Brainwashing As A Strategy For Building Uniformity ReflectedIn Lois Lowry's The Giver Novel (1993):A Sociological Approach

• Main Authors: Laily, Nur Handini Yusna (Author), , Titis Setyabudi, S.S. M. Hum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2016-08-09.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
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• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/1/PUBLICATION%20ARTICLE.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/2/FRONT%20PAGE.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/3/CHAPTER%20I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/5/CHAPTER%20II.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/6/CHAPTER%20III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/7/CHAPTER%20IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/8/CHAPTER%20V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/9/BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45314/10/SURAT%20PERNYATAAN%20ARTIKEL%20PUBLIKASI.pdf
• Keywords: L Education (General); LA History of education

This study is about The Influence of Brainwashing as a Strategy for Building Uniformity the Giver (1993) analyzed by using Sociological approach. The objectives of the study are to know the characteristics of brainwashing, to describe the process brainwashing, and to reveal the underlying reason how Lois Lowry address brainwashing based on Sociological approach. This research belongs to qualitative research. The primary data of this research is The Giver by Lois Lowry's (1993), while the secondary data of this research are the supporting data taken from literary books, criticism, journal, and some articles related to the play. The result of the firstly, there were found that the characteristics of brainwashing in The Giver novel consists of reward and punishment method (Reward and Punishment), drugs, other chemical compounds, persuasion in a speech or presentation brainwash and persuasion vocally and visually (method of suggestion). In reward and punishment there were project from government that each person has their own job in twelve and some of the rules created by the government. While in drug every people in society should take the pill everyday to control their mind. Persuasion in a speech or presentation brainwash appears in a speech or presentation brainwash from the recover. Persuasion vocally and visually (method of suggestion) appears where government ordered and gave instruction through large speakers. Secondly, the process of brainwashing conducted by Lois Lowry consists of unfreezing, changing, and refreezing. Unfreezing where every people in community accept the entire rules especially the rules that said about little bit to talk and accepting the job from the election. This is the form of readiness. Changing appears when Jonas accepts the memories from the giver. Jonas finally dares to speak loud that he wants to change it. Refreezing appears when finally Jonas makes decision to do the rebellion action by leaving the community. Keywords: Brainwashing, the Giver, Sociological.