AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CLASSES AND ITS CONFLICTS IN KEVIN KWAN‘S CRAZY RICH ASIAN NOVEL A THESIS BY: ARIFAH ULFA NASUTION REG. NO. 150705013 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 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 October 25th, 2019. 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. 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 October 25th, 2019. 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. AUTHOR‘S DECLARATION I, ARIFAH ULFA NST, 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 OR ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : October 25th, 2019 v COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : ARIFAH ULFA NST TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CLASSES AND ITS CONFLICTS IN KEVIN KWAN‘S CRAZY RICH ASIAN QUALIFICATION : S-1/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 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 : October 25th, 2019 vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bismillahirahmanirrohim Assalamualaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh. Alhamdulillahi rabbil’alamin, First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for always gives me strength, blessings, guidance, healthy, loving, opportunity, and easiness that were necessary to accomplish this thesis. And also Shalawat and salam to the Prophet of Muhammad Shallallahu 'alaihi wasalam, along with his family and his companions. My very special thanks for my beloved parents, my mother Nur Siyah and my father Abdurrahman Nasution. Thank you for always pray to Allah for me, give me a big support, spirit, love, and care. They are my precious parents that I have in this world. And I couldn't thank enough for every struggles and prayers that they always devote to let me get this degree. I also wanted to thank to my lovely brother, M. Kamil Nasution and My levely sister, Kamalia Nasution. That always give so much support in doing my research. They always warned me to keep trying and doing the best for my thesis. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. as my supervisor. I thank her for the kindness, knowledge, patience and motivation in writing this thesis. Futhermore, I would like to thank Riko Andika Rahmat Pohan, S.S., M.Hum. as my co-supervisor for his kindness, knowledge, and guidance to help me finishing this thesis. vii My gratitude also goes to The Head of English Department, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. And I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D., as The Secretary of English Department. And I would to thank to my Examiner Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum. Also, I would like to thank to all of the lectures and staffs of English Department for the facilities and opportunties given to me during my study at the Faculty of Cultural Studies. Also, I want to thank to my beloved friends, Irga Halilintar, Rina Gophie, Ennok Onnie, Riri Yiyi, and Ryzka Cabe, for everything from the begining until now. Thanks for always support me and and always be with me.And to my all friends in SASING A 2015 that have spent unforgettable memories for 4 years with me. I am really grateful to have everyone supporting me in the supporting me in the process of writing this thesis. Thank you so much for being my power and motivator. Finally, may this thesis be adventegous for the readers. Hope the grace, bless and love of Allah SWT be with us all forever. Aamiin Waalaikumsalam Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh. Medan, 2019 Arifah Ulfa Nasution Reg. No. 150705013 viii ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled "An Analysis of Social Classes and Its Conflicts in Crazy Rich Asian Novels by Kevin Kwan". The writer uses Crazy Rich Asian novel (2013) from Kevin Kwan as an object. This analysis discusses how the social class contained in the Crazy Rich Asian novel and its conflict on family life. In this thesis, the writer uses the social class and social conflict theory to analyze the novel. The method used in writing this thesis is a qualitative descriptive method. The findings and analysis that can be found in the novel about social class differences. This class difference is created because of the existence of social class, where they classify their social class, namely the upper class and middle class. Where the upper classes do not want to accept the middle class into their class. The difference in social class is measured by the power or wealth, privileges and prestige that affect the position, lifestyle, habits and behavior between the upper class and middle class so that the gap between the two classes is so striking. The conflict is the gap in social status in a family life or relationship. This gap affects the thinking of upper families who cannot accept any class lower than them to enter their families. Keywords : Social Class, Social Conflict, Crazy Rich Asian ix ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul ―An Analysis of Social Classes and Its Conflicts in Crazy Rich Asian Novel By Kevin Kwan‖. Penulis menggunakan sebuah novel sebagai objek yaitu novel Crazy Rich Asian(2013) dari Kevin Kwan. Analisis ini membahas tentang bagaimana kelas sosial yang terdapat pada novel Crazy Rich Asian serta konfliknya pada kehidupan keluarga. Dalam skripsi ini, penulis menggunakan teori sosiologi sastra dan teori social class untuk menganalisis novel. Metode yang digunakan dalam menulis skripsi ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Adapun temuan dan analisis yang dapat ditemukan dalam novel tentang perbedaan kelas sosial. Perbedaan kelas ini tercipta karna adanya golongan kelas sosial, dimana mereka menggolongkan kelas sosial mereka, yaitu kelas atas dan kelas menengah. Dimana para kelas atas tidak ingin menerima kelas menengah masuk kedalam golongan mereka. Perbedaan kelas sosial diukur dari kekuasaan atau kekayaan, hak istimewa dan prestise yang mempengaruhi kedudukan, gaya hidup, kebiasaan dan perilaku antara kelas atas dan kelas menengah sehingga kesenjangan antara kedua kelas tersebut begitu mencolok. Konflik yang terjadi adalah kesenjangan status sosial dalam sebuah kehidupan keluarga atau relationship. Kesenjangan ini mempengaruhi pemikiran para keluarga atas yang tidak dapat menerima golongan kelas manapun yang lebih rendah dari mereka untuk masuk dalam keluarga mereka. Kata Kunci : Kelas Sosial, Konflik Sosial, Crazy Rich Asian x TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR‘S DECLARATION ............................................................................ v COPYRIGHT DECLARATION......................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... ix ABSTRAK ........................................................................................................... x TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................... xi CHAPTER IINTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of The Study .................................................... 1 1.2 Problems of The Study ......................................................... 7 1.3 Objectives of The Study ....................................................... 7 1.4 Scopes of The Study ............................................................ 7 1.5 Significances of The Study .................................................. 8 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................. 9 2.1 Theory of Literature ............................................................. 9 2.2 Sociology of Literature ......................................................... 11 2.3 Social Classes ........................................................................ 13 2.4 Level of Social Class ............................................................ 14 xi 2.4.1 The Upper Class ................................................................. 14 2.4.2 The Middle Class ..............................................................