• Putut Handoko

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• Hariyono

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• Cahyaningsih Pujimahanani

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The research deals with archetype that is found in two compared literary works, in forms of novels whose titles are Xi You 1 : the story of a jouerny to the west and Hanoman. The two novellas coming from two different nations, Chinese and Indian, are studied in comparative literature approach using the American School. Qualitative and comparative literature methods are applied in this research. Based on the analysis, it is found that the two novels have archetype on the forms of the origin of the two main characters, Sun Wu Kong and Hanoman who have miraculous birth, the struggle learning knowledge, the weapons, and service for the patrons. In the term of the American school, this research finds that the two different stories are highly influenced from the milieu and spirit of the time when the works are created.

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