| dc.description.abstract | The goal of this thesis is to understand John Steinbeck’s world view on
masculinity of the male characters in the Of Mice and Men by analyzing the
America’s condition on it and America’s condition around 1937. Most of the
characters in the Of Mice and Men are men. It shows strong sense masculinity of
ranch workers at that time that John Steinbeck tried to show, as the response of the
social condition in America especially in ranch worker society. The analyzing
process uses Lucien Goldman’s genetic structuralism to find the author’s world view.
This research applies qualitative data that is categorized into two kinds. They
are primary data and secondary data. The primary data are taken from the novella Of
Mice and Men and the secondary data are taken from thesis, journal, books, and
internet related to John Steinbeck historical background, genetic structuralism, some
previous researches and masculinity.
The result of this thesis shows that John Steinbeck as the author of Of Mice
and Men has the same tendency with worker class point of view in seeing a
phenomenon related to the transition of masculinity in mid-nineteenth until early
twentieth. It is showed by worker-class masculinity’s trait that is found in male
characters in Of Mice and Men. There are physical power, using outfit that is related
with jeans and denim and using verbal abuse in daily communication. | en_US |
