In this thesis I am discussing the uncommon
charactertraits of O-lan, the main female character in
Pearl S. Buck?s The Good Earth. The setting of this novel
is in China in the early 20 th century. The story bases on a
poor farmer named Wang Lung with his family and how he
struggles to become rich. Beside Wang Lung, the other
important character in the novel is O-lan as the wife of
Wang Lung. O-lan has a different characteristics compared
with the characters of women at that time. The Purpose of
this thesis is to know the uncommon characteristics of O-lan,
which differentiate her with other women at that time.
In analyzing this novel, I am using three literary
theories: Characterization, Conflict and Setting. In the
analysis I explain about some uncommon characteristics of
O-lan. The first is that O-lan as a hard worker, second is
O-lan as a strong woman, third is O-lan as a good decision
maker and last, the fourth is that O-lan as a courageous
woman. At the last chapter I can conclude that O-lan?s
characteristics are different from other women at that
time.
Author
• (11496078) NOVITA
Contributor
• (01-052) Yuli Christiana Yoedo
• (88-011) Ester Harijanti Kuntjara
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra
Year : 2003
Subject
1. BUCK, PEARL S., 1892-... THE GOOD EARTH-STUDY AND TEACHING
2. AMERICAN FICTION-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
Keyword
american fiction, study, teaching
Category
s1 - Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis (Program Studi Sastra Inggris S-1)
Language
English
Rights
Undergraduate Thesis No. 1115/ING/2003; Novita (11496078)
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