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A Study of the main character's struggle for equal rights seen through his conflicts in James Baldwin's Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone

Soewondono, Merry (1998) A Study of the main character's struggle for equal rights seen through his conflicts in James Baldwin's Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.

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Abstract

This thesis concerns with the study of the main character's struggle for equal rights as seen through his conflicts in James Baldwin, Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone. This thesis will analyze the main character who faces problems when he attempts to break the gap between the blacks and the whites. James Baldwin's character in this novel experiences various obstacles while he struggles for is rights. The outer and the inner conflicts will show how hard the main character has to struggle in the racist community in order to get equal rights. The main character has conflicts with his family, racist community, his lover, Barbara and his director, Mr. Saul Marquands. Then, from the analysis above, the thesis writer concludes that people should have willingness and spirit to struggle against injustices in life, moreover they have to do their best to face all the problem in life.

Item Type: Thesis (Bachelor)
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Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 23 Mar 2011 18:48
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2011 14:17
URI: https://repository.petra.ac.id/id/eprint/3272

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