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Tutik Mayasari
98224138
Tutik Mayasari
98224138
ABSTRACT
The title of this thesis is “The English Social Condition As Reflected In Jane Austen Mansfield Park: A Sociological Study”. This study is a literary study of a novel entitled Mansfield Park written by Jane Austen, a famous English novelist of the 19th. The researcher discusses the English social conditions reflected in the novel by using mimetic approach: one of the Abram’s theory. This theory focuses on the opinion that literary works are the reflection of the society. The objectives of the study are to find out the influence of the author’s biography towards the novel and to know the English Social Condition As Reflected In Jane Austen Mansfield Park.
The method of the study is based on the library research in which the data are taken from books, magazines, newspapers and Internet. The data are classified into main and supporting data. The main data of the study are taken from the novel itself and the supporting data are taken from the sources which are related with and support the subject matter of the study. The subject of this study is the novel Mansfield Park written by Jane Austen. The object of this thesis is the English social conditions reflected in the novel. After the data are gathered they are analyzed by using the theory of sociology of literature by Rene Wellek and Austen Warren (1956), Laurenson and Swingewood via Endraswara (2003), and Bustami Subhan (2005).
Some of the important research findings are stated as follows. First, Fanny Price is the protagonist character in the novel Mansfield Park. Second, The theme of the novel is the life stile of the upper class. Third, there are three social conditions of English society in 19th century as reflected in the novel Mansfield Park they are religion condition (the church plays an important role in the society), education condition (the simple education is implied) and economic condition (the society have a good financial in their life). These social conditions are represented between the characters.
The method of the study is based on the library research in which the data are taken from books, magazines, newspapers and Internet. The data are classified into main and supporting data. The main data of the study are taken from the novel itself and the supporting data are taken from the sources which are related with and support the subject matter of the study. The subject of this study is the novel Mansfield Park written by Jane Austen. The object of this thesis is the English social conditions reflected in the novel. After the data are gathered they are analyzed by using the theory of sociology of literature by Rene Wellek and Austen Warren (1956), Laurenson and Swingewood via Endraswara (2003), and Bustami Subhan (2005).
Some of the important research findings are stated as follows. First, Fanny Price is the protagonist character in the novel Mansfield Park. Second, The theme of the novel is the life stile of the upper class. Third, there are three social conditions of English society in 19th century as reflected in the novel Mansfield Park they are religion condition (the church plays an important role in the society), education condition (the simple education is implied) and economic condition (the society have a good financial in their life). These social conditions are represented between the characters.
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