This thesis is a study of the main character's tragedy as revealed through his conflicts
in Kurt Vonnegut?s Player Piano. And the writer wants to analyze his conflicts since she
thinks that they are the source of his tragedy, considering that he loses his wife, his wealth
and also his position because of those conflicts. Through this study, the writer wants to find
out the reasons for Paul Proteus tragic life. By using library research, close reading, and
literary approach, she finds out that actually his desire to rebel is caused by his conflict with
some people, in which it contains his important motivation First, he involves in umflict
with the government because of the clash of ideas between them and also because of his
moral responsibility. Second, he is conflict with his father that is caused by his desire to
search for his self-identity. Third, he gets involve in conflict with Doctor Lawson Shepherd
since he tries hard to sabotage Protew and also because of his affair with Proteus? wife,
Anita. Last, he is in conflict with his own tie, Anita because of her lie, the clash of idea
between them, and her affair with Shepherd. All these conflicts make him decide to rebel,
which finally leads to his tragic life.
Author
• (11491089) NENGSI YUSUF
Contributor
• (86-001) Jusuf Imam Ibrahim
• (86-012) Jenny Mochtar Djundjung
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra
Year : 1997
Subject
1. VONNECUT, KURT, 1922-...PLAYER PIANO-STUDY AND TEACHING
2. AMERICAN FICTION-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
Keyword
tragedy, conflicts, wife, wealth, close reading
Category
s1 - Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis (Program Studi Sastra Inggris S-1)
Language
English
Rights
Undergraduate Thesis No. 507; Nengsi Yusuf (11491089)
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