Ghea Anodya NabilaFaza , 2211411023 (2017) Capitalists’ repressive influences on workers’ life in OfMice and Men. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

Capitalism is an economic system in which trade and industry are privately controlled for profit. It generated a higher price lead to higher profit. This system makes a class conflict between capitalists and workers. These two classes depended to each other as a source of profit. This study is aimed at analyzing Capitalists’Repressive Influences on Workers’ Life in the novel. The object of the study isJohn Steinbeck’s short novel “Of Mice and Men”.Of mice and Men told a story about two workers named George and Lennie. They traveled from a ranch to others to find a job. During their searching, they found many troubles. They got troubles in every ranch they work. All troubles end up by being fired by their boss. The position of Capitalists and workers was discussed in this study.This study answered the statements of the problem about: how capitalists’ repressive influences on workers’ life revealed in of Mice and Men. In this study, I used a descriptive qualitative research method, in which the data are in the form words, phrases, sentences, narration, and dialogue from the novel. There were several steps in analyzing the novel Firstly, I read the novel several times carefully to understand in order to understand the whole content and identify the data. Secondly, I listed the data, which are related to Capitalist’ repressive on workers life and identified them. The next step, I classified the data and analyzed it. Finally I presented the conclusion and suggestion. To come that purpose, I applied Marxism theory and Sociological approaches. The Marxism theory is used to get better understanding the novel. The Sociological approach is assumed that a literary text is portrayal of its contemporary society’s condition. Based on the analysis, I can conclude that there many Capitalists’ repressive on workers’ life in the novel

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