RACIAL DISCRIMINATION PORTRAYED IN ANGIE THOMAS’S NOVEL THE HATE U GIVE A THESIS BY PUTRI ERINA BR. PINEM REG NO. 160705018 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATRA UTARA MEDAN 2020 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA RACIAL DISCRIMINATION PORTRAYED IN ANGIE THOMAS’S NOVEL THE HATE U GIVE A THESIS BY: PUTRI ERINA BR PINEM REG NO: 160705018 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd NIP. 195707201983032001 NIP. 19561214 198601 2 001 Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department of English DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2020 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D. NIP. 19540916 198003 2 003 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002 iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on December 17th , 2020. Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. _________________ Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. _________________ Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum _________________ iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I PUTRI ERINA BR PINEM DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : December 17th , 2020 v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : PUTRI ERINA BR PINEM TITLE OF THESIS : RACIAL DISCRIMINATION PORTRAYED IN ANGIE THOMAS’S NOVEL THE HATE U GIVE QUALIFICATION : S1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed : Date : December 17th , 2020 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, First of all, I am so thankful that I was finally able to finish my thesis entitled “Racial Discrimination Portrayed in Angie Thomas‟s Novel The Hate U Give”. I would like to express my gratitude to Allah SWT who has always giving me guidance‟s, answer, and with blessed and mercies. I also would like to thank and express my deepest appreciation to: 1. My family: My parent, Mom and Dad, thank you for your tireless to provide prayers and support. My sisters, Dian Fitri Pinem, Sri Elvina Sari Pinem and Grace Nurlita Pinem, and my beloved sista Siti Hadijah in Jakarta. Thank you so much for loving me and always support me when I feel sad and down. Thank you for all your prayers. You all are my inspirations in finishing my study. I love you all so much from the bottom of my heart. 2. Myself. Thank you to stay strong and always did your best during 4 years. You are strongest than you think. Thank you for don‟t give up easily with all the difficulties and problems. Thanks for being able to get up again after repeatedly down. To ignore all bad words from everyone is the way you can be strength your heart and mind. Now and forever, if I was given the chance to be someone else, I will still choose to be like what I am now. 3. My supervisor and co-supervisor, Ma‟am Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. and Ma‟am Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd. who always guides me and gives me so many knowledge and advices for my thesis. 4. The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S, the Head of English Department, Ma‟am Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A, Ph.D, the vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Secretary of English Department, Sir Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D and all of the lecturers in English Department for all the knowledge, attention, time and guidance‟s. 5. For my beloved friends Saudara Sumber (SS), Nurfika, Ummu, Rizky, Winda, Alfi, Fitri and Putri Rizqi. Thanks for being my friends during 4 years and always support and help me when I have problems. Thanks for being my sisters and always treated me well. Without you guys, the college life will not be interesting, we are always study in groups together, lots of stories we sharing together, foods and everything. You guys are amazing! I hope we can graduate together and may Allah SWT always bless you all. I love you guys from the bottom of my heart. 6. To someone who will decorate my future. To someone who still with me, initial A.A.R. You‟re one of my biggest supporting systems to finish my thesis. Although for a while we are separated by distance and time. I hope we will meet sooner, can‟t wait for that moment. Thank you for all your love and endless support to me. Hoping to Allah to approve the happiness for us as soon as possible. As long as Allah still allows us to be together, let‟s always make more beautiful moments. Medan, December 17th , 2020 Putri Erina Br Pinem viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This thesis entitled Racial Discrimination Portrayed in Angie Thomas‟s Novel The Hate U Give. This thesis contains an analysis of the racial discrimination portrayed in the novel The Hate U Give. The aims of this thesis are (i) to find out how racial discrimination portrayed in the novel The Hate U Give, (ii) to find out the characteristics of racial discrimination portrayed in the novel The Hate U Give. The writer used sociology of literature as the main theory, and the characteristics that related to discriminations such as stereotype, prejudice and rejection in analyzing the problems. In completing the analysis, the writer used qualitative descriptive method. The data of the researcher are word, sentence and clause that refer to characteristics of racial discrimination in Angie Thomas‟s novel as the source of the data. The findings showed that the characteristics of racial discrimination like stereotypes, prejudice, and social rejection are found in Angie Thomas‟s Novel. Keywords: Racial Discrimination, The Hate U Give, Characters, Sociology of Literature ix UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul Diskriminasi Rasial yang digambarkan dalam novel Angie Thomas The Hate U Give. Skripsi ini berisi analisis diskriminasi rasial yang digambarkan dalam novel The Hate U Give. Tujuan dari skripsi ini adalah (i) untuk mengetahui bagaimana diskriminasi rasial digambarkan dalam novel The Hate U Give, (ii) untuk mengetahui karakteristik diskriminasi sosial yang digambarkan dalam novel The Hate U Give. Penulis menggunakan sosiologi sastra sebagai teori utama, dan karakteristik yang berkaitan dengan diskriminasi seperti stereotip, prasangka dan penolakan dalam menganalisis permasalahan. Dalam menyelesaikan analisis, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data dari peneliti adalah kata, kalimat,dan klausa yang pada karakteristik diskriminasi rasial dalam novel Angie Thomas sebagai sumber data. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik diskriminasi rasial seperti stereotip, prasangka, dan penolakan sosial ditemukan dalam Novel Angie Thomas. Kata kunci: Diskriminasi Rasial, The Hate U Give, Karakter, Sosiologi Sastra x UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ..................................................................................................... v COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ................................................................................................. vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................... vii ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... ix ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................................................... x TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER I ................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Study ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Problems of the Study ........................................................................................................ 5 1.3 Objectives of the Study ...................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................