Social stratification depicted in Sally Rooney's Normal People

ENGLISH: The issue of social stratification is an interesting topic because this phenomenon occurs in real life. Social stratification is a form of concept in sociology that discusses grouping, classification, and the division of social groups and a community in society into a certain class, level, or strata that form a certain layer. This phenomenon is reflected in the Novel Normal People written by Sally Rooney. The novel tells about Connell who is the son of a house cleaner and Marianne who comes from a rich family, they experience on-again-off-again in their relationship, and the state of the relationship cannot be separated from their social stratification factors. This study aims to identify social stratification in the novel and find out what impact social stratification has on Connell. Then, this research is a literary criticism that focuses on the problem of social stratification from a sociological perspective. This approach focuses on sociological problems in literary texts, which discusses the work itself and other things implied in it. The data are in the form of words, phrases, and sentences, which are taken from the Novel Normal People by Sally Rooney and analyzed using Weber's theory of social stratification (1947). This study reveals social stratification in Normal People includes three dimensions, namely class, status, and power. The class is based on economic circumstances, which consists of the upper class (Marianne, Gareth, and Jamie), the middle class (Sophie and Peggy), and the lower class (Connell). Then, the status can change depending on lifestyle and conditions or society's assessment, such as Connell who has high honor status in high school but low honor status at university, and Marianne who has low honor status in high school but high honor status at university. However, this research does not find any indication of power in Normal People. In addition to social stratification, this study reveals social mobility carried out by Connell through two factors that influence social ...