Kurniasari, Diah (2016) REPRESSIVE IDEOLOGIES OF THE RULING CLASS AND SINCLAIR’S IDEOLOGY IN THE FLIVVER KING: A STORY OF FORD AMERICA. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research aims to identify and analyze repressive ideologies unconsciously approved by the society reflected in Upton Sinclair’s The Flivver King: A Story of Ford America and to reveal Sinclair’s ideology in the novel. To answer the objectives of the research, the researcher used the theory of ideology by Karl Marx which is discussed in Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide Book by Lois Tyson. This research employed a descriptive-qualitative method using content analysis technique. The main source of the research was a novel entitled The Flivver King: A Story of Ford America by Upton Sinclair which was published in 1999 by Charles H. Kerr. The data were some words, phrases, clauses, sentences and expressions related to the research topic. The data were analyzed through six steps: identifying, reading and re-reading, categorizing, sorting the data, analyzing and evaluating the data, and making an interpretation of the findings. The trustworthiness of the data was achieved through reading and re-reading the data, providing rich and thick description and conducting triangulation via investigators. The findings of the research show that there are three repressive ideologies that are internalized in the minds of society; American Dream, commodification and consumerism, which lead to unfavorable social and economical conditions. From the analysis, it can be concluded that Sinclair’s ideology is on the side of the proletariat. By displaying the negative roles of the repressive socioeconomic ideologies, positive images of the proletariat,and anti-capitalist behaviors. Sinclair wants the readers to blame the system and reject capitalism.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Keywords: Ideology, The Flivver King, Sinclair, Repressive Ideology |
| 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: | 27 Dec 2016 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2019 12:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/45161 |
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