The Problems of the Study The Objectives of the Study The Scope of the Study The Significances of the Study

1.2 The Problems of the Study

Maya Angelou’s selected poems deal with feminism. In doing the process of analyzing this thesis in its relation to feminism, it is important to make the specification of problems that are going to be analyzed. The problems of the study of this thesis are: a. How is the struggle of women to survive in a male-dominated society and fight against the superiority of men shown in Maya Angelou’s selected poems? b. How are bad treatments over women in a male-dominated society seen in Maya Angelou’s selected poems? c. How is the superiority of men actually reflected in Maya Angelou’s selected poems?

1.3 The Objectives of the Study

The objectives of the study of this thesis are: a. To find out how the struggle of women to survive in a male-dominated society and fight against the superiority of men is shown in Maya Angelou’s selected poems. b. To find out how bad treatments over women in a male-dominated society are seen in Maya Angelou’s selected poems. Universitas Sumatera Utara c. To find out how the superiority of men is actually reflected in Maya Angelou’s selected poems.

1.4 The Scope of the Study

In order to avoid an over lapping explanation, this analysis of feminism should have a clear scope. Based on the social changing of women’s issues at that time, the analysis will be focused on the struggle of women, bad treatments over women in a male-dominated society, and the superiority of men as can be seen in Maya Angelou’s seven selected poems entitled Phenomenal Woman poem A, Still I Rise poem B, Equality poem C, Woman Work poem D, Men poem E, Remembrance poem F, and Caged Bird poem G.

1.5 The Significances of the Study

This thesis is expected to be able to give significances. Pratically, this thesis is hoped to enable the readers to understand what poetry is after they read this thesis. It is also expected that this thesis will be a reference for the readers to widen their knowledge about poetry. Theoretically, this thesis is hoped to be able to add the vocabulary of literary study which is related to poetry. It is also expected that this thesis will enable the readers to understand something outside literature, especially in term of feminism which deals with the struggle of women, bad treatments over women in a male-dominated society, and the superiority of men as well. Universitas Sumatera Utara

1.6 The Review of Related Literature