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1.6.4.2 Analyzing the impact of hegemonic discrimination as narrated in the
novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines 1.6.4.3
Making an overall brief conclusion according to the analysis.
1.7 Definition of Related Key Terms
In this phase, the research cedes several clues which will help the readers to understand the topic and problem discussed in this thesis. The clues
are formulated in the form of key term in which it would be defined clearly in order to be a useful point in reading the thesis. Therefore, those related key
terms would be in the following below.
Hegemony : The domination of one group over another, and often
supported by legitimating norms and ideas Budd 2013. Discrimination:
Imbalance treatment towards individual and group based on race, nationality, religion, or other social classes
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theoretical Framework
Precisely, this sub-chapter would like to deliver and highlight the theories applied in the analysis of this thesis. Theoretical framework will be useful to bring
an understanding and comprehension on the theories including the fundamental concept and how it works on literary work analysis.
This thesis applies the sociology of literature and African American criticism as umbrella or underlying discourse of whole discussion in the thesis.
The discussion goes on the social matter between Black and White Americans in the novel. Due to the applied of sociology of literature as the umbrella of overall
discussion, sociology of literature approach will be useful to apply in this thesis, that the approach is used to approach and identify the problem of Black and White
Americans in the social life in the Southern. Thus, as a foundation to analyze the problem between Black and White Americans in the novel, this thesis applies the
theory of hegemony by Antonio Gramsci as main theory, and the theory of discrimination as secondary theory.
2.1.1 African American Criticism
Basically, Tyson 394 mentions that African American criticism is the study of a body of literature written by a specific group of marginalized people.
As a subject matter, African American criticism can mean a literary work that is
