Open AccessAN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CONFLICT IN "ELEANOR AND PARK" NOVEL BY RAINBOW ROWELL
Author(s) -
Violyta Radina Puteri,
Ayu Oktaviani,
Dewi Syafitri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jellt (journal of english language and language teaching)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2579-6046
pISSN - 2579-6038
DOI - 10.36597/jellt.v4i2.9458
Subject(s) - rainbow , social conflict , conflict analysis , social psychology , sociology , object (grammar) , psychology , conflict resolution , social science , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , politics
This study was about an analysis of social conflict in "Eleanor and Park" novel by Rainbow Rowell. This study would answer the question "What are social conflict found in Eleanor and Park novel by Rainbow Rowell?", and "What are the implication of the novel towards social values?" by answering the question the writer would know what social conflicts were found in the novel and the implication of the novel toward social values. The writer used descriptive qualitative research. The object of the study was novel entitled "Eleanor and Park" by Rainbow Rowell. The instrument of this study was the writer herself as the human instrument key. In collecting the data, the sentences were highlighted and underlined. In the analysis, the data were identified, categorized, classified, reduced, described, and interpreted. There were two points explained from the novel. First, related to social conflict in the novel, it was found some social conflict in the novel divided into three parts: conflict of involving social position, conflict of interest, and conflict of role. Second, it was the implication of the novel toward social values: advice, helping behavior, cooperation, trust, and hospitality related to the real life and applicable for daily use.