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The Main character's becoming a gay in David Sedaris's Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is a novel written by David Sedaris, reflects David Sedaris?s life, and tells about the struggle of a man to find his true identity, a homosexual. In this study the thesis writer is interested in analyzing the causes and the process of the main character?s becoming a gay in Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. In the analysis, the thesis writer uses psychological approach, by applying the Exotic Becomes Erotic (EBE) theory. As the supporting theory, the thesis writer applies Identity Development of Homosexual theory. The thesis writer finds the causes of the main character to become a gay, such as society?s role, parent?s treatment, and playmate?s influences. The thesis writer finds that the main character has been going the process of becoming a gay into three periods, such as: childhood period, pre-adolescence period, and adulthood period.

Creator(s)
  • (11403060) CHRISTIAN
Contributor(s)
  • Dwi Setiawan → Advisor 1
  • Liem Satya Limanta → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 2008
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 01011788/ING/2008; Christian (11403060)
Subject(s)
  • SEDARIS, DAVID, 1956-... DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • ENGLISH FICTION-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
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