CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION - John Steinbeck's the grapes of wrath : a study of its theme through, character, plot, and setting - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

CHAFTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1.

Bacl':.ground sf

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nf

ther

t'lANDA[-A
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of

reqltires

it

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b r - r il d l n g

Departnrent

pec:trle into

invites

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be recoqni:ed

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ref I ec tinn

arranged

liter-atr-tre
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ir,ent

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langr-iage

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tn

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in

ta

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rel:eartrh

digcr-r:i=iirg

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"

tlre

1i ter.rtr_ir"e pi.ryt; an impnrtant

J.Fprrcatit:n

:-ridireutli-,

t he

l iter--rry

!.Jhen ,Jisr:lrseing

LtEe,

i. t

'L.he att{:'/t:,

';j.ei"r ctf

In

plr'-i.ter''*.
i Lg tlreme

e. nove I

reascln

r-sge*rr::h
r-^lhirh

carr

r":r-i teies

1s cii.ling
.=t.rbjsc.L
"
he

the
t,:
:fue

r-tsvea 1ed

plot:"

t h r n r - r r J l - rr h a r a r t e r ' : "

thug;e three

elementg

char*cter*

people

charscter=

in

characters-

e::lr*.ltsted,

He then

plots.

:;ever-ql

pLot

m*in

novel

's

acteri=ti.rs

na.rel

devire
fc:r

is

writer

in

*s

. l"logt af

f nr- ht-tnanity

(1986:147)

Gnerin

becl';

its

f n1 lsrrr

effect=

of

it

. we

stay

have been
of ten

h*g

e j.ther

one

clr

* q r _ r e ll y

qreater

length.,

profonnd

Doren

ig

the

to
algt:

and char-

arhieve

nniuLrs

appropriate
material

analysis.
interested

and

hig

nature

in

is

John

s primary

concern

phennrn*na of.

lif

Steinbecl.;

writing
the

"

snpporting

is

that

with

can

mytl-r o r.rhere*s

showg

we rneet

q r - r a li t i e e

ncvel

nstlrre

by hlrmani=in, in

cln:igtantly

slrbplr:ts

r . ' rro l . ti : ; i n d i c a t e : ;

statecl

{:ornrnon man b,v- neanE
terrpered

To

writer

r-ritFi a.11 its

of

thoge

ts. jurmp f rorn nne setting

f oct-rgsing her

his

life.

rnore

f-he

thet

are

neaninq

a novel

the

the

rnt:gtlv weLl

con trary

their

has distingr-rished

The aurthar r.lhnmthe
Steinbecll

real

a.re composed

I ikely

Cenclnsivelyr

f lrnctioning

the

In

b'y nnmerolrs

r , r r h i c h n r s1 . . : et h e

i1?t5:589),

fictinn

Fr-rrther o becauee nf

setting

tha-t

lrntil

plot:',

in

Lln the

that

( 1 ? & 5 ; 3 8 7 - . 5 9 { : !) .

another*
El:*te,d

tirne.

gt*ted

These

plnt"

nsvels.

novelg

sr-ipported

impr:rtant
a

in

to

ere

.:. novei.

in

Our-en c laimed

remember begt

encountered

Hs

ebove

conrerned,

peap I e nn I'1' f r-orri time
t+ith

Eett-inqE"

rnentianed

and gret:rtly

developed

and

his
nnvel

f_he

diqnifiee
rratr_rral i:5m
" John

and the

e"

is

Eitein-

eventg

nf

4

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r * i ; I. i g m

i !"i +-he =r-.iciety-

p r - r , : r- -"' , . / r r r i F x

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prnblem

lrniver-l;.*1

rlr

have,

inCl i',' j.d-'

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c.nrF".i-

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r

I ' c* r: i ,r r-,^ r r..

ic
i n
FJA V 5 s.n sn ti -i n
te I eC tr_raI
rn.\ny
nc,vslistr
He regpand!:
to the LrnccncioLrg
"rratltral "
peDFle snd Eocieties
t
lever
s.r-l
f orces
that
drive
"
;rnr'l l ef f - EteinbE'cl,;. f ocr-tgsee
ider:1':nr-re of the' r-i nFf
d{rc trine.
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{:n
r harac t{:r
rather
than
an econornic
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r- i- c- . a- 1 "
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in

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lriir-rh

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in

Flre

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hutrns'n

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r * n E i d e r - - at i o r - 1

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_ .{ r.I_ l d l ::i * _ L 1 r,i v j -d 1 ry descri Lres

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pFnFle
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reFtr;1int!:;
rJ'
.-1

ths

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bJr* Lh .is
l r r r i r :* 1* . r r r
:t,

In

rJepic L:= the

r,{hi{:h

is

f r - r] . I

uf

ert
of

fi:;pertr;

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lJenression-s.nd

i nn

li I
nf

s

Ic:''ra

uf
Iife

lnq*

L -ii\/e!-:ial

{lf

that

The
tftg

n -U]€

hr-rrnatri gm
ev€rry

c,f

cnnf

r:nmpl icated

eliarninst:-un

;15

apinion

wr-itetr's
thE

ig

c". nnwpl

ihi

L - e c l , ; e r c i j n a , i n . : : - i !. ' 1 , 11 ; - s r g l r e d
*r m.asterf

r{ri'LinE=

l icts

l-he

and

Gr-aneE

Ameriran

l l u t1 t l t r e

elr:i1e

Cltrinq

snd

las:eir

abt:t-rt

hltmarn

5

F i : : ! ' - L r U1{ le
. 5t ein

c{

i 1987:8;1:
'
i :* rc l .; s

r : *, nr 1: i. l :' t' n f

1.2.

John

1i f e

e#r,e.i'.

i tli:r,.r

r-p''.r:,r

i-

ta

and

di-:;({..rm!red fLlr"ther

nl

-{

tJthsr-

r"rt

-"rnd

cal-*irrn

rLl

i-:

Objective

By

8.:1

tr..

gff

n*nk;.ind;ind

l 1vnEa ,n,rL' . '
n
I r

: n s l r r rr ti n
& nr , , ! J

, ff

the

rfr--'r,er'l-or

seern{5 tc,
sr-s

he

In

l:hiE

r-,'l n{-

.:rnl.|

problemn

ttre

cnnnectinn

itr

c;tseq

me=sage cr

HrgLtLLrI|g!

flh:clt.rt the

f hr:,,r,r",

th*

*.:lilinn

u c c r - rL, - E * r : l
bc*tl+senl

*F,arnail

L: r_,t rr {L . t

+L ll - l-H- -l l4l H

i=eure

:

that

' u h e t ' h e m e c lf

of

the

deron--trlrc

1 \/-!.i

the

rr1

thp

h J ! - a t f r ".

the

r^lri ter

need:

tn

t r r | .i t g r

l-5

t-hs nc:vel ,

Study

t j.nU

t hp

f '=r hn i rrr rr"c. _

deter-mined r
-

tq?T'

af f irma.trc-1n

and themeT

.i"npnrtan t

invei:;ti.qa te

1.3.

l"ihet

'.:t

]_5

f r - r 1 1 y ' '* n a l y : e

tF,r,-ntrrrlr

i:lii.s

rl-r*rrcterE

nn

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1"

rii

T n f r r r , - r n ; : +, - ri ur , n!

*.rrrrccr=,-t

1c.:d

rnattnrq

,"inli

thl.

It

the Problem

r.;r'itr.r- i.ntencls

n

'in

{ US

Sterribeci,;'s

'r.he

H0fl1tJ_{]nALiy{

b g rI :e f

Statement of
Thic

m;r'i

} "

+-,

:nf,

+ t-,.r rOnnerti{]n

I.

rh*r:'*.lrtsr and f-he e

:i"

Fl ilt

T,

*ertting

.EnC theme
; t r r d l -h. e * m e

tt*.1:f|Jeen:

i-hg

-l-llt-...

l r r - r r r r : d r r r , - r i ; _r n
_ .dr ' t J r r ri ! n n

! ' . *-i. t *y the

i .J rJ iI-rd

be

Lrf !{rath

1.4.

s i :1 e

T hitl
tl're

of

::tLrd7- i:;
l:'tt-ld,.rnts

+Frn./

1s-r,

;r

rrnrra

f'.-.nean,,Er1

i.-

i _ r ' . P a ! ;

Fi:.ipe!'-l-eil

nri

r e

1 if

st-Lrdy i:!

rrrr

= i gni f

r_ttt:

l :r

i c.sncsr
j

Steinbec!.'=

Grapes

l-rg

Study

give

to

Hngli:lh

imnl

rrnderl',ri

nn

in

i -F , =

L be
and

abl*

Df

F l : :I F
In

l i Let-atltr"el "
tn

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irrtlerlrr

Lri 1i

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ierl

uil

;rl-rl er

n-qrt

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l - l r _ ._

,:on L.r-rhr*rtinrrs

=*me

Departmerrrt

t r-, hr*
u:nrl-,

thr*

* " q

a r - e r n e ny

limited

r- F,a r ;r r- t r: r -. -

Tn
rrF,i

the

q

th'::

mr"r-

i nn

f llr"rnr-"*

;qnrl

ncrggn;1f

t J " - ,

fidvsntl.rre.

ingtinrtivL=1y

in-Lelectlral

tn

i nVniV,=d

I i +sr-:rrr

to

thi.s

ind

f l r = r ' { -i J i r p r t i r r

, ! ' L L r " r , , ! l

in

mal,ie

Lise

abilitiel:"

Scope and Limitatj.on

There

f hr:

of

tf'le:.r- anfllyti{:el

1.5.

John

eirpected

6 : 1 1 - ;r - " r

1..!.,:it-r-tra11y. tl-rey
' : ]f

the

-'.ner.t,=fl

+r-..r.|rr:rr;r

+.ynl

in

or-l t

; r r r d c i t r r r i r ,i r r n t r n r r i i " s h

r r n r . r - q l - , q r r , {i n r r

'i ri

f i rrd

- + -L * i t !L .t -i *. -' - J :-r ., rL -r l, --' '{.r i -

5

" "

Significance

'Lt

tc i

+;he sf-nry

ths:me r;f

r, -nr Jnrnr ri rrrr=-, f- , - . 1 - ui l.t-=- . *

*LF, i cr E' i

rFr

ie

f h i ..i

t{:
the

f eatlLres
*l-rnca

q I n+.PTUL5

.,.r
i - r rr' l w-

i:$ns jdereil

th e

L.c, h*

Fr:c

in
i r

:-l

nnmc

*Fra

hJr" i ter
thr*

E nsver L .
n::roal

!-!nr+errer"
rr

i- Frrr

this
+l-6d'-,

d6++in-c

f ul :r_r::sr* g rn

sign i f ican t

r:ne

!:.he
{]f

theme
a.l1

t h.r 'i:

in
t he

tl-ienre in

*. etnry

i; t *te

=ta.te

r.r.n be i 1 1r-r*traled

l ,lj - t h a l rt

"

r.til l

th i s

def irri Lely

pl.s-y* an inrpartant
rrrii

*'.r

n*

f nre..

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d{ : :t it r nE

q

/ I t ? t ] - : r , { 1 1 1 11
\ J 7O._,; Il_r.-f .l "

r:rrr r.i '.r; l arrt

cr'

r.iisdr.tm that

i cl

n r . p ct {l :. n_ *r ar r {
Fr

*LFr ,rr rn r rl nL Fr lr j r

LLs

th o l rg h ts

,-. I ^J---

1 . . ! 1 c ] i : : l {f i . n n 5 i e 1 . . 1 : 1 n q 5 ,

the

the

+}.--

Tlre*e

"

Ir L_ -l
lY

nrnrri
cloc
F' uYaus:]

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!-,5!.c

FFr

r-{*\'el at-ion

l-F,o

n
+
ur

t

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tlre

pr-esent-

is

u J - 9 & 8r B I ) .

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4 , r : c l L r ri - F s

*n

i + i-r'l

1 im

try

4i *u

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r$Lt

qii-,r-,=

T- I
It

lHrLn. Lrl " u rL n
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uLvurs

the

a story

iq

j-cle*a

T hr",n,,:r

in

y

( Jnrr'=s Jr.

inu

ruLe

f l1.a

ihcl

"

f 1ee or-rt of

c= * nL rUrt;

t ire''nr"

Lln{l!:r1t:il'J

bol rndar-y

, : xe

as

In

mess*gEri

rl-.rrrr.}.nrr

r.reI 1

analy=ing

c$nveyed

sg

r{orro1nrrorl

the

{- hermo

,iJr-iter

*L ! F ,' e!

!r

J o l - r n Stein

in

t hrar-rg h

trer l':. =

"Tl-rs

E ra pele _-ni-._h|r-r.'t h " .

1.6.

Definition

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rl.*r-:l iy
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