- THE STRUGGLE OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN GETTING BACK THE OTORI CLAN AS REFLECTED IN LIAN HEARN ’S BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON : A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY

By:
Siti Mutmainah
03004242

ABSTRACT

This thesis entitled “The Struggle of the Main Character in Getting Back the Otori Clan as Reflected in Lian Hearn’s Brilliance of the Moon: A Sociological Study” is intended 1) to describe the clan in Japanese society of the novel Brilliance of the Moon 2) to describe the novel Brilliance of the Moon 3) to describe some moral values can be taken in the novel Brilliance of the Moon.

The type of this research is a library research. The researcher uses the primary data and secondary data. The primary data is the novel Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn. With the primary data, the researcher reads and observes the novel Brilliance of the Moon carefully and critically. The secondary data of the research are from other source such as some critical books from the library and also data from internet are used to help the researcher to interpret the novel Brilliance of the Moon. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive qualitative method under the sociological approach developed by Wallek and Warren.

The research findings are show as follow: the first, clan in Japanese society in novel Brilliance of the Moon is 1) Ceremony, 2) Giri, 3) Religion, 4) Samurai. Second, the efforts of the main character such as 1) Receiving the prophetic words of a holy woman, 2) the traits of main character, 3) Following the conflict. Third, the moral values that can be drawn from the novel Brilliance of the Moon is divided into two parts namely good moral values and bad moral values. The good moral value includes respectful, tactful, kindness, not arrogant, helpful. Whereas the bad moral value includes revenge, unbelief in God, murder.