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Prejudice towards African American as Potrayed in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Novel Written by Mildred D. Taylor

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Prejudice towards African American as Portrayed in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Novel Written by Mildred D. Taylor
ABSTRACT

Prejudice is a negative assumption towards others that is not based on actual reason. During The Great Depression Era in America, prejudice action is increased especially against African American group. This research aims to reveal the kinds of prejudice experienced by African Americans and to know the behaviors of African Americans when they experience prejudice. This research utilizes Gordon Allport’s acting out prejudice and traits of prejudice victimization theory. The data in this research are in the form of narration and dialogue. The result of this research shows that African-American characters in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Novel experience three forms of prejudice, namely: antilocution, discrimination, and physical attack. Prejudice actions occur because white groups consider themselves as the majority and better than African American groups. The result also shows that there are extropunitive and intropunitive traits represented in The Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Novel, namely; (1) withdrawal and passivity, (2) strengthening in-group, (3) slyness and cunning, (4) prejudice against out-group, and (5) aggression and revolt.

Keywords: prejudice, behaviors, African-American, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.





Prejudice toward African American as Portrayed in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry novel written by Mildred D. Taylor
ABSTRAK

Prasangka adalah asumsi negatif terhadap orang lain yang tidak berdasarkan dari alasan yang sebenarnya. Selama Great Depression Era di Amerika, tindakan prasangka meningkat terutama terhadap kelompok Afrika Amerika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap jenis-jenis prasangka yang dialami oleh orang-orang Afrika-Amerika dan untuk mengetahui perilaku mereka ketika mengalami prasangka. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori prejudice dan traits to victimization dari Gordon Allport. Data di dalam penelitian ini berupa narasi dan dialog. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakter Afrika-Amerika dalam novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry mengalami tiga bentuk prasangka, yaitu: antilocution, diskrimination, dan physical attack. Tindakan prasangka terjadi karena kelompok kulit putih menganggap diri mereka sebagai mayoritas dan superior dibandingkan kelompok Afrika-Amerika. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa ada sifat ekstropunitive dan intropunitive yang direpresentasikan dalam novel The Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, yaitu; (1) withdrawal and passivity, (2) strengthening in-group, (3) slyness and cunning, (4) prejudice against out-groups, and (5) aggression and revolt.

Keywords: prasangka, sifat, Afrika-Amerika, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

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Samarinda : ., 2022

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