they are fulfilled; from the standpoint of structural analysis, not doers, their method, their motivations, or their psychology, but the deed itself alone matters.The number of functions is thirty-one, and all fairytales share the same fundamental structure (Propp, 1968).
The hero and the villain involved in combat directly The villain is defeated

T Transfiguration
The hero is given a new appearance Aside from some symbols that match the definitions, such as C for Counter-action, T for Transfiguration, D for Donor, and others, not all the symbols or designations fit the definitions (Yarlott & Finlayson, 2016).Propp nomenclature from the various folktale structures can be written into mathematical formulas such as γ1β1δ 1A1B4C↑I6K1↓ and ABC↑DEFGHJIK↓PrRs0LQ ExTUW.
Propp also proposed that functions can logically join together into certain spheres.These spheres correspond to their respective performers (Propp, 1968).These spheres of action are essential to identify the types of characters and their roles in the narrative.Propp divided the spheres of action into seven types: Villain, Donor, Helper, Princess and Her Father, Dispatcher, Hero, and False Hero.These spheres are also known as seven dramatis personae.However, Propp affirmed that the distribution of these functions into seven dramatis personae may create problems.Hence, he offered three possibilities: first, the sphere of action corresponds to the character; second, one character can perform several spheres of action (double role); third, a single sphere of action is distributed into several characters.

METHOD
This research employed a content analysis approach.Since this is a qualitative method, the content analysis seeks to determine the existence of particular words, phrases, topics, and ideas within various qualitative data (i.e., text).(Holsti, 1969;Kothari, 2004).In brief, this method allowed the researcher to quantify and analyze the existence, the meanings, and the relations among words, topics, and ideas (Neuendorf, 2002).This research used specific characteristics of Vladimir Propp's taxonomic model of narrative functions in selected novels by Jane Austen and applied them to find the functions, variations, and nomenclature formula.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The result shows that from the four of Austen's selected novels, there are found at least thirteen functions in common such as absentation (β), interdiction (γ), reconnaissance (ε), delivery (ξ), trickery (η), complicity (θ), villainy (A), lack (a), departure (↑), branding (I), return (↓), unrecognized arrival (O), and wedding (W).The table below recaps the result of the analysis: Hero is Elizabeth Bennet.As the protagonist of the story, she suffers many wrongdoings by the villains.In the story, Elizabeth strived against Lady Catherine de Bourgh, who constantly opposed Elizabeth's decision, especially finding her love.Also, she strived against George Wickham, who caused harm to her for spreading false information.
Second, the spheres of Villain are Lady Catherine de Bourgh and George Wickham.Both of them created suffering for the hero.Propp mentioned that one sphere of action can be distributed into several characters, which means that in the novel Pride and Prejudice, there is more than one villain.A villain is a character who fights and struggles toward a hero.Third, the spheres of the Donor are Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst.They provide Elizabeth with compassion and support for her difficult situation.The last sphere is the Helper in the story, Miss Bingley.She helped Elizabeth by giving her a carriage for the long walk from Longbourn to Netherfield Park.To sum up, the hero is introduced in the early story in the Initial Situation, followed by the villain and his villainy.The story ends with a Wedding, which marks a happy ending story.
In Emma, there are identified 14 functions which cover absentation (β), lack (a), interdiction (γ), branding (I), trickery (η), 1st Donor Function (D), hero's rection (E), villainy (A), complicity (θ), mediation (B), exposure (Ex), difficult task (M), solutions (N), and wedding (W).Those functions are written using Propp's nomenclature symbols as The first function is Absentation (β).In the novel, Emma's family member, the mother, is said to have died and made Emma feel less love from her mother, making this into absentation in variation number two (β 2 ).The second function is Lack (a).Emma, who is not married and also the shortcomings that come from her father, who turns out to be married at an age that is said to be too old, and this makes Emma take actions that she thinks are right, primarily since her father does not blame her instead (α).This falls into the ninth function.
The 10 th function is Mediation (B).Emma again falls into the seduction of Mr. Frank, the villain in this chapter.The two are often together, making many people think they like each other, spreading it everywhere (θ 1 ).The 11 th function is Exposure (Ex).Emma is forced to swallow the news that Frank has been secretly engaged to Jane Fairfax, even though one of her family does not know about it.The 12 th function is the Difficult Task (M).For Emma, after things did not go as she thought, she was admitting her own mistakes.However, after that came a solution, Emma finally confessed what she felt to Mr. Knightley.This becomes Solutions (N), which falls into the 13 th function.The 14 th function is the Wedding (W).Emma, who is not yet married, finally gets a proposal from Knightley.
These 14 functions are then distributed among dramatis personae in Emma.The result shows four dramatis personae: Hero, Donor, Villain, and Helper.First, the sphere of the Hero is Emma Woodhouse.She is the protagonist in the novel and also experiences wickedness by the villain.Emma struggles against her own delusion and complex feelings.However, her difficult condition is exploited by Frank Churchill, the main villain in the story.Second, the sphere of Villain is Frank Churchill.He is an irresponsible person, deceitful, and presumptuous.
His mistreatment of the hero's feelings causes the hero's suffering and influences all the narratives.However, the hero manages to escape her blind judgment and obtain her desired loved one.Third, The sphere of Donor is performed by George Knightley.He constantly guides Emma.Fourth, the last sphere is Helper, also performed by George Knightley.As Propp mentioned, one character can be involved in several spheres.In Emma, George Knightley is reprimanded and asked about Anne's presence, and she is the character whom the hero asks for help and compassion.
From the findings of the taxonomic model of narrative functions and their distribution among dramatis personae found in the four novels by Jane Austen, as explained above, some similarities and differences can be drawn.The similarities are that all the novels end up with happy ending stories with at least 13 functions in common; almost all the novels have four dramatic personae covering identical spheres (Hero, Villain, Donor, Helper).The differences are that each of the novels attains a different number of functions, which means the plot and the story's development vary; for the distribution of the functions, Sense and Sensibility has a False Hero, which is not found in the rest of the three novels.This also means that Jane Austen's novels, with the complexity of the problems in the stories, serve as Cinderella tales, which promise "happily ever afters" by the end of her novels.Moreover, the result also shows that at least thirteen similar functions such as absentation (β), interdiction (γ), reconnaissance (ε), delivery (ξ), trickery (η), complicity (θ), villainy (A), lack (a), departure (↑), branding (I), return (↓), unrecognized arrival (O), and wedding (W).It can be inferred that Austen's novels start with the absentation of the family/family member and end with "happy ever afters," which are described mainly by the protagonists finally getting married to their dream ones.Of the four of Jane Austen's selected novels above, all of the stories have the same endings, which are proven by the function of Wedding (W) in each ending.

CONCLUSION
The second result shows that the distribution of the functions among dramatic personae in Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Persuasion reveals four spheres of action (Hero, Villain, Propp is a Russian folklorist who outlines thirty-one functions to analyze structural analysis in folktales and recent trends in the Proppian taxonomic model of narrative functions.He argues that the morphology results in, i.e., a description of the tale according to NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching 166 Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 164-179 There were six stages in collecting the data.The first stage was formulating the research question and objective of the research.The second was making the content selection for the novels.The third was constructing and expanding the categories based on the taxonomic model of narrative functions and seven spheres of action.The fourth was completing the units of analysis.The fifth was organizing the coding of the narrative nomenclature symbols and their variations.The last was analyzing the collected data.The data were collected and identified based on the taxonomic model of narrative functions and seven spheres of action.Then, the researcher chose the contents based on Propp's model.Finally, the selections were spread into the narrative functions, variations, and symbols and analyzed thoroughly. This research aimed to discuss the taxonomic model of narrative functions by Vladimir Propp in selected Jane Austen novels and to find out how these functions are distributed among the dramatis personae (spheres of action).The first result shows that in Pride and Prejudice, there are 20 functions written symbolically using Propp nomenclature as α [β 1 β 3 ]γδεξ 1 ηθA 1 aB↑[D 2 D 5 D 7 ] E 2 K↓OMExUW.Emma has 14 functions written asβ 2 αγIηD 7 E 1 [A 8 ,A 18 ][ θ 1 θ 3 ]BExMNW, Sense and Sensibility has 15 functions written as αβ γ↑OεηθIRsδa↓AW, and the last Persuasion has 22 functions written asα[β 1 β 3 ]γεξηθA xvi a[B 1 B 7 ]C↑[D 2 D 5 D 6 D 7 ]E 5 IJK↓PrOLMRExTW.As Propp mentioned in his book, the number of functions in each tale does not have to be the same.Similarly, Austen's novels have a different number of functions in each.

Table 1 . The Thirty-One Functions and Their Variations Symbol Type of Functions
ξ Delivery The villain is getting information about his/her victim ξ 1 ξ 2 ξ 3 ...ξ 8 η Trickery The villain is trying to deceive his/her victim η 1 η 2 η 3 θ Complicity The victim is deceived θ 1 θ 2 θ 3 A Villainy The villain causes disadvantage to the family A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 ... A 19 a Lack The members of the family want something or do not have something a 1 a 2 a 3 ...a 6 B Mediation Misfortune or lack is made known.The hero is approached with a command or a request B 1 B 2 B 3 …B 7 NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching 168 Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 164-179

Table 2 . The result of Propp's Taxonomic Model of Narrative Functions in Austen's Novels
The Initial Situation, the early scenes from the novel, introduces Mr and Mrs Bennett talking about a bourgeois who rents Netherfield Park.Mrs Bennet looked amazed and hoped Elizabeth's older sister, Jane Bennet, gets an invitation from Caroline Bingley to dinner together at Netherfield Park.She went in there by riding her horse.This is categorized into Absentation (β) with variation 1 (β 1 ) in Propp's taxonomic model.Variation 1 (β 1 ) means that the family member absent from the house is the older generation.While in Absentation (β) In the novel, Mr Bennet allows Elizabeth to visit Jane, who got sick in Netherfield Park.The 11 th function is Departure (↑), where the hero leaves his/her home.In the novel, to fulfill her promise to her best friend, Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth visits Hunsford and leaves her house.The 12 th function is the 1 st Donor function (D), where The hero is tested, interrogated, and attacked, preparing the way for his/her receiving either a magical agent or a helper.In the novel, when she comes to Netherfield Park, Elizabeth is greeted by Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst.Mr Bingley says hello and shows excellent humor, which falls into variation two (D 2 ).After knowing that Elizabeth was walking from Longbourn to Netherfield Park about three miles, Miss Bingley compassionated at her, then offered her carriage and entered variation number five (D 5 ).The act Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth is categorized as 1 st Donor Function (D) with the number of variation seven in Propp's taxonomic model (D 7 ).The 13 th function is the Hero's Reaction (E).After Miss Bingley gives the invitation to the Bennet family, Elizabeth accepts it most thankfully, and this falls into variation two, where the hero The 18 th function is Exposure (Ex).Mr Wickham's villainy was exposed when he tried to get Georgiana Darcy's fortune, about 30,000 pounds (Ex).The 19 th function is Punishment (U).Lady Catherine most opposed the relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth because she intended to marry Mr Darcy to her daughter, Miss de Bourgh.For her, social class equality is fundamental.However, in the end, she was highly indignant about her nephew's marriage to Elizabeth.The 20 th function is the Wedding.Finally, Elizabeth was getting married to Mr. Darcy.This is shown in Mr. Bennet's letter to Mr. Collins, and he asks him to inform Lady Catherine.
one of her daughters could earn Mr Bingley's attention (α).The first function is Absentation (β).This function means that if one of the family members is absent from home.In the novel, Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 164-179 the hero.After interdiction, it comes violation.The third function is Violation (δ).Elizabeth violated Lady Catherine's interdiction by promising her never to engage with Mr Darcy.This happens because the villain in the story violates the hero.The fourth function is Reconnaissance (ε), which is when the villain attempts to reconnaissance.This is shown when Mr. Wickham asks Elizabeth how far Netherfield is from Meryton, and he asks how long Mr. Darcy was in there.The fifth function is Delivery (ξ).It is when the villain attains information about his/her victim.In the novel, the Delivery falls into variation one.After asking various questions to Elizabeth, Lady Catherine de Bourgh concludes that Elizabeth's age is still too young to express her opinion in front of a noble like her.From the questions, it is clear that Lady Catherine is condescending to the Bennet family (ξ 1).The sixth function is Trickery (η), which means the villain attempts to deceive his/her victim to possess their belongings.The possession does not have to be physical objects.It could be a strategy to knock out the villain's victim.In this case, Caroline Bingley wrote a letter for Jane Bennet that her brother, Charles Bingley, admires Miss Georgiana Darcy, but the fact is not.The seventh function is Complicity (θ), where the victim submits to deception and thereby unwittingly helps his/her enemy.In the novel, Elizabeth is more tricked by Mr Wickham's representation of Lack is shown when Mrs. Bennet expects too much about the marriage of her first daughter, Jane, with Mr Bingley (a).The 10 th function is Mediation (B), meaning any misfortune or lack is made known (the hero is approached with a request or command; he is Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 164-179 allowed to go or dispatched).answers/doesnotanswer the greeting (E 2 ).The 14 th function is Liquidation (K).In her letter to Elizabeth, Jane said poor Lydia was rumored to run away to Scotland with 'Mr Wickham, a man greedy for wealth and full of lies.'Thishappens because The initial misfortune or lack is liquidated.The 15 th function is Return.After telling Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner about Lydia, Elizabeth, with them, went to Longbourn (↓).The 16 th function is The unrecognized arrival (O).After visiting Pemberley, Elizabeth, along with Mr and Mrs Gardiner, arrived at Lambton (O).This happens when the hero comes back unrecognizable from another place/country.The 17 th function is Difficult Task (M).This happens when Jane Bennet is hurt by a letter from Caroline Bingley saying that Miss Darcy and his brother are getting closer (M).Regarding the findings of 20 functions in Pride and Prejudice, as mentioned above, those functions are distributed among dramatis personae (seven spheres of action).The result indicated four dramatis personae: Hero, Villain, Donor, and Helper.First, the sphere of the Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 164-179 The third function is Interdiction (γ).Emma, who loves Harriet, tries to set her up with Elton and makes her refuse Mr. Martin's proposal.Mr.Knightley heard the news.She was his best friend since childhood and the only person who could see the flaws in Emma and dared to rebuke Emma for her selfish mistakes.(γ).The fourth function is Branding (I).Emma is praised for being the smartest in her family.The fifth function is Trickery (η).Emma is seen that she is lost in the words of Mr. Elton, who praises Emma but also fully approves of Harriet's beauty.Mr.Elton also pours out words that can make Emma even more convinced by the principle that she holds that Harriet will be very suitable if she is betrothed to Mr. Elton instead of Mr. Martin.The sixth function is the 1 st Donor Function (D).Never wrong with what he saw, Mr.Knightley, Emma's close friend from childhood and a neighbor who always met her, also realized that Harriet's rejection of Mr. Martin's proposal was the fruit of Emma's incitement.Mr.Knightley is here as a guide, which falls into variation number seven (D 7 ).However, Emma's reaction to Mr. Knightley's input was very steady, and Emma was still confident in her stand.Even Emma stated that she would keep Harriet to herself, and this entered the Hero's Reaction (E) as the seventh function and falls into category number one with the symbol (E 1 ).The eighth function is Villainy (A).Mr. Elton forcibly holds Emma's hand and continuously her, leading to the expression of true feelings (A 18 ).The second villain is Mr. Elton's demands, forcing Emma to accept him because Elton believes that Emma understands his feelings, symbolized by (A 8 ).As a form of reaction to Elton's unpleasant treatment, Emma, as a victim, responded spontaneously, which can be categorized as a Complication (θ 3 ), where Emma stated openly that she only thought of Mr. Elton as an admirer of her friend, Harriet.