THE REVELATION OF AUTHORIAL IDEOLOGY THROUGH THE CLASS STRUCTURE AND CLASS CONFLICT REPRESENTED IN KEVIN KWAN’S CRAZY RICH ASIANS

NANTA ADHITYA, GALANT (2015) THE REVELATION OF AUTHORIAL IDEOLOGY THROUGH THE CLASS STRUCTURE AND CLASS CONFLICT REPRESENTED IN KEVIN KWAN’S CRAZY RICH ASIANS. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This research aims to investigate the authorial ideology revealed in Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians through the class structure and class conflict reflected in the novel. To achieve the answers of the research objectives, the researcher employed Terry Eagleton’s Marxist literary theory on Authorial Ideology (AuI). This research applied descriptive qualitative method using content analysis technique. The main source of this research is a novel entitled Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, published in 2013 by Allen & Unwin. The data were some expressions used to convey the class structure and class conflict reflected in the novel in order to reveal the authorial ideology. The researcher acted as the primary instrument, whilst the data sheets functioned as the secondary instrument. The data were analyzed through six steps: identifying and organizing the data, reading and re-reading the data, categorizing the data, sorting the data into category based on the analytical construct, interrelating the data with the theory to get the findings, and interpreting the meaning of the findings. The data trustworthiness was obtained by conducting triangulation with intra-rater method and peer debriefing technique. After a careful analysis, the researcher is able to answer the research objectives. The findings are related to the class structure and class conflict reflected in the novel. There are two class structures, consisted of (1) the Youngs and Chus, and (2) the Leongs and Teos, in which the Youngs and Leongs represented the bourgeoisie, whereas the Chus and Teos act as the proletariats. The class conflicts involving each of the class structures are intra-class conflicts from the side of the bourgeoisie. Both class conflicts are triggered by differences on ideological perspective. The outcome of these conflicts shows the socioeconomic improvement of the proletariat characters. It can be concluded that Kwan exalts the bourgeoisie, which indicates his Authorial Ideology (AuI) of capitalism.

Item Type:	Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Marxist literary theory, class structure, class conflict, authorial ideology, Crazy Rich Asians
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:	28 Dec 2015 08:29
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2019 05:49
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/28908

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