Please take a moment to complete this survey below

Library's collection Library's IT development Cancel

The Idea of gentleman in Meredith's Evan Harrington as seen through the characterization of the two male major characters

Thq thesis writer analyses the idea of gentleman .
Thi s top i c i nterests her because Meredi th . whose nove 1 is
amus i ng and u n i que . 1 s a good au t hor who i s f orgbtten . . . t '
Besides, the idea of gentleman has now declined and
people have forgotten the serious content of the idea of
gentl eman .
In her thesis, the writer wanta to find out which
one of the two male major characters. Evan and Ferdinand, . (
conveys the idea of gent 1 eman and what the jdea of
ge n t'l em a n i s l i ke i n Me r e d 1 t h ' s N' N' v a n H a r r i n (1 t o n .
The ma i n purpose o f t1) i s s t udy iu's to f j rid ou t the
traits of the two male major characters. Evan and
Ferdenand, and to fjnd out the fdea of gent leman by
ana l yse ng the two mal e major character trai ts .
I n ana l yse n g the top j c the the :i i s wr i ter use s dat a
f r om the nove 1 . Th e n t o a n a l yse tP. 1 e d a t a , sh e u se s b i o -grephy
of the au thor . ! i terary cr j t j c s cn f the nove l , the
i de a of ge nt 1 eman and some 1 i te 1' dtry theor i e s en
cln etr a c t e r j z a t i o n .
From tbe an a 1 ys i s o f the charac ter b z at i on o f t'he two
malf major charaterse the writer fjnds out that Evan ie
the male major character who conveys the kdea of
gentleman . He can reach the h jgh class stdtus by b is
m oney. educatjon and skbll . However . the unifyfng
concept of gentleman is a man who has manners as a
gentleman . Evan is proved to behave and have manners of a
centleman . He h as distincuishing quality of gentleman . He i ,p' # '' .' ' ,
is honest, he lpful. polite and k jnd , loyaz, brave , and
honourable . On the other hand , Ferdinand, who was born as
a noble man, does not have tMe traits a' nd manpers of o
gentleman.

Creator(s)
  • (11489072) PANTJAWATI SRI RAHAYU
Contributor(s)
  • Sarah Limuil → Advisor 2
  • Liliek Soelistyo → Examination Committee 1
  • Josefa Juniarti Mardijono → Advisor 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 1995
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 332; Pantjawati Sri Rahayu (11489072)
Subject(s)
  • ENGLISH FICTION-19TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • MEREDITH, GEORGE, 1828-1909. EVAN HARRINGTON-STUDY AND TEACHING
File(s)

Similar Collection

by creator, contributor, or subject