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Fakultas Sastra Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara
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SOCIAL CLASS IN KEVIN KWAN’S CRAZY RICH ASIAN Aisah Aura; Susi Ekalestari
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 5, No 1: May 2023
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v5i1.6429

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This research is aimed to analyze the protagonist’s social class in Kevin Kwan’s "Crazy Rich Asian." People are classified into different categories or levels in a similar position in the social hierarchy based on factors such as wealth, education, occupation, family background, and income. The protagonist’s social class is middle class, from which she, Rachel, gets the negative impact of her boyfriend’s family and friends, who come from the upper class. This research is completed using a descriptive qualitative method, in which the analysis and the findings are presented descriptively. The main data for this research are taken from the novel "Crazy Rich Asians." The findings of this research show that the social class of the protagonist is middle class, which is characterized by the way she dresses, her family background, and her amazement at the views of places that the upper class are used to visiting. Furthermore, the protagonist suffers because she is from the middle class. She gets mockery or ridicule from her friends, and she is rejected to be married by Nick, who comes from the upper class.
STRUGGLE IN TERE LIYE’S NOVEL ABOUT YOU Evi Oktaviani; Susi Ekalestari
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 5, No 2: November 2023
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v5i2.7879

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This study aims to reveal the protagonist’s struggle and describe how the protagonist struggles to survive in Tere Liye's novel About You. Maizler's theory was applied as the main theory and Ahmadi’s theory as the sub-theory. Therefore, the analysis of this study concerns the kinds of struggle: positive struggle, negative struggle, inevitable struggle, and chosen struggle. It also discusses the factors of struggle. They are will, sympathy, encouragement, and desire. The novel About You talks about the story of a woman named Sri Ningsih who faces many struggles in her life. This research adopts a qualitative design in which the data, the analysis, and the findings are presented in the form of a description. The result shows that three kinds of struggle are experienced by the protagonist. She carries out positive struggle, inevitable struggle, and chosen struggle. Furthermore, four factors of struggle are experienced by the protagonist. The factors are will, sympathy, encouragement, and desire.
Co-Authors Aisah Aura Evi Oktaviani