Abdullah, Abdullah (2005) Materialism in John Steinbeck's novel The Pearl. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim.
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ABSTRACT
Literature is the result of human creation through emotional and imaginative language, and it usually describes the condition of life. The study of literature can be divided into four kinds: novel, prose, poetry, and drama. In studying literature, every single person has a different comprehension, interpretation, and impression after reading a literary work. The reason for choosing this topic is from reading the novel which not only tells about the condition of the characters' lives in the story but also the social phenomena in society which has been dominated by a materialistic system, and it needs to be analyzed deeply.
A novel entitled *The Pearl* by John Steinbeck tells about a materialism system which dominates the characters' lives and their surroundings and influences some sides of life in the story indirectly. So, "Materialism in John Steinbeck's Novel *The Pearl*" is chosen to be the writer's thesis title to show and analyze why materialism influences Kino's family life and his surroundings and what the effects of materialism are on social life in the context of the story.
Descriptive qualitative research is applied by explaining the research methodology and exploring the concept of materialism in detail, in order that the materialism approach used in this research is suitable. The finding discussion is presented to show the result of the analysis, which found that Steinbeck tries to criticize the materialistic condition in society as a warning that materialism has given negative effects in social life. Materialism has influenced Kino's family life, his surroundings, and some aspects of his social life such as the economic system, religion, and education by making *The Pearl* the title of his novel. Finally, the domination of materialism is seen clearly through the existing class struggle which is done by Kino to maintain his family life in a materialistic society. After presenting the findings and discussion, some conclusions are presented briefly as a suggestion so that future researchers will conduct similar studies with more complete data and discussion.
Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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Supervisor: | Andarwati, Andarwati |
Keywords: | materialism; John Steinbeck; the pearl |
Subjects: | 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies > 200302 English Language 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200508 Other Literatures in English |
Departement: | Fakultas Humaniora > Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
Depositing User: | Nizam Zulfanuddin Bahar |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2024 11:26 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2024 11:26 |
URI: | http://etheses.uin-malang.ac.id/id/eprint/67888 |
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