CLASS CONFLICTS IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART (MARXIST APPROACH)

ASNAWI, ASNAWI (2015) CLASS CONFLICTS IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART (MARXIST APPROACH). Other thesis, Universitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum.

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Abstract

The phenomenon of class conflict does not only occured in real life, but also in literary works, such as novel. This phenomenon was described clearly in Chinua Achebe‟s novel, Things Fall Apart. The problem of this research is about the class conflict between Igbo society and British missionaries occured in the novel. The aim of this research is to explain the class conflict between Igbo society and British missionaries. To answer the problem, this research used the Marxist Approach since this research explained the social class of Igbo society, social class of British missionaries and the class struggle of Igbo society. The data source of this research is the novel itself Things Fall Apart. While the research data are in the form of conversations, quotations, statements, and expressions dealing with the social class and class conflict which are taken from the novel. The result of this research described that there were the changes of the Igbo society‟s faith and their culture, the separation of the Igbo society after the arrival of the British misionaries until they are separated into two groups. Most of them become the follower of the British missionaries and part of them are still loyal to their own faith and culture. Still there are struggle of Igbo society who are still obey the cultural heritage of their ancestors to maintain their own faith and culture from the influence of the British missionaries.

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