Catharine's Honesty That Reveals the Corruption of Human Relationship in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer  

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Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - tidak terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: Polyglot: Jurnal Ilmiah vol. 1 no. 1 (Jul. 2006), page 48-57.
Topik: truth; conflicts; corruption; human relationship

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Honesty is one of the elements that every human has. However, not every one is able to keep it, especially when other people do not want him or her to tell the truth. In this situation, it will be a hard thing for some one to keep telling the truth. The writer, however, cannot find this condition in Catharine and that is why the writer wants to know what makes Catharine keeps telling the truth. Catharine is the main female character in the play who is telling the truth about the corruption of human relationship that happens last summer. In order to tell the truth, she has to face many conflicts, especially with Mrs. Venable and her family who do not want her to tell the truth. For Mrs. Venable, Catharine's honesty will ruin her son's reputation, while for her family, they will lose the money that Mrs. Venable promises if Catharine keeps telling the truth. In analyzing this play, the writer uses the theory of conflicts since it plays a very important role in revealing the relationship between the characters and the struggle that grows out from the two opposing forces in a plot. Catharine faces many conflicts because of her honesty. The conflicts that happen inform her about the consequences that she and her family will get if she keeps telling the truth. The consequence that will happen is not only toward herself but also toward her family. Because of her honesty, her family lost the money that is promised by Mrs. Venable, and she has to spend the rest of her life in an asylum. However, considering all the consequences that will happen to her and her family, Catharine keeps telling the truth. What happen to Catharine really amazed the writer and from the analysis that the writer does, she finds out that it is Catharine's character traits that make her keep telling the truth. Moreover, there is one surprising result from her honesty that is the Doctor's realization that her story could be true.

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