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to note as it can be a case of a hypocritical Orwellian strategist denouncing Orwellian strategies. The writer is interested to analyze the dictatorial leader as clearly
displayed in this novel.
1.2. Problem of the Study
Through this novel, the writer has some problems which need to be analyzed, they are:
1. How is the dictatorship figure portrayed in George Orwell’s novel “Nineteen
Eighty – Four”?
2. What is the impact of dictatorship as portrayed in the novel?
1.3. Objective of the Study
The objectives of this analysis are as follows: 1.
To find and analyse how the dictatorship figure is portrayed in George Orwell’s novel “Nineteen Eighty – Four”.
2. To describe the impact of dictatorship as portrayed in novel.
1.4. Scope of the Study
The scope of study refers to parameters under which the study will be operating. The problem that seeks to resolve will fit certain parameters. In this thesis, the writer will
only focus on dictatorial figure as reflected in George Orwell’s novel nineteen eighty
– four, especially as portrayed in the characters.
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1.5. Significance of the Study
The significance of this thesis is definitely related to literature and politic. It is commonly known that literature and politic are two different things. Even though,
these two things are different; they actually support each other. Although literature is basically fictive or imaginative, it is undeniable that literary works have many
messages in it. Literature is not just a sole world and separated from the various interests that play in it. If politic is a medium to achieve the postponement of interest,
literature is used as a tool to purify the postponement. Politic can be rough and cruel, but literature gives a room of peace and true
equality. The medium of literature is indeed a written text which later read by society, but the text must give the responsibilities of change, especially to those who
write the text. Thus, the authors do not simply ignore what has been written and then read by communityIt is also expected that through this research, the readers will get
some information about dictatorial leader and can be good leader in the future.
CHAPTER II
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Literature
Roberts and Jacobs in Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing 1993: 1 states that literature refers to compositions that tell stories, dramatize situations,
express emotions, analyze and advocate ideas. In the other words, in a literary work contains many human’s experience which made in the beautiful arrangement of
words. Base on that, literature is not only entertaining people but also leads human to learn some new ideas, situation, or emotional expression as their knowledge and
unconsciously reflected in daily life. As general fact, literary works contain various aspects in human life such as culture,
social and moral lesson that readers may get and being knowledge from them. In the other words, it may say that literature can make human be more human because it is
not rarely that after read a literary work, people could change their point of view upon something.
Wellek and Warren in Theory of Literature 1997:1 stated, literature can be treated as a document in the history of ideas and philosophy for literary history parallels and
reflects intellectual history. So it is clear that if someone wants to know further about the history or the real condition in certain era, it is better to look at the literary works
in the period itself because a literary work is a directly reflection of social structure, class struggle and others.
Literature is a place for expressing our thoughts, and shed in a letter. Literature also has an attractive language style, so the reader does not feel bored to keep reading.
Human usually become the object of a literary work, because of many things that can be discussed in human life.
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2.2 Literature and Sociology
