An Analysis of Slavery and its Impact Towards Black People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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ABSTRACT This thesis entitled An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This thesis is done because of the writer’s interest of the main themes of the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, entitled Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slavery that happened in America. This thesis discusses the nature of slavery in which black people are forced to work for the benefit of the owner. They are treated like properties and often receive physical abuse. From those experience, there is an impact on the life of the slaves. In doing this thesis, the author refers to the study of literature intrinsically as stated by Rene Wellek and Austin Warren, with emphasizing on one of the novel’s element, theme. The method which is used in the analysis is qualitative descriptive. From the analysis, it is found that the impact of slavery for black people are living among the restrictions and racial discrimination. Universitas Sumatera

ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Slavery and Its Impact Towards Black People in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Penulisan skripsi ini dilatarbelakangi oleh ketertarikan penulis terhadap tema utama dari novel karya Harriet Beecher Stowe yang berjudul Uncle Tom’s Cabin, yaitu perbudakan yang terjadi di Amerika. Skripsi ini membahas tentang perbudakan yang di alami orang kulit hitam yang dipaksa bekerja demi keuntungan sang pemilik. Mereka diperlakukan seperti barang dan kerap menerima kekerasan fisik. Dari serangkaian peristiwa yang dialami, muncullah dampak terhadap kehidupan para budak tersebut. Dalam mengerjakan skripsi ini, penulis mengacu pada pengkajian karya sastra secara intrinsik seperti dikemukakan Rene Wellek dan Austin Warren dengan menekankan pada salah satu unsur novel, yaitu tema. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam melakukan analisis adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil analisis, ditemukan bahwa dampak dari perbudakan bagi kulit hitam diantaranya hidup dalam keterbatasan dan adanya diskriminasi ras. Universitas