Identity negotiation of the main character in Zadie Smith's Swing Time

Aulia, Syifa (2022) Identity negotiation of the main character in Zadie Smith's Swing Time. Sarjana thesis, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.

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Abstract

This thesis discusses identity negotiation of a female main character in the midst of the diversity of London society in the novel Swing Time by Zadie Smith which reflects the identity of the multiracial individual of London society inreal life. This study tries to explain the role and experience of the main character, a woman who comes from mixed race British - Jamaican descent related to issues of identity differences and negotiation. Swing Time was chosen as the object of research because most of the events narrated in this novel use London as the setting. Being the largest city in England, London is home to a human population of various races and ethnicities in the world. With its diverse society, this city offers a safe place for people from all backgrounds, but who would have thought that even in the midst of a diverse society, there is still a woman who struggle to negotiate her identity to be accepted by society. To analyze the object, this study uses identity theory of Peter J. Burke, and negotiation theory of Jeanne M. Brett which is combined with the theory of conflict in social interaction’s Georg Simmel. This study uses a qualitive descriptive method to describe the research result. For the result of this study, the researcher found that the main character managed to confidently define herself that her identity could not be separated from her Jamaican physical characteristics, nor could she be separated from herself as part of British society. In herself, the main character shows the characteristics of a black and white woman that can reflect her identity as a Black - British person.

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