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CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
In this novel, Grisham attempts to present the sociological aspects that can be seen from the story. The characters which involved in his story make the
readers comprehend and recognize the social condition of American people in the 20
th
century. The story takes place in rural Arkansas that describes his childhood sphere. Thus, his inspiration is conveyed by seven-year-old boy, Luke Chandler,
who lives as the cotton farmer with his family. The life phenomena in Grisham’s “A Painted House” brings the readers
along to know the American people in rural area. These events occur in 1950s, where the people live as the poor farmers and split their cash crops to the owner of
land. They also get credit from the owner of gin and pay the bills after the time of crop. The presence of labors brings some changes in cultural and economical
aspects. And the painted house becomes a sign of social status and makes a distinction among the farmers.
The cultural life of that society is seemed from their occupation as the farmers, who work in the field almost every day. In the leisure time, the people
choose baseball as the favorite sport. This activity is also held at the gathering of church after worshiping on Sunday. Mostly the people believe in Baptist Christian
and they obey all doctrines of the church.
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well, but sometime they find some difficulties to reach the target of production. However, they keep struggle to produce it with economic systems that applied in
rural area. Crop-lien is the way to get credit from the owner of gin, and for the farmers who have not the land; they can work the people’s farm and split the cash
crop to the owner of land. The events above can be reflected in rural America of the twentieth
century. While the people in the Southern live with apprehensive condition as sharecropper farmers and must involve the economic systems that applied in rural
area. The using of labor’s energy occurs on that time, in which the employment is hard to be found. And the social status between Black and White people is the
sensitive issue in rural America. While the America has been involved by the Korean War, the people keep
entertained by baseball game in the World Series. In 1950’s, the American team performs the best play for the country. However, the people of rural America can
keep their culture through worshiping in the church, in which the people believe in Baptist Christian and always obey to the doctrines.
And for the economy, the people apply the crop-lien and sharecropping systems for the farmers. In the twentieth century, mostly the Black people take
these Agriculture systems to increase their income. They get credit from the owner of gin for the tools of farm and for sharecropper farmers must split their
cash crop to the owner of land as an agreement of effort in rural America.
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B. Suggestion
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