PRESUPPOSITION AND OTHERING IN A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL RED RISING

The researcher has analyzed the concept of Colonialism Discourse in a dystopian novel titled Red Rising using qualitative method to gather data. Othering is used explain colonialism discourse novel. Focault (1990) theory describe how othering happened novel’s background story. Beside othering, presupposition also For presupposition, Yule (1996) which six types presupposition. purpose this research part could new genre modern era. By understand novel, focused on meaning utterances and those presupposed can give pragmatics function Othering. found that help determine expression based context most existential because it contains adjective pronouns emphasize characters’ thoughts or feeling readers. Other are existed story being viewed as way characters showed their identity an individual society. As some elements discourse, often uses humiliation mock underestimate other colors depicts literature about oppressing leader one social hierarchy. totalitarian created label identify each with own position authority gain easy access control everything system. In word, its role colonized society by showing system hierarchy works