LILICS
Vol 1 No 1 (2022): Journal of Literature, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies (LILICS)

Racial Discrimination Experienced by the Main Character in Malcolm Hansen's They Come in All Colors

Yahya, Achmad Choironi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2022

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the issue of discrimination as reflected in the novel They Come in All Colors. Discrimination against colored people arises because white people as the dominant group thought that their racial group was much better than the colored people in many aspects of social life. Thus, this study was a literary criticism that focused on the discrimination against colored people described in the novel. This study used a sociological approach to analyze Newman's five forms of discrimination as well as describe the types of discrimination responses from Joe R. Feagin and Melvin P. The data were taken from words, phrases, and sentences in the novel They Come in All Colors by Malcolm Hansen. The researcher collected the data by identifying and classifying relevant quotes in They Come in All Colors. Then, the researcher analyzed the data by explaining the data related to the theory. This study revealed that there were four forms of discrimination described in the novel, namely verbal expression, avoidance, exclusion, and physical abuse. On the other hand, there were types of responses to discrimination that were used to fight discrimination, which covered withdrawal, resign acceptance, verbal confrontation, and physical confrontation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LILICS

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal covers research or conceptual framework on literature, which includes literary history, literary theory, literary criticism, and many others. It also consists of linguistic issues in myriad branches, such as sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, ...