AN ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN SOCIAL CONDITION IN THE MIDDLE OF 20 TH CENTURY VIEWED IN HARPER LEE S NOVEL TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD A THESIS BY : DIX WENDY SARAGIH REG. NO 060705047 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2010
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Saragih, and Radovan Saragih, who have given him great love, affection, care, supporting, prayer, and financial in all my his life and during his study until finishing this thesis. He always keeps pray for them so that God may bless and give health for them. The writer aware that he cannot do anything without them. Then the writer would like with the grateful thank to his roommates Rudy Nando Siadari, Benri Barus, and Eko Julius Sitorus and all Forty-eighters of Harmonika street whose names he cannot list one by one as his best friends for giving him support and attention in whatever condition when did this thesis. Thank you all.. At last but not least he would like to say thank to her best friend in his collage, Hendra Simbolon, Rances Tampubolon, Joni Simatupang, Elpan Simanjorang, and Giat Sijabat who always give him help, support, and spirit. He doesn t forget also to say thanks to all his friends in IMSI for everything especially support and pray he got. Medan, 15 Agustus 2010 The writer, Dix Wendy Saragih Reg.No : 060705047
ABSTRACT Skripsi ini berjudul The Analysis of American Social Condition in the Middle of Twentieth Century Viewed in Harper Lee s Novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Yaitu suatu analisis mengenai kondisi sosial masyarakat di Amerika Serikat pada pertengahan abad 20 yang terlihat dalam novel To Kill A Mockingbird karya dari Harper Lee. Dalam analisis ini, penulis menggunakan pendekatan historis mengenai sejarah Amerika pada pertengahan abad keduapuluh. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif dimana data dalam skripsi ini berupa paparan bahasa yang mengandung konsep yang menunjukkan kondisi sosial Amerika di dalam novel ini. Sumber data dalam analisis ini adalah novel To Kill A Mockingbird, dengan tehnik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara membaca dan menonton novel tersebut secara berulang kali. Dari analisis yang dilakukan, penulis dapat menyimpulkan bahwa stratifikasi sosial di dalam kondisi sosial Amerika pada pertengahan abad keduapuluh menyebabkan gap- gap ditengah masyarakat. Selain itu kehidupsn sosial yang berbeda antara kaum kulit putih dan kulit hitam sangat mengacu pada sejarah keduanya, dan ini menyebabkan konflik yang bersumber dari ketidak adilan ras yang terjadi pada masa itu. Dalam analisis ini, Novel To Kill A Mockingbird benar- benar menjelaskan kondisi sosial Amerika pada pertengahan abad keduapuluh.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Analysis 1.2 Statement of Problem 1.3 Objective of Analysis 1.4 Significance of Analysis 1.5 Theoritical Review 1.6 Review of Related Literature CHAPTER II METHOD OF STUDY 2.1 The Source of Data 2.2. Data Collecting 2.3. Data Analyzing CHAPTER III CONDITION OF AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE OF 20 TH CENTURY
3.1 History of Black People s Coming to America and Slavery Era 3.2 Racial Segregation 3.3 Civil Right Movement CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN SOCIAL CONDITION IN THE MIDDLE OF 20 TH CENTURY VIEWED IN HARPER LEE S NOVEL TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 4.1 Social Class Stratification 4.2 Social Life Differences Between Black and White People 4.3 Racial Injustice CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion 5.2 Suggestion BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES Apendix 1 : Biography of the Author of the Novel. Apendix 2 : Summary of the Novel.