An Analysis of Point of View in Novel a Mercy by Toni Morrison

Piliang, Alifa (2024) An Analysis of Point of View in Novel a Mercy by Toni Morrison. S1 thesis, Universitas Andalas.

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Abstract

This research analyzes the point of view in the novel A Mercy, written by Toni Morrison. The novel is told from multiple pointss of view by eight different characters. The novel aims to share the life of Florens, who was hoped to get ‘a mercy’ by her mother. This study aims to analyze the levels of point of view and the use of multiple pointss of view in running the novel as a whole and how each of the character sees the meaning of a mercy. This study uses the approach of new criticism to investigate the point of view in Mercy. The theory was proposed by Alicia Rasley. The method used to collect data is library research, which focuses on close reading of the text and using the qualitative method to present the results of observations from the novel. Based on the research conducted, the researcher reveals two main findings. Firstly, the application of the level point of view that can be seen in the camera eye, action, perception, thought, feeling, and deep immersion. The findings present that Morrison applied all levels of point of view to the writing of A Mercy. Nevertheless, thought became the most used level. Secondly, the finding for the effectiveness of the use of multiple pointss of view is assessed by the purposes of using multiple pointss of view itself. Researcher found that the use of multiple pointss of view shows the meaning of a mercy differently to each character. Through this research, the researcher also recommends further studies to examine other issue that can be studied under the point of view.

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