By
Rini Megowati
03004071
Rini Megowati
03004071
ABSTRACT
This thesis deals with Elizabeth Gaskell’s Ruth. This novel tells about Ruth Hilton is poor, orphaned, apprenticed as a seamstress of Mrs. Mason’s dress-maker establishment. She is seduced by the wealthy Mr. Bellingham. He is a irresponsible coward who makes Ruth’s sorrow. As turning point of her life, by her joining as a matron of a sick nurse in preventing and recovering the outbreak of the typhus fever. She is able to bury her sorrow and past life to be Ruth, the heroine. The objectives of this thesis are to know as follows; (1) The description of Ruth’s character and characterization, (2) Ruth’s problems and struggles, (3) The moral values of the novel.
Type of the study is a library research that contents the novel Ruth as the primary data and all theory books that are taken from library as the secondary data. All sources are gathered from the library. The method of collecting data is used the data cards. To analyze this thesis, the writer uses the theory of feminist study by Virginia Sapiro (1986) and Bustami Subhan (2003).
The results of the research are stated as follows: (1) because of the series of misfortunes, she has to face her real life. After her both parents are dead, she becomes an orphaned, innocent, childish, uneducated girl. She has no home, no job, no guardian, and no family. She has to feed herself and work for Mrs. Mason as the apprentice of seamstress as the first job. Because of Ruth’s coming late, Mrs. Mason dismisses her, (2) The connection with Mr. Mr. Bellingham makes Ruth more sorrow psychologically. He leaves her while she is pregnant. However she is confused and dizzy of it, she can survive her life. The problems and struggle does not end yet. She become unmarried mother who has to work hard and take care her Leonard. The next job, Ruth works for the Bradshaw as a governess for his children. Because of Jemima’s jealousy and she knows Ruth’s past story, Mr. Bradshaw also dismisses her. The last job, Ruth works for Dr. Davis as a sick nurse and she is a matron of Dr. Wynne when Eccleston is swept by the outbreak of the typhus fever. This profession is a turning point for Ruth. She can show her skill in nursing with her Leonard. Ruth can help, prevent, and reduce the victims of the typhus fever. The general society know Ruth and Leonard. Ruth also dies for the typhus fever after nursing Mr. Donne (=Mr. Bellingham), (3) The novel Ruth teaches the readers about a optimist life for all poor people. If someone comes from the poor and uneducated family with no parents, no home, no guardian, no money, no job, but someone has to use their thought to survive their life. Of course the struggle is not easy. They have to undergo the hardship of life and the difficult time in reaching what they are thinking and imagining. It is sure that one day the storm and difficulties will go.
Type of the study is a library research that contents the novel Ruth as the primary data and all theory books that are taken from library as the secondary data. All sources are gathered from the library. The method of collecting data is used the data cards. To analyze this thesis, the writer uses the theory of feminist study by Virginia Sapiro (1986) and Bustami Subhan (2003).
The results of the research are stated as follows: (1) because of the series of misfortunes, she has to face her real life. After her both parents are dead, she becomes an orphaned, innocent, childish, uneducated girl. She has no home, no job, no guardian, and no family. She has to feed herself and work for Mrs. Mason as the apprentice of seamstress as the first job. Because of Ruth’s coming late, Mrs. Mason dismisses her, (2) The connection with Mr. Mr. Bellingham makes Ruth more sorrow psychologically. He leaves her while she is pregnant. However she is confused and dizzy of it, she can survive her life. The problems and struggle does not end yet. She become unmarried mother who has to work hard and take care her Leonard. The next job, Ruth works for the Bradshaw as a governess for his children. Because of Jemima’s jealousy and she knows Ruth’s past story, Mr. Bradshaw also dismisses her. The last job, Ruth works for Dr. Davis as a sick nurse and she is a matron of Dr. Wynne when Eccleston is swept by the outbreak of the typhus fever. This profession is a turning point for Ruth. She can show her skill in nursing with her Leonard. Ruth can help, prevent, and reduce the victims of the typhus fever. The general society know Ruth and Leonard. Ruth also dies for the typhus fever after nursing Mr. Donne (=Mr. Bellingham), (3) The novel Ruth teaches the readers about a optimist life for all poor people. If someone comes from the poor and uneducated family with no parents, no home, no guardian, no money, no job, but someone has to use their thought to survive their life. Of course the struggle is not easy. They have to undergo the hardship of life and the difficult time in reaching what they are thinking and imagining. It is sure that one day the storm and difficulties will go.
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