Against Racial Injustice In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird Novel (1960): A Sociological Approach

• Main Authors: Purnomofitriyani, Purnomofitriyani (Author), , Drs. M. Thoyibi, M.S (Author), , Siti Fatimah, S. Pd, M.Hum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2013.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Connect to this object online
• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/16/12._PUBLICATION_ARTICLES.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/1/2.TITLE.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/2/3._CHAPTER_I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/4/4._CHAPTER_II.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/5/5.__CHAPTER_III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/7/6._CHAPTER_IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/9/7._CHAPTER_V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/11/8._CHAPTER_VI.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/12/9._BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23400/14/10._APPENDIX.pdf
• Keywords: PN Literature (General)

The problem of this study is how racial injustice is reflected in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The objective of this study is to analyze the novel based on the structural elements and to analyze the novel based on the sociological approach. This study belongs to qualitative method. In this method, there are two types of data source, namely primary and secondary data source. The primary data source is the novel itself, meanwhile the secondary data sources are other materials related to the study. Both data are collected through library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. Based on the analysis the researcher draws the following conclusions. First, based on the structural analysis of each element, it shows that the character and characterization, setting, plot, point of view, style, and theme are related to each other and form the unity into good quality of novel. It conveys a message that the racial injustice must be erased, because all people of all races are equal before the law. Second, based on the sociological analysis, there is a close relationship between the novel story and the reality of American life in the mid twentieth century.