An Analysis Of Slavery And Its Impact Towards Black People In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black
People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Penulisan skripsi ini
dilatarbelakangi oleh ketertarikan penulis terhadap tema utama dari novel karya
Harriet Beecher Stowe yang berjudul Uncle Tom’s Cabin, yaitu perbudakan yang
terjadi di Amerika. Skripsi ini membahas tentang perbudakan yang di alami orang
kulit hitam yang dipaksa bekerja demi keuntungan sang pemilik. Mereka
diperlakukan seperti barang dan kerap menerima kekerasan fisik. Dari serangkaian
peristiwa yang dialami, muncullah dampak terhadap kehidupan para budak
tersebut. Dalam mengerjakan skripsi ini, penulis mengacu pada pengkajian karya
sastra secara intrinsik seperti dikemukakan Rene Wellek dan Austin Warren
dengan menekankan pada salah satu unsur novel, yaitu tema. Adapun metode yang
digunakan dalam melakukan analisis adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil analisis,
ditemukan bahwa dampak dari perbudakan bagi kulit hitam diantaranya hidup
dalam keterbatasan dan adanya diskriminasi ras.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black
People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This thesis is done
because of the writer’s interest of the main themes of the novel by Harriet Beecher
Stowe, entitled Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slavery that happened in America. This
thesis discusses the nature of slavery in which black people are forced to work for
the benefit of the owner. They are treated like properties and often receive physical
abuse. From those experience, there is an impact on the life of the slaves. In doing
this thesis, the author refers to the study of literature intrinsically as stated by Rene
Wellek and Austin Warren, with emphasizing on one of the novel’s element,
theme. The method which is used in the analysis is qualitative descriptive. From
the analysis, it is found that the impact of slavery for black people are living among
the restrictions and racial discrimination.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black
People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Penulisan skripsi ini
dilatarbelakangi oleh ketertarikan penulis terhadap tema utama dari novel karya
Harriet Beecher Stowe yang berjudul Uncle Tom’s Cabin, yaitu perbudakan yang
terjadi di Amerika. Skripsi ini membahas tentang perbudakan yang di alami orang
kulit hitam yang dipaksa bekerja demi keuntungan sang pemilik. Mereka
diperlakukan seperti barang dan kerap menerima kekerasan fisik. Dari serangkaian
peristiwa yang dialami, muncullah dampak terhadap kehidupan para budak
tersebut. Dalam mengerjakan skripsi ini, penulis mengacu pada pengkajian karya
sastra secara intrinsik seperti dikemukakan Rene Wellek dan Austin Warren
dengan menekankan pada salah satu unsur novel, yaitu tema. Adapun metode yang
digunakan dalam melakukan analisis adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil analisis,
ditemukan bahwa dampak dari perbudakan bagi kulit hitam diantaranya hidup
dalam keterbatasan dan adanya diskriminasi ras.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black
People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This thesis is done
because of the writer’s interest of the main themes of the novel by Harriet Beecher
Stowe, entitled Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slavery that happened in America. This
thesis discusses the nature of slavery in which black people are forced to work for
the benefit of the owner. They are treated like properties and often receive physical
abuse. From those experience, there is an impact on the life of the slaves. In doing
this thesis, the author refers to the study of literature intrinsically as stated by Rene
Wellek and Austin Warren, with emphasizing on one of the novel’s element,
theme. The method which is used in the analysis is qualitative descriptive. From
the analysis, it is found that the impact of slavery for black people are living among
the restrictions and racial discrimination.
Universitas Sumatera Utara