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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
After analyzing the data, the writer has conclusion and suggestion that related to the result of the previous chapters. In this chapter, the writer presents the
conclusion of the whole analysis. This chapter contains the conclusion based on the result of the analysis and the relevant suggestion for the further researcher related to
this study.
5.1 CONCLUSIONS
Based on the analysis, I came upon the following conclusion for objective of my study.
1. There are two negative impacts of industrial revolution on England society as
reflected in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens including urbanization and poverty. Industrialized city is like a pillar of light that attracted villagers
move to city. There are many villagers that move to industrialized city like London so that increase the number of population. The city cannot provide
enough housing and villagers that worked as labourer is paid by lower wages. This became the root of many social problems during industrial revolution.
That kind of phenomena has led to poverty. Because of poverty, many paupers are starved to death and the living condition has made them suffer
many kinds of illness which led to death. Urbanization and poverty has become the root of negative impact of industrial revolution on children.
2. The effect of those negative impacts of industrial revolution on children is
children exploitation. It was caused by poverty that made the parents utilize
61 their children to earn some money so that they can help their family financial.
There are four kinds of children exploitation in the novel Oliver Twist including baby farming, children apprentice, children as labourer, and
children recruitment as criminals. In baby farming, many babies are exploited by baby farmer. They want received the money but they did not take care of
those babies very well. In children apprentice, those children are utilized by the master that brought them home. They are force to become apprentice. In
children labourer, many factories prefer to use children because they can be paid by lower wages. In children recruitment as criminals, those children are
utilized by the boss of thieves to steal without think about their safety.
5.2 SUGGESTIONS
Furthermore, in this good chance, the writer would like to suggest for those who are interested in Victorian literature especially novel. Charles Dickens is one of
the most popular Victorian writers with some phenomenal works which tried to show his protest about the social condition during industrial revolution.
Oliver Twist is one of his famous novels that exposed the cruelty of children’s life in industrialized city. The other research maybe using this novel especially by the
students of English Literature in order to widen to knowledge about the impact of industrial revolution because not only children that suffered the impact. Actually,
there are still many problems that can be analyzed in this novel like the psychology of certain characters, woman rights, and many others.
By reading the novel Oliver Twist, we can find that Indonesia is in the process of industrial revolution in which there are many factories and industries are
developing and the growth of city is become more developed. Just like England,
62 Indonesia is having the process to change from agriculture city into modern city. The
industrial revolution happens quite massively in Jakarta, one of cities in Indonesia. There are many villagers that considered Jakarta as the best city to seek their fortune
so that there are many villagers that moved to Jakarta. Unfortunately, most of those villagers cannot work in city due to lack of skills. Besides, there are no places for
those villagers so that it creates many slum area and increase the rate of poverty in Jakarta. This kind of thing has triggered children exploitation which was done by
many parents in slum area. Those things above have increased the rate of children exploitation along with the increase of population in Jakarta. Poverty and children
exploitation are social problem that hard to be overcome not only in Indonesia but also any other countries.
Finally, the writer hopes that this thesis will be useful and be a precious knowledge for all, especially for the students of English Department, University of
Sumatera Utara.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Brief Description about Novel
