Cahyani, Septi Dwi (2020) THE MEANING OF EUGENIA “SKEETER” PHELAN’S ACTION TO HELP AFRICAN AMERICAN MAIDS AS SEEN IN MOVIE THE HELP. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.
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Abstract
The Help tells about a young white American woman, named Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, and her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the civil right era in 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi. Eugenia is a journalist who decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids, exposing the racism they are faced as they work for white families. The objective of this study is to reveal the true meaning of Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan‟s action to help black maids reveal their experiences of working for white families. There are two formulated problems in this study namely, “How is Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan‟s personalities described in the novel?” and “What is the meaning of Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan‟s action to help African-American maids reveal their experiences of working for white families?”This study applied library research. The primary data was obtained from the movie. The secondary data were taken from other relevant sources, such as related books, journal and the internet. The approach used in this study is Psychological approach. The theories used are the theory of Critical approach to literature, theory of character and characterization, theory of motivation and the theory of social structure.There are two findings in this study. The first finding is the personalities of Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan. She is shy about her appearance, kind, brave, and curious. The second finding is the true meaning of Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan‟s action towards black maids which reveals the reality of life about slavery era is still taking place in the U.S in 1960s.It can be concluded that the slavery era still exists during the civil right era in 1960s in the U.S. This slavery era reminds us as human beings to remember that job is a job, and it has something to do with human rights. It is suggested for the next researcher examines the motivation of Treelore in dreaming of writing a book. This novel can be used as the material to teach prose because in literary work we can find true English dialogues, cultures, settings of English people.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Keywords (Kata Kunci): | Motivation, Freedom |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Depositing User: | Wiwin Kartikawati |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2020 01:01 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2020 01:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/15353 |
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