relationship between the content and the other discipline of knowledge such as history, religion, psychology, biagraphy, etc.
In this thesis, I use extrinsic approach by relating the story with the history of America. Historical approach is the suitable way to understanding the novel. I
use American history as my reference to compare and find out the similar condition in both of the novel and the history. I also relate my analysis with the
social condition in America during in the middle of 20th century. The most common approach to the relations of literature and society is the
study of works of literature as social documents, as assumed pictures of social reality. As H.A. Taine stated in History of English Literature 1863, “Works of
art furnish documents because they are monuments” Wellek and Warren, 1967: 95 . Used as social document, literature can be made to yield the outlines of
social history. It means that literature is really not a reflection of the social process, but the essence, the abridgement and summary of all history. A social
picture could be assembled for American life from To Kill A Mockingbird. Social Class Stratification in American social life in the middle of 20th century and
Racial issues appeared in this novel.This approach makes us find that the picture stands to the social reality. It is not only an expression of desire of the author but
it is a realistic observation.
1.6. Review to Related Literature
To be able to analyze the work, I have found many related literary readings which are useful to produce literary analysis. As the main resources of
data and information I use the following books:
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1.
Racism in Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird by Candice Mancini 2008
This book describes about history of Racism in America found in To Kill A Mockingbird. As the related literature, this book gives me so many
information about the racial issues we can find in “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and many quotes that related with racism.
2. Sosiologi Sastra by Robert Escarpit 2005
This book has a close information with my thesis especially in giving information about literature sociology. As the related literature, this book explains about the
meaning of social condition and its relationship with literary work.
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CHAPTER II
METHOD OF STUDY
2.1 The Source of Data
The sources of data for these theses are from some books and many other resources that can be related to the subject matter being analyzed. I used Harper
Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” as the main source. The novel contents the important information for the subject matter that is being analyzed. Others are
about America in the middle of 20th century. In analyzing this novel, I have picked out many books to be looked into
other references and as guidance. The data is not fully copied, although there are some quotations.
2.2. Data Collecting
In collecting the data, I need some instruments for this thesis. The technique used is collecting and underlining the important things from the novel
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such as the information of condition in America at that time. Then i gathered all the data from the library or from internet and other supporting material relevant to
the topic of the thesis as many as possible, then I begin to read the data carefully, to take down notes and composes it properly. The whole data, the quotation will
be put in my thesis later on and find out the relations with the study. The right data is divided into parts to suit the parts of the study. All of the data are read
carefully line-by-line to find out the relation with the study
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2.3. Data Analyzing
