1. Home
  2. JSSH (Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Humaniora) Vol. 7 No. 1 Maret 2023
  3. Pratiwi

Food is the Asian Way of Showing Love: a Semiotic Analysis

Rizkhi Dinda Pratiwi, Umi Marfathonah

Abstract


This study aims to figure out the signs behind the "Let's Eat" animation film regarding food to show love in the Asian community and the symbol of love in the "Let's Eat" animation film. This qualitative study uses Roland Barthes' semiotic theory to analyze the data. The results show that the sentiment of food as a symbol of love in Asian culture is deeply rooted in the historical famine. Food as a symbol transforms from a means to survive to a casual way of showing love. This ideology of love is well-represented in the film, which concludes with five main points of implied meaning.

Keywords


Food; Love; Asian Culture; Famine; Semiotic

References


Szilvia. (2022). The 5 Love Languages in Different Cultures. How to Date A Foreigner accessed from https://howtodateaforeigner.com/5-love-languages/

Jacob, Alicia. 2022. Devouring Bodies: An Exploration of Love Through Food Representation in The Lunchbox. Singularities Vol.9 Issue 1. 51-57 https://www.singularitiesjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Singularities-Vol-9-Issue-1.pdf#page=51

Wang, Clara. (2020). For My Asian Mom, Feeding Me “Everything” Was An Act Of Love. Refinery29. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/12/10184437/asians-eat-everything-history-meaning

Rahayu, Muthia. (2020). Mythology of Career Woman in Hijab Film (Study of Roland Barthes Semiotic Analysis). American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR)Vol 4 No 7 pp. 80-86

Matsuoka, Sayaka. (2022). “Have You Eaten Yet?”: Food Is the Ultimate Asian Love Language. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/have-you-eaten-yet-food-is-the-ultimate-asian-love-language-5270875

Huang, Cecilia., Sia, Jacqueline. (2022). Love Through Food: Part 1 – Cultivating Culture & Identity Through Cooking. Cold Tea Collective. https://coldteacollective.com/love-through-food-part-1/

Bhandari, Pritha. (2020) What Is Qualitative Research? | Methods & Examples. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/qualitative-research/


Full Text: PDF

DOI: 10.30595/jssh.v7i1.16933

Copyright (c) 2023 JSSH (Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Humaniora)

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

ISSN: 2549-9505