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A Study on the main characters' ambition as seen in Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

The thesis writer is interested in making research about Barchester Towers
since the novel talks about getting ambition for power. Ambition for power is an
interesting topic because it always happens anytime and the main characters in tlie
novel long for power and try to do anything to fulfill tlieir ambition. Since ambition
becomes tlie key word of novel for tlie thesis writer, she intends to analyze it
further. Tlie thesis writer wants to know why the main characters in the novel;
Mrs. Proudie and Mr. Slope are ambitious to get power and she is curious to know
how they try to achieve their ambition. Through tlie analysis, Hie thesis writer
wants to prove how the main characters can achieve their ambitioa Tlie thesis
writer uses library research and surfs internet in order to get imformation. The
thesis writer applies the theory of characterization to support the analysis. In
addition, tlie thesis writer adds tlie cultural background of Victorian Age to support
tlie analysis. As a result, the thesis writer finds out that in Barchester Towers, the
clergymen exercise the worldly practise by having ambition for power.

Creator(s)
  • (11494042) BETTY HERAWATI
Contributor(s)
  • Nani Indrajani Tjitrakusuma → Advisor 1
  • Sarah Limuil → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 2000
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 783; Betty Herawati (11494042)
Subject(s)
  • ENGLISH FICTION-19TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • TROLOPPE, ANTHONY, 1815-1882. BARCHESTER TOWERS-STUDY AND TEACHING
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