Raharjo, Dwi Agung Setiya (2014) DISCONTENT IN MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY AS REFLECTED IN THE ZOO STORY: A SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE ANALYSIS. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The objectives of this paper are to (1) identify the condition of the 1950s modern American society, and (2) reveal the influences of the condition to the discontent of the characters. This research is a qualitative study. The subject of this research is Albee's The Zoo Story. The primary data of this research are written words, describing people and actions in social life taken from the play. The secondary data are books, articles, and journals related to Albee's biography and the 1950s American society. Data analysis used was reading and note taking. The data analysis was conducted by identifying, categorizing the data, making the interrelation between the data and the approach, and making an interpretation of the finding based on the researcher’s comprehension about the theory. The triangulation method was applied to gain the trustworthiness of the data by consulting his findings with his consultant and colleagues. The findings show two points. First, the 1950s modern American society’s condition reflects in the play. Peter’s economic condition represents the middle class society, while Jerry’s represents low class society. Peter’s social condition is an upstanding citizen but, Peter has weaknesses. He is impotent in sexual life, family life and having unsatisfying job. Jerry is a transient man. He cannot settle in one place for a long time which makes Jerry unable to form a relationship. The cultural condition reflects by the mass media’s influence as the source of information for both characters. Second, the condition influences to the discontent of the characters. Peter’s discontents are the fact that he is impotent, he loses the control of the family and he has unsatisfying job. Peter’s discontent makes him enjoying solitude, self-centered man, stereotypes other people, and powerless. Jerry’s discontent because is a transient man. Jerry’s discontent makes him lonely, cannot have a relationship and not having a meaning.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | the 1950s modern American society’s condition, influence of the condition to the characters, discontent, The Zoo Story |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2015 07:17 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19337 |
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