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B. Scope of the Study
In accordance with the theme of the study, the research will be based on
the main object of the study, Henry James’ The Bostonians. The research focuses
on the subject that seemed crucial in America, the problem of Bostonian feminist who had dreamed of self-freedom but find themselves in reality ground in the
very mill of the conventional and even conservative. To come to the aim of this research, the analysis will be focused on the
aspects of the causes why American women are sexually and systematically oppressed in their society, and how the struggle of feminists against the
unsympathetic treatment of the conservatives engenders Boston women’s rights movement in the 19
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century America.. How are the argument of those of contradictive forces in defending their beliefs and how their action to realize their
ideals will be analyzed also.
C. Problem Statements
Based on the background of the study, the researcher presents the problem as follows:
1. Why American women are excluded from the public domain and rights in the
nineteenth century patriarchal society of America?
2. How does the early feminists’ struggle in fighting against patriarchy engender
women’s rights movement in the nineteenth century America in Henry James’s The Bostonians?”
D. Objectives of the Study
The objectives of the research are: 1.
To reveal the causes of the exclusion of American women from American patriarchal institution
2. To figure out the early feminists’ struggle in women’s rights movement in
fighting against the nineteenth century American patriarchy in Henry James’s The Bostonians.
E. Benefits of the Study
This research is expected to give some benefits as follows: 1.
To give some contribution in understanding American women’s studies, particularly the struggle of the early feminist movement in rising the
conscience of women’s rights movement in America 2.
To give more description about feminism and antifeminism phenomena in American society in the nineteenth century
F. Research Methods
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