Background of the Study

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Literature is a kind of art. Literature is also composition that tells us stories, dramatize, situations, express emotions and analyze advocate ideas. WellekWarren 1971:3 say, “Literature is the mirror of human life that portrays human feeling, thought, imagination and perception which can be viewed based on personal judgments.” It constitutes imaginative act from the human’s imagination and interpreting experiences.Literature can be divided into three genres, such as prose fictions, poetry and drama. Rees 1973:106 say, “A fictions prose narrative of considerable length in which characters and actions representative of real life are portrayed in a plot of more or less complexity”.These are all the works of imagination of the capacity for invention of the writer. In the sense of literary, prose also called fiction, narrative text or narrative discourse. Prose itself can be divided into novel, short stories, romance etc. In this era so many problems that happen in social life. Social problems are the general factors that affect and damage society. A social problem is normally a term used to describe problems with a particular area or group of people in the world. Social problems often involve problems that affect real life. This novel describes for the real-world crime. This novel is based on actual an event which describes how a gang of fame-obsessed teens ripped off Hollywood and shocked the world by their act crime. It was about a teenage 2 burglary ring that had targeted the homes of young Hollywood between 2008- 2009 years. The burglars, most of them recent high school graduates, had made- off with nearly 3 million in clothing, jewelry, luggage, and art from a collection of “stars”. The main clue in this novel is Rachel Lee. Rachel was obsessed with fashion and then Rachel ask Nick Purgo, Alexis Neiers, Diana Tamayo, and Courtney Ames to do this crime by breaking into celebrity mansions and could steal millions of dollars’ worth of valuables. The “Bling Ring” the name given to the burglary ring by Los Angeles Times. 1.2The Problem of the Study 1 Why does The Bling Ring feel frustration 2 What do they do deal with their frustraion

1.3 The Scope of the Study