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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
This research paper is aimed to find the theme of The Family from One End Street through the Mrs. Ruggles’s external conflicts.
Based on the analysis and interpretations which are supported by some theoritial background, the writer find out that :
1. The most external conflict are experienced by Mrs. Ruggles, the main character in The Family from One End Street. First, she has conflict with her husband, Mr. Ruggles. Their conflict is about the name for
their twins, they have different opinion about the name. She has more dominant than her husband, she has more authority to take control her
husband.
Second, she faced conflict with her children, Lily Rose. The conflict is about the different idea between Mrs. Ruggles and Lily Rose. Mrs.
ruggles thinks that she has power to take control her children. Although her children wants to help, Mrs. Ruggles still used her power
to give punishment to her children.
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Ruggles thought that she has an authority to take control her children. Every words that she said to her children, the children have to follow
it.
The last conflict happen between Mrs. Ruggles and Mrs. Smith, her
friend also her neighbour. Mrs. Smith wants to see that Mrs. Ruggles is all right and give comment and opinion to Mrs. Ruggles. Besides, Mrs. Ruggles doesn’t like that anyone else get nosy in her own business.
2. From those external conflicts experienced by Mrs. Ruggles, the writer find clues to conclude the theme. The theme found is a superior and
