Alifa Saras Widyarini , 2211413020 (2019) CAPITALIST DOMINATION TOWARDS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY IN FITZGERALD’S THE GREAT GATSBY. Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

This study is conducted in order to describe how the capitalist dominate the American society and to find out its effects on the society as described in The Great Gatsby. The objective of study are to find out how the capitalist domination in the society is reflected in Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby and also to find out the effects of capitalist domination on society as represented in Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby. This study is descriptive qualitative method. By using this method, I used words, phrases, sentences and also the dialogue among the characters related to the topic of analysis present the result descriptively. Besides, I also used sociological approach. By using this approach, I used the intrinsic and extrinsic elements of the novel that related to capitalist domination and its effect. The result of the study, indicate that; First, the capitalist domination towards the society can be seen through their act in society that show their power and build a perception in people‘s mind that they are the powerful one and of course they become the role mode since people always look up to them. Secondly, the capitalist domination effect in society can be seen through the lifestyle of the society that tried to imitate the high lifestyle, the emergence of American dream; where many people race to achieve their dream to be as prosper as they can be, to reach proper prosper life which they believe will bring happiness for them. The last finding is about the moral decadence among the society that happened because they triggered by the capitalist to reach the prosperity no matter how.

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