Fighting Racial Discrimination in 'A Raisin in the Sun': Younger Family's Thesis, Summaries of English Literature

Download Fighting Racial Discrimination in 'A Raisin in the Sun': Younger Family's Thesis and more Summaries English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! THE YOUNGER FAMILY AS THE VICTIM OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN LORRAINE HANSBERRY’S A RAISIN IN THE SUN THESIS Written by: Dwi Sigit Al Rizal NIM 080110101058 JEMBER UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2012 THE YOUNGER FAMILY AS THE VICTIM OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN LORRAINE HANSBERRY’S A RAISIN IN THE SUN THESIS A Thesis Presented to the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University as One of the Requirements to Get the Award of Sarjana Sastra Degree in English Studies Written by: Dwi Sigit Al Rizal NIM 080110101058 JEMBER UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2012 iv DECLARATION I hereby state that the thesis entitled The Younger Family as the Victim of Racial Discrimination in Lorraine Hansberry‟s A Raisin in the Sun is an original piece of writing. I declare that the analysis and the research described in this thesis have never been submitted for any other degree or any publications. I certify to the best of my knowledge that all sources used and help received in the preparation of this thesis have been acknowledged. The Writer Dwi Sigit Al Rizal 080110101058 v APPROVAL SHEET Approved and received by the Examination Committee of English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University. Day : Thursday Date : 23 rd February 2012 Place : Faculty of Letters, Jember University Chairman, Drs.Hadiri, M.A. NIP:19480717197603100 Secretary, Hari Supriono, S.S. NIP : 19790315200604100 The Members : 1. Dra. Meilia Adiana, M.Pd. NIP : 195105211981032002 2. Dra. Supiastutik, M.Pd. NIP : 196605141998032001 3. Erna Cahyawati, S.S.,M.Hum. NIP : 197308271999032004 …..……………………………… ………………………………….. ………………………………….. Approved by The Dean Drs. Syamsul Anam, M.A, NIP : 195909181988021001 vi SUMMARY The Younger Family as the Victim of Racial Discrimination in Lorraine Hansberry„A Raisin in the Sun; Dwi Sigit Al Rizal; 080110101058, 2012, English Departments Faculty of Letters, Jember University. This thesis tries to analyze the impact of racism, which is reflected in A Raisin in the Sun play. It tells about the struggle of Lena Younger to get the same right as the white people and fights against racism in 1950s in United States of America. There are three problems to discuss in this thesis. The first is how racialism happens toward the Younger's family life. The second is how the Younger family struggle against racial discrimination. The last is what the results of racialism in the Youngers are. This topic is interesting to discuss because it is humanistic and realistic. It is about representative people who become black and deal with the impact of racism in the Younger family. A Raisin in the Sun tells about racism especially to Lena Younger. They attempt to challenge the racist policies by buying a house in a predominantly white neighborhood. Because of their choice for living in white community, there are several conflicts occurring between Lena Younger and the white people. When they move into their new house located in white area in Clybourne Park. In fact, white people reject her family's presence in their area. Then, the Clybourne Park Improvements Association for White People gives her family an offer. They will give her family some more money if they want to leave their new house. Furthermore, she and her family refuse their offer and keep on moving into their new house in Clybourne Park. Based on the facts above, the writer takes this play as the object of the study. Furthermore, this thesis uses inductive method. It means that the analysis starts from the specific one to general conclusion. First, it begins with specific description about Lena Younger's problem with the white people in the Southside of Chicago in 1950s and then it goes to general facts found in the play. Lena Younger‗s conflicts in A Raisin in the Sun are social conflicts with white people. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONTIESPIECE ........................................................................................ i PAGE OF DEDICATION ............................................................................. ii MOTTO .......................................................................................................... iii DECLARATION ............................................................................................ iv APPROVAL SHEET ..................................................................................... v SUMMARY .................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 1.1 The Rationale ................................................................................ 1 1.2 The Problems to Discuss .............................................................. 3 1.3 The Significances of the Study .................................................... 4 1.4 The Approach to Use ................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ...................................... 5 2.1 The Previous Researches. ............................................................ 5 2.2 Critical Race Theory .................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Everyday Racism ................................................................. 7 2.2.2 Interest Convergence ............................................................ 8 2.3 Racial Discrimination in American Society in 1950s .............. 9 CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHOD ........................................................ 12 3.1 Type of Research .......................................................................... 12 3.2 Data Collection and Type of Data .............................................. 12 3.3 The Method of Analysis. .............................................................. 13 CHAPTER 4.THE YOUNGER FAMILY AS THE VICTIM OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN LORRAINE HANSBERRY’S A RAISIN IN THE SUN ................................................................................. 14 4.1 The Practice of Racism. ........................................................................... 14 4.1.1 Racialism toward the Younger Family‘s Life ............................... 14 4.1.2 Lena Younger as the Main Character Conflict x with White People .......................................................................... 16 4.1.3 Apartment as Younger Family‘s Problem .................................... 20 4.1.4 Walter Lee‘s Conflict with White People. .................................... 29 4.2 The Practice of Convergence................................................................... 31 4.2.1 The Unfortunate Economic Condition of the Younger Family ..... 31 4.2.2 Ruth's Disappointment about Her Family‘s Economic Condition. 33 4.2.3 Walter Lee‘s Disappointment in Regarding His Job...................... 34 4.3 Younger Family‘s Optimism in Regarding the Racial Discrimination. ....................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION ...................................................................... 41 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES: A. The Biography of Lorraine Hansberry. B. The Synopsis of A Raisin in the Sun.