Yekti Utami Priyadiningrum , 2211414019 (2020) DISCRIMINATION TOWARD THE LOWER-CLASS PEOPLE IN BELITONG ISLAND REFLECTED ON ANDREA HIRATA’S THE RAINBOW TROOPS. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

Discrimination is still a big issue in every country in the world. This study analyzes about the discrimination in the society between the upper-class and the lower-class families reflected on The Rainbow Troops novel by Andrea Hirata. The discrimination has happened in Belitong Island, one of the islands in Indonesia not only in one aspect of life, but some aspects. The lower-class people in the novel are represented by the main characters and their family. This novel is the real story of the writer based on his experiences with his friends when he was child. There are two objectives of this study. The first is to describe kinds of discrimination that have happened toward the lower-class people in Belitong Island reflected on The Rainbow Troops novel. And the second is to explain the way of the lower-class people to face discrimination in Belitong Island reflected on The Rainbow Troops novel. This study was analyzed by using deconstruction approach and a theory from Jacques Derrida with binary oppositions and descriptive-qualitative as the methodology. There are two results of this study. First, it shows that The Rainbow Troops novel explained many kinds of discrimination that have happened in Belitong Island, such as in social class, economic, education, and psychological aspect. The most discriminate is PN Timah. Second, it can be concluded that spirit and struggle is the key to face discrimination. If the lower-class people have their spirit and struggle, they can reject the discrimination by showing that they have the same rights and abilities like the upper-class people. They can have power, win the competition, continue their studies, become educated and successful people.

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