NILAI-NILAI SOSIAL YANG TEREFLEKSIKAN MELALUI TOKOH-TOKOH PEREMPUAN DALAM DRAMA TRIFLES KARYA SUSAN GLASPELL: TINJAUAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA

Abstract

(Title: Social Values that are  Reflected Through the Female Characters of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell: Sociology of Literature Study). This study aims to find and explain the social values in Trifles as reflected through the female characters in it, through the description of the social situation they face and also to analyze how the social situation influences all decisions and actions taken by those female characters. The results of this study are (1) female characters in Trifles have to face the society that tend to be prejudiced and underestimate the role of women, (2) They do not pay attention to their surroundings, and (3) they use certain appropriateness values to accept or reject others. The situation described above gives an influence on all decisions and actions taken by them, i.e. (1) they decide to take unlawful actions by removing evidence of murder, (2) withdrawing from the community, (3) doing vile deed that is committing murder.

Keywords: sociology of literature, social values, play.