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1.
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Economic factor has become a global issue for a long time and probably it will be a never ending issue. Even today an economic issuestill exists and it will
exist as
a major
issue in
the world.
Economy isthe
mostimportantfactorinthisworldbecause it
has a
lot of
impacts. Througheconomicfactors,
the societycanclassifypeopleinto
threegroups,namelyupper, middle, andlower class. Because ofthese classifications, some problems willappearsuch asdiscriminationand deviation of character
development. Discrimination arises from differences in economic class. It emerges
because people, who feel they belong to the elite or upper class, do not want to get alongwith the lower class people. It can also be seen in the Los Angeles suburban
area. There is a society where the majority of Mexican-American descents and their economic status are classifiedas low class. The gathering of the lowclass
society will lead to criminal problem. Because of the economic problem, an act of criminality has been already taken for granted among the low class. This issue is
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causingviolent culture in the society. It can affect the psychological development of society.
As a constantly growing creature, human will always change. It depends on the place and time. These changes can occur due to environmental factors of
society where
helives. The
development isalsonotmerelyphysicalbutalsopsychological. The environmental factor of the
society influences themindsetandbehavior of people. The writer chooses the novel Famous All Over Townby Danny Santiago as
his final project because this literary work illustrate the daily life of the Mexican- American society in Los Angeles. However, it also raises the issue of economic
status that affects the psychological development of the people in Los Angeles suburban area.
The authorof thisnovelalsomakesthe readerdrowned inthe
naturalstorylinethroughthe daily life of the character ofChato. The writer is interested in finding out how the societies constructthe
psychology of the character Chato. The writer also tries to figure out what aspect that affects Chato. When still in Grade 2 of Junior High School, Chato is a
brilliant kid who isturned into a bad boy, beingclose to violence, cigarette, drugs, and alcohol. All the problems in this novel are the result of poverty, and the
poverty makes a harsh life. Based on the explanation above, the writerchoosesthe title “A Study of
Character Development: Social Impact in Danny Santiago’s Novel Entitled Famous All Over Town”.
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1.2 Research Problems
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