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Racial Discrimination in the Novel The Poppy War by Rebecca F. Kuang

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The Poppy War novel by Rebecca F. Kuang depicts the life journey of an orphaned and poor teenage girl named Rin after gualifying for a prestigious academy. This changes her life, including the emergence of many conflicts, one of which is racism. This study aims to describe the forms of racism experienced by the main character and its impact. The method used in this study is a gualitative method, using critical race theory from Richard Delgado & Jean Stefencic, with a literary sociology approach, and a note-taking research instrument. The results of this study show that the forms of racism against the main character are everyday racism, material determination, social construction, and intersectionality. Of all the forms of racism experienced by Rin, the daily racism most affects her survival The impacts include perpetuation of social injusti justice, trauma and stress, human rights violation, and inhibition of o psychological i pportunity and mobility. on the impact, what affected Rin the most was the psychological an study also provides some differences between Asian and Western racism

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BSI-2024-ISM r

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Makassar : FAH. Adab & Humaniora UIN ALauddin., 2024

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xiii, 67 hal :Ilus :, 30 cm

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English

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BSI-2024-ISM r

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racism
critical race theory
The Poppy War novel

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