48 Sure, there are similarities between the drama and the socio-traditional
background behind the drama. Consciously or not, Linwood Boomer had tried to deliver the message and describe the American nuclear family traditional values in a
brief way through this drama.
B. Suggestions
To analyze a drama or a literary work, researcher has to use the right approach or theory in analyzing the drama and literary work itself. “Malcolm in the Middle” is an
interesting subject to be studied and analyzed. This study has proved that the drama “Malcolm in the Middle” by Linwood Boomer has represented the American nuclear
family traditional values. However, the writer would like to suggest to the readers and students who are
interested in studying this field to study and explore more about the socio-traditional background related to the drama to understand it. Through this study, the writer also
wants everybody to know that every drama indeed has messages. Finally, the writer hopes that this study will be able to enrich the literary studies in the English Letters
Department, Letters and Humanities Faculty, State Islamic University “Syarif Hidayatullah” Jakarta.
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