THE IMPACTS OF MATERIALISM ON ENGLISH SOCIETY IN EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY AS REFLECTED IN WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY'S VANITY FAIR.

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MT{IERIATISM

_{ON ENOLIS|E SOCTETY IN}

EARLY

NINE1EENTE

CENT(JRY AS

REFIICTED

IN

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DEPARIMENT

ABSTR,{K

sknFsi

ini

membahas

t€nlms

danpal

bmk

sifat materialisth

tcrhadat

nrdyarakar lnegds

pada

awal

abad

kc-19 scpcfii

ldg

lcrembd dalm

norel

/ari4

Fdlr

karya

Willim

Malepcacc

llackcny.

Silar

naknalislis

ddalan saLn

satu

dmpal

ddi

Revolusi

lndush

ddda

rdjadi relidaksdihbdngd

dnba

kelas

atar

d

kelas

bsvln

sehinega

mcmbul nerek, hdus

berjuang

unruk

menrlap&an

kchidup

ysB

lebih

laylk

dan untuk nrenpenlnankan

sblus

sosial mereka

nnensai

ndydalat.

Berdasskan

kondhj jnilah

penulis nensflnjlisis

sjauh

nma

danpal

sifat

nalerialisLis nempensaruhi

Lehidupd

Dasyamlal

lnggris pada awal abad

ke

19.

Dalmr menelnalisis novel

ini. pe.ulis

nenggunakln teon

Reneksi yang

digaeas

olch

Ceory

Luk&s.

Unrul

frenbedinstan

apakJr keaddn yma

lergmbd

ddm

novel

ini

nempunyai

pesmm dens

fakta

y

g

lerjadi

pada

mlslaralat

lngeris

pada

awal

abad

*e 19,

penulis

nenseualo

peDdckatar

nimelik.

Ddla

yeg

dlpenuks

diperoleh

ddi

pcnclilid

kcpstalM.

Kcmudian

dara dijabarkar seclm

desknpit

Dei

hasil

peneliti

,

penulis n€nemukan bahwa

di

dalam

novel

ini

ada

b.bcdpa

konflik

y g

limbul

,]riblt

mdaleh

sosial

eko.omi

yana

me.ggahbdkm

kcadm

nasytrakal

llsrlis

pada

awal

abad

ke-19 *baeai

dmpak

dan sisGfr

hapilalisnc

pada

m

rcvolusi

indusli

Ada beberapa

dmpdl

sifat

naleillistis

yang

tergmbd

dalm

nolel

ini,

dianktuya

adalah

ketidauramoni$

dalam

sbuln

kelu.rsa

tunbuturya sifat

neDenth8km diri

sendin

dd

juea

penakus

y

g

tidak

adil

dilEn8an

Dsyamkai.

Pcnulis dapal

ncnyinpulkdr

balw

tenyara

ordB

yans beFsal

ddi kel6

alas

naupun

kclas baw.n

nenpurai

silal

yde

sma

yaitu malcrialistis

yeg

netuFald

salan saru

CHAPTf,RI

l- l.

The

Brckemudolthe

Res8rcb

The

firn

puaosc

olhun

s

life

in

thk *orld k

ro suaive. To sunive, they need food,

cloth6,

shelterondeon.

which arc called marerial

n6esiry.

T.

Act dFr

na&nd

n*snt

dcy

musi hav€ money, b€caus money is a r@1 used by people for

so.ds

cxchange or economic

rtivities. Ihe

relationship brrween money

sd

human

l*ing

is

lcry

slrcng

bfraus

they

ned

noney ro

tulnll

rheir daily

life.

Without

none,

lhey

ould

not do

u)ahing

lo

suflive. 'ln

Manist

5

idc{

cconoDy is

$e inpotunl

thinE

in

s@iel

lile, Mnomy

rs

lne

bas'

dd

olhers

6

\up€Brructnre"

(Sills-

1968:,ll)

11 mear s rhar

etunoiy h

rhe basic in rhs

sNial

syslem.

Fre+hing

$ar

pcople do

ii

the

sciety

b€cau$

olecononic

and il can iniuence

thenlilc.

Madist

theory is basdd on

lhc

ideas lomulated

b, Maft

and Engcl as 4 critiquc

ol

capilalism

in

industial

revolurion.

lt

focu*s

ns a{ention on

eciG

economic

lit.

One

of

Mu!

lollowe6 is

Garg

Lukacs

who

uss

thc

tcm

'rflecrion.

Lukacs believes that a

literiry wo&

ren*6

$d

Ml

df

liae which

lo.u$s

on

sonomic

system. So

her. M.dhr rhsry

c.i

cl*rly

bc uscd ro

Aed

on

$e

shtemem ab.vc lhe

wdts

wans lo

analrz

a novel ctunbd

v",,4

F/t

by

william

Makep€ee Thackcfty

b]

using

Mnist

rheory.

I/zm9

Fzir h

one

ofThackemy\

rvorks thar

wd

wirlen

in

the

ye

1315

md

set in

llnglffd

dd

French.

ln

lhis

time, rhe

imbaldce brNeen

cla$6

happened on Englhh society

slhe

impact

ollndustiialrcvolution

&.t

mode lhe lower

cl$s

or

workine

clas

has

to

slruggLe

to

surive

dd

ger cquality

in

lnc

stuicty. Meanwhile. the upper

cl6s

tied

to _ser

n.re

noncy aron rhc

l.bofs

s.rk.

,/z,it

Fa'

presns iwo

youn8

gnh

who

come

hom

diLeEit

s@ial

shtus. Rebh€a

shaa

is an orphan who lives in poverty.

Iler

molher is an op€F

girl

who

mnes

ftom

French and her turher

is

an

dist.

ln

.onrdi.

hcr lricnd

ADelia

Sedley

k

a mcrchanl's drughrer who lives

in pmlperitl.

Amelia is tne

only

one

*ho

nak6

Fiend

wid Bftky

in

the

Mis

Pinkenon

s

Academ) in Chiswick

Mall

beaue

she has no money and

h6

bad atiilude. Aecky bas an

ohse$ion to bc a rich

pe6o!

and gels a place in

Voily

Fan whe.e lhe rich pmple

or lhe upper cLass livcs. She

silldo

slahineto

nake her dream comes

lde

cven

ff

*hoi

he

doe -or

lo\e.

B(lq

neler

rne

-p

rcaching her drcam to becomo a rich one

dd

livcs jn Ine

Vdily

Fair.

ARer reading lhis novel. thc

wirff

dink

tnat

n

is interceina ro anallze this ndvel bccaus in this novel she finds thar &ere

d

many issles that

scur

CHAPTIIR V

CONCI,USION

Afd

mdllzing

ThackeBys

trr,/l

,qir

by applying reflectjon rheory,

rhcrce

sevenl similariries beNeen the $ories in thc

nov.twiln

ranslhh

societ

in early ninctccnln

e.tury.

At

datlime.

rhe

pulpds

ofpeoptc s tife is ro producc moncy

ud

*alln

lt

dnves

dEn

to b€ narerialistic

I

ho vat ue and

w

enerhing

liom

monq' md daterial

b.nelit.

ln rhis

cn,

rhere aE

ctas

in

societl

rhet are

boulaeokie

dd

pmlehial class.

Borh ciases havc ro

nnggte

to Ber mdney ro

sudive,

but in rhe end, thel, get,liEerenr ftsuh.

]]re

rich

ges

richei qhitc

rhe

p6r

pmrr

b.€use the poor peoplc arc

oplr6s€d

by lhe rich.

Morcover.

thk

novel presents

so

dif:senr eciot

_{ctases. Ii can h€}

s*n

_in the chmcrer

oljohn

Osbome as a bou4coisie an'l Rebeaa as a

prctehi.r.

_Boih

of

L\en

havo

simibr

ohaBcter

thar

h

marialislic.

John Osb.rne

wd6

to mainbin his weahh by meryine hh childEn !o pcople who come

tom

the

smc

shlus

s

him. He also views people

dound

him based on

Mnomic

and power.

M*nNhile.

Reb.cca

h6

a

dltm

1o

live in

Vaniry

Fair

She

rers

ro

be a

Abtnis.

M.

H.

The

Mitut

dkd

th.

Ldnp

Ronantic

Theary dhd the

(ijticul

Truditio

N.s

Yo

i Oxlord

tjnircrsiry

Prcss 1976

tJ,rt..,

t.

t

4E1,,.14.rrtut,

tr.'J I

uur

omccto\da.r\

ttr

_ta80.

Bogdd,

Robe

C

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RLsLarth

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h

The.r!

ahl

Mclr.d

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and

Bacon,llc.

1982.

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M.

Keirh. ,1

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ta Liletutr,

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aitri.b,.

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York Lo.Enm

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tndiritldliln atul Frce

So.ietv

Paf,

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