formulations. After formed the problem formulations, the researcher gathered the theories and the previous studies which are related to the play and to help
solve the problem formulations. After gathered enough evidence and theories, the researcher started to apply them into the play by using queer theory are
used after the researcher finished analyzing the main characters which are Ned Weeks, labeling theory, and the HIVAIDS historical development to answer
the problem formulations.
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this chapter, the researcher answers the problem formulations that have been stated in chapter I. The first part of the analysis deals with the society
implemented according to the play. The second part talks about the relationship between the rejection of the disease and the rejection of Homosexual as seen in the
play. The focus on this undergraduate thesis is the Gay men and the society how the majority of people react at that time of AIDS according to the play in the
United States of America in New York City. By the end of this undergraduate thesis, the researcher creates a correct timeline of gay politics and determine how
The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer‘s plays a monumental part in the rise of gay
politics.
A. The Depiction of the Gay Society
Homosexual relationship in The Normal Heart is the essence of the play itself and it is not just partially or secretly done by the characters in the play. Gay men
play a very important role to pursue the conflict and end it. A societal condition can be seen through the lenses of many branches, such as historical, governmental,
environmental, etc. In this analysis, The Normal Heart has somewhat similar depiction of the society. The depiction of society in The Normal Heart mostly
describe the condition in New York City, United States of America in the year 1980 up to 1989.
1. Strong Relationship between Gay Men
There are conditions of several gay men in New York State area as stated in the play in the first scene.
[DAVID comes out of EMMAs office. There are highly visible purple lesions on his face. He wears a long- sleeved shirt. He goes to
get his jacket, which hes left on one of the chairs.] DAVID. Whoevers next can go in.
CRAIG. Wish me luck. MICKEY. [hugging CRAIG] Good luck. [CRAIG hugs him, then NED, and
goes into EMMAs office.] DAVID. They keep getting bigger and bigger and they dont go away. [to
NED] I sold you a ceramic pig once at Maison France on Bleecker Street. My name is David.
NED. Yes, I remember. Somebody I was friends with then collects pigs and you had the biggest pig Id ever seen outside of a real
pig. DAVID. I‘m her twenty-eighth case and sixteen of them are dead. [He leaves.]
Kramer, 1985: 14-15
The first act of The Normal Heart is between David, Craig, Mickey and Ned. It takes
place at Emma‘s office. Emma is inside her office, examines patients
