Horizon of Expectation toward Chopin's The Story of an Hour = Horizon of Expectation toward Chopin's The Story of an Hour

The aims of this research are (1) To describe the readers’ horizon of expectation includes aesthetic and unaesthetic sense to the short story The Story of an Hour, and (2) To describe the influence of readers’ horizon of expectation toward their response of the short story The Story of an Hour. In this research, the researcher employs the reception analysis theory to investigate how readers respond to The Story of an Hour, using Jauss’s concept of Horizon of Expectation as a framework to understand readers’ expectations that shape their interpretation and responses. A quantitative descriptive method was employed to systematically analyze readers' responses. Through this research, the researcher highlights a predominant positive response toward The Story of an Hour, with the highest percentage of positive responses in aesthetic sense, particularly found in elements such as plot and characters. Meanwhile, there is also a notable response towards its unaesthetic sense, specifically in perception of values; personal will and societal expectations. The results also demonstrate a strong correlation between readers' horizon of expectation and their response to the short story The Story of an Hour. This correlation underscores the dynamic interaction between readers' expectations and the text itself, enriching our understanding of how literary works are received and interpreted.

Keyword : Horizon of Expectation, The Story of an Hour, Reader Response