about the standard rule created by society which must be followed by the society itself. If someone disobeys the standard rule, he will be categorized having bad moral,
on the other hand if someone follows the rule, he will be categorized having good moral. This thesis helps how to analyze the data from a different novel, The
Awakening. As Edna’s disobedience becomes mother woman and she struggles
against the society, so she is categorized as an immoral character in the novel. Her immorality in The Awakening is a form of critique towards Victorian morality.
2.2 The Approach to Use
Moral has contribution towards the world of literature. The moral approach in literary works is to raise dignity and values of human being. The term moral used in
this study is explained by Wilbur S. Scott in Five Approaches of Literary Criticism. He states that:
“Man is a being who may be distinguished from the animal by his reason and his possession of ethical standards. He stands as a free
being, prone to animalistic urges or egocentric yawps; but is responsible to place these tendencies, insofar as he wishes to cultivate
his peculiarly human nature, under the control of reason. Freedom is
thus not only liberation from circumstances, but subjection to “inner law”. So the watchwords of Humanism are order, restraint, discipline “
Scott, 1962:23-24.
AS Hornby states in Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English that ethic is a system of moral principles or rule of behavior 1995:393. The
term moral is defined as concerned with principles of right or wrong behavior 1995:755. From the statements above, it is clear that ethics is theory of moral values
that will assess the action while moral is the practical on the actions of doing good or bad behavior. This approach discusses moral values prevailed in society.
It can be concluded that, moral approach is used to analyze and find moral values that appear through the characters
’ behavior. The characters’ behavior depends
on how the writer constructs the characteristic of each character inspired by the social condition. Thus, through the characterization, the writer shows that literary works
bring a certain social condition and social life. The writer brings his ideology and critique through his literary work, for instance novels, poems, short stories etc.
Therefore, the research is narrowed on studying a critique toward Victorian morality conducted by the main character in the novel, The Awakening. It will show the moral
value of the main character in Victorian era at that time. It is as a protest towards a set of principles in Victorian Era that tied people especially foe women. This research will
be discussed why such character acts in such way. By using this approach, the analysis concerns to analyze rebellion against Victorian morality implied by Edna as the main
character.
2.3 The Overview of Moral
