the novel are almost the same. Authors describe the society based on the real society. The society in the novel is just a reflection of any concrete and not
depend on the society in the real world. The author can express society in the novel as a house, city, country, institution, object, or a group of relationship
trough characters, patterned interactions, and their common expectations of one another 1984: 5-6.
Literature also has limitation as Wallek and Warren states: There is great literature which has little or no social relevant; social
literature is only one kind of literature and is not central in the theory of literature unless one holds the view that literature is primarily and
„imitation‟ of life as it is and of social life in particular. It needs to be remembered that literature is no substitute for sociology or politics. It has
its own justification and aim. 1956: 109
Literature has limitation in accommodating the facts, since literature is just the imitation of life. It is not always have social relevant.
4. Review on the 19
th
Century British Society
Reviews on historical background are important to strengthen the topic that will be discussed. The topic is Eloisa J
ames‟ views towards British social condition in the 19
th
century as reflected in A Kiss At Midnight. In the 19
th
century, every Englishman loves their country and have great nationalism. J.S Bentwich, A.S. Mendilow, and J. Catford, said that most people
in Britain love their country because it is strong in Eng lishmen‟s heart. Every
Englishman were dream to afford a country house 1949: 1-3.
Britain also changed in agriculture and industry that increased the wealth of the country. Industrial revolution brought new technology in agriculture and
industry. Kemp states that “Britain was the pioneer industrial country, the classic theatre for the transformation of a traditional agrarian economy into an urban
society based on machine technology” 1969: 1 Industrial Revolution that increased the wealth of the country changed the social condition at that time.
Industrial Revolution brought new factions in society, such as the bourgeois. At that time, England was a commercial country. It remained intensely
aristocratic and gain a differences in social status. The richest landowners were welthier than ever and lived in great state in the country houses and they were the
most powerfull class in the country. On the other hand, the labors and the workers were paid badly and lived in the miserable condition Dartford, 1949: 5
According to the The New Encyclopedia Britannica Vol. XVI, social classes in Britain were devided into three. Here are the explanations.
a. The Upper class
The upper class people or the aristocrats are the richest and highest class that had much influence upon economic, political military and intellectual
policies. They worked in the government, navy, army and church. People from this class had the best houses, food, clothes, education, and
entertainment. They enjoyed music and theater in the luxurious hall. Their child went to high quality schools that built specially for the richest class.
1983: 949.
