| dc.description.abstract | The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck. This research is
focused on the unreachable dream of labor, the effects of capitalism which make the
condition become harder. The dream of labor become unreachable because the
capitalism make the labor becomes object exploitation of high class. Further, the
labor does not has power to do anything even they lose their home, land, and job.
There are three problem to discuss in this research. The first is the
unreachable dream of labor in the novel, then, the worldview prevailed in the novel,
and the last is the ideology constructed in the society. In this research, I use
qualitative research method and qualitative data to analyze this research
The primary data of this research are the statements related to unreachable
dream in the novel. The secondary data of this research is all information related to
American society and capitalism in the book, journal, or internet sources. The form of
data are statement including sentences and paragraph.
In this research, the dream becomes unreachable because the effects of great
depression and capitalism. In this condition the labor only becomes the object of
exploitation by the high class. Here, the high class becomes luckier because they can control the market system. | en_US |
