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around and will imitate the way they behave. Childhood is a crucial phase because it gives important contribution in shaping the personality of a child. Therefore,
early years are critical because a child’s attitude, habits and behavior patterns are in the process of being formed Light, 1989: 124.
Seeing the fact above, the writer would like to focus this study on the influences of family on Sula Peace’s personality. Sula is chosen as the subject
matter of the analysis because of three reasons. Firstly, the novel is very interesting, especially for the writer. The writer is interested in exploring more
about the central character. It is known that one’s personality depends on what he learns in his childhood. Here, the writer will learn more about how the family
influences one’s personality. Secondly, it is interesting and tempting to learn about the life and the struggle of life in Toni Morrison’s Sula . In that novel, we
can learn about life through one of the major character’s personality and the messages implied in the novel. Thirdly, by reading and analyzing this novel, the
readers can learn and understand how to view the world and how to understand other people and their personality.
B. PROBLEM LIMITATION
There are many factors which influence one’s personality. One of the factors is family. It is the most dominant factor among all. Family is a group of
people who are tied in blood relationship. In this study, the writer emphasizes on the influences from Sula’s mother, Hannah Peace, and also her grandmother, Eva
Peace. There will be no other members of family to be discussed
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C . PROBLEM FORMULATION
Having presented the background of the study, in the following are presented the problems which are going to be analyzed in this study. They are:
1. How are Hannah Peace and Eva Peace described?
2. How do Hannah and Eva Peace influence Sula Peace’s personality?
D. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
In this writing, the writer would like to analyze the influences of family on Sula Peace’s personality. The objectives are:
1. To describe the characters of Hannah Peace and Eva Peace.
2. To reveal the influences of family on Sula Peace’s personality.
E. BENEFITS OF THE STUDY
This writing hopefully can give benefits to the writer and also the readers. The writer finds the value of life in this novel. Firstly, this study is meant to
introduce the readers to Toni Morrison’s novel, since this novel is worth reading because it may inspire us to understand the message which is implied in this novel
that life is a choice. We have to choose the best way in our life and be responsible for our own choice. Secondly, the explanation in this research hopefully can
inspire anyone who is interested in studying Toni Morrison’s novels. Thirdly, especially for PBI students who are teacher candidates, by knowing the findings
of this analysis they will obtain more knowledge about the influe nces of family on one’s life which will be useful for them in the future. Finally, hopefully this study
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can be a benefit for Sanata Dharma University, especially English Education Study Program, by providing their students a material for reading and speaking
classes.
F. DEFINITION OF TERMS
