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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis is a study of the unification of the four main characters under
British colonization in Scorpion Orchid. Since my topic is about the characters'
unification under the British, I choose to discuss how each of the main characters
reacts differently during the British's oppression and why the four main
characters, with their diverse ethnic backgrounds, are able to be united regardless
their diverse reactions toward the British's oppression. The purpose of the study is
to find out the ways the characters respond to the oppression of the British and the
reason of the unification of the characters despite of their diverse reactions. I use
cultural approach and some concepts from post-colonialism; they are anti-colonialism,
mimicry, nation and nationalism, and integration. To support the
analysis, I also use the historical background of Malaya and Singapore as the
comparison to the events happen in the novel. From the analysis, I find the
characters' sharing the same awareness of being oppressed by the British in react
differently. Sabran, Santinathan, and Guan Kheng, respond to British colonialism
by demonstrating the idea of anti-colonialism. In addition to that, Guan Kheng
also shows the idea of integration. Yet, Peter performs his reaction by mimicking
the colonizer. Later, I discover that the unification of the characters is based on
their growing sense of belonging to one nation. Thus, despite the fact that they
have diverse reactions in dealing with the British colonization, they are able to be
united into one group of community. As a conclusion, as long as the members of a
nation are willing to merge into one community, the unification is achievable.