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A Study on Mr and Mrs Antrobus's efforts to maintain the unity of the family in thornton wilder's The skin of our teeth

This thesis is about a study on how Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus's efforts maintain the unity
of the family as seen through their character in Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. Therefore,
the thesis writer wants to reveal Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus's efforts to achieve the unity of the
family. The analysis shows that the unity between the members of a family makes them
able to face the hardest obstacle in life, either natural catastrophes or even disagreement
among them. To accomplish the objective goal of her thesis, the thesis writer will apply the
theories of character, characterization, and setting as the literary devices. Based on the
analysis on Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus's conducts and behaviors, especially which have been
done for their children, the thesis writer finds out that responsibility, sincerity, devotion and
economical as well as attentive and optimism are their efforts to maintain the unity of the
family. Finally, the thesis writer also finds out that when the Antrobuses is united, the
family can survive through the hardest period of time, that is, ice period, flood and war.

Creator(s)
  • (11494052) JULIANA
Contributor(s)
  • Jenny Mochtar Djundjung → Advisor 1
  • Theophilus Jokri → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 1999
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 705; Juliana (11494052)
Subject(s)
  • AMERICAN DRAMA-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • WILDER, THORNTON, 1897-1975. THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH-STUDY AND TEACHING
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