The Transformations from the Novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer to the Fan Fiction Master of the Universe by E.L. James

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the transformation from the popular novel Twilight (TL) by Stephenie Meyer to the fan fiction Master of the Universe (MotU) by E.L. James. The analysis is supported by the four elements of transformation: addition, deletion, substitution, and transposition. The method used is a qualitative one in a contextual analysis that focuses on the transformation process by analyzing the plot and conflict, the character, and the setting. The results show that the four elements are applied in the transformation process. The element of addition serves to alter the focus from romantic love between a handsome vampire with an innocent girl in TL to an erotic love full of BDSM sexual practice in MotU. The element of deletion supports the new focus by removing all scenes concerning the vampires. The element of substitution serves to retain the similarities while avoiding plagiarism through replacing certain parts in TL with basically similar things but not the same ones in MotU. The element of substitution swaps particular parts with seemingly different things but the connections with the original one is carefully kept. The transposition that dominates the transformation process indicates the creative innovation of the epigone writer to create an epigone work that is as interesting as the original work in the similar plot frame. Keywords—transformation, addition, deletion, substitution, transposition, fan fiction