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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION

This study presents an analysis of the messages that are revealed through Eliot’s view on humanity, the major character of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pealrs Before Swine . There are two research questions used in this study to help the researcher to discover the messagea , namely “How is Eliot’s character characterized based on his views on humanity?” and “What messages are revealed through Eliot’s view on humanity?”. After analyzing the problem formulation, there are two conclusions to be drawn in this chapter. The first conclusion is the character and characterization of Eliot Rosewater and the second conclusion is the messagea that are revealed through Eliot’s view on humanity. Based on the previous chapter, Eliot Rosewater is portrayed as a sympathetic person since in the past event he had accidently killed three unarmed firemen. After that incident, Eliot seems to be feeling guilty by killing those unarmed firemen. By his own guilty feeling, he decides to love and care all the people of Rosewater. Eliot’s sympathetic also shows when he is attentive. Eliot’s attentive portrayed as a good listener that is shown by the way he listens tirelessly about the people’s problems. He takes more private and personal than the very public and impersonal act. Eliot thinks that with the way he takes on more private and personal act, he can understand about their everyday problems and at least give them a little hope by understanding their problems. Besides, Eliot is also an indiscriminate person. He always helps the people of Rosewater without 45 differentiating their background, who they are, or what they do. It shows the Eliot’s capacity to love and care all of the people of Rosewater. The second analysis is about the messages revealed through Eliot’s view on humanity. Based on the way Eliot views humanity throughout the story, there are several messages revealed. First, as human beings, we should help each other. Furthermore, when we help each other no matter who they are, we should not differentiate, even if they are some people who have cleared the forest, drain the swamps, or build the bridges, and so on. If they need help, we should help them merely because they are the same human just as us. The second message is human being should share to those who are in need. We were born with different conditions. Some were born with owning something more than enough, while others were born with less than enough. Therefore, if we have something more than enough, instead of being greedy, we ought to share a little for those who are in need or for the less fortune people. The third message that the researcher can get from Eliot’s characteristics that are characterized based on the way he views humanity is that money is not the only thing we need. It means that sometimes we also need to be loved, cared, and understanding. Eliot is described as a good listener with the way he takes his action of helping the less fortune people with more personal and private action. That makes Eliot understand about their problems. He thinks that by understanding their problems, at least it gives them a little hope to go on living without worrying about anything because life is hard enough. 46 BIBLIOGRAPHY Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms 7 th Edition . New York: Earl McPeek, 1999. Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester and New York: University Press, 2002. Beaty, Jerome and David Hunter. New Worlds of Literature. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1989. Bennett, Andrew and Nicholas Royle. Introduction to Literature, Criticism, and Theory 3 rd . Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited, 2004. Dean, Richard. The Value of Humanity in Kants Moral Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Debbarma, Dr. Mohan. Importance of Human Values in the Society. International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities. Vol. 2. No. 1. Agartala: Tripura University, 2014:p. 15. Epafras, Alstonia. Message Conveyed in The Blind Pig Related to Jacksons View on Crime World: A New Criticism Study. Undergraduate Thesis. Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University, 2008. Forster, E. M. Aspects of the Novel. Cambridge: Trinity College, 1927. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Or Pearls Before Swine. n.p. n.d. http:www.nytimes.com19650425booksvonnegut-rosewater.html. October 30, 2016 Green, Keith and Jill LeBihan. Critical Theory Practice: A Coursebook. London and New York: Taylor and Francis Group, 2001. Guerin, Wilfred L, Labor, Earle, Morgan, Lee Reesman, Jeanne C. and Willingham John R. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Henkle, B. Roger. Reading the Novel: An Introduction to the Techniques of Interpreting Fiction . New York: Harper and Row, 1977. Holman, C. Hugh and William Harmon. A Handbook to Literature. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 2009.