Ilmu Budaya: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Budaya
Vol 9, No 1 (2025): Januari 2025

Representation of Social Class in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Novel

Amiin, Ihsanul (Unknown)
Zamruddin, Mardliya Pratiwi (Unknown)
Sudirman, Eka Pratiwi (Unknown)



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Publish Date
31 Jan 2025

Abstract

This research is concerned with the representation of bourgeoisie and proletariat social class in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton novel. This research aimed to describe the Socs and the Greasers. This research used a characterization; direct and indirect to find representation of bourgeoisie and proletariat social class characteristic. This research used a qualitative research design with a descriptive method. The data in this research were quotations, narrations, words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs that are related to buorgeoisie and proletariat social class characteristic and obtained by reading the novel. In the analysis, the researcher used Marxist theory. The result showed that the Socs represent the bourgeoisie and the Greasers represent the proletariat. The Socs has five bourgeoisie social class characteristic; ownership of capital, control of the means of production, wealth, education, and culture. While the Greasers has five proletariat social class characteristic; working class, low income, exploited, lack of education, and sense of solidarity. The researcher found that the Socs as bourgeoisie and the greasers as proletariat.

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JBSSB

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Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Jurnal Ilmu Budaya (Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Budaya) merupakan jurnal yang dikelola oleh Fakultas Ilmu Budaya sebagai media publikasi ilmiah hasil penelitian dalam bidang bahasa, sastra, seni, dan budaya, termasuk pengajarannya. Terbit sebanyak empat kali setahun, yaitu pada bulan Januari, ...