HOLOCAUST LITERATURE: STORIES OF REALIZATION USING READER RESPONSE APPROACH
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This study aimed to determine the realizations and perception of meaning of the fourteen BSED English students that already took up ELT 314 and ELT 322 after reading literature with holocaust topics because a lot people are not aware that the holocaust existed. This research employed qualitative and reader-response approach, which is suitable for this study since it sought to find out how the readers find meaning and what are their realizations after reading the literature with holocaust topics. The results of the study showed that through the holocaust literature, the students are aware of the cruel experiences of the Jews during the holocaust, and they are aware of the danger brought by discrimination and racism. There were four major themes revealed on the realizations of the students after reading literature with holocaust topics. Their realizations are the following: war is inevitable, greed is the common cause of war, the holocaust literature served as an eye opener to them, and the acceptance of diversity prevents war,
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