Protest Against Social Stratification In EmilyBronte’s Wuthering Heights Novel: ASociological Perspective

One of the problems in society is social stratification. People cooperate in society and they will able to fulfill the necessaries of life. Stratification problems begin as comparatives economic status between human with each other especially developing country. Stratification can be defined by social differentiation, which occur, quite simply, when we find people with distinct individual qualities and social roles. The objectives of this research were: (1) to identity the indicators of social stratification on the novel; (2) to describe how social stratification depicted in the novel; (3) to reveal the underline reason why the author address the issue of social stratification. This research is qualitative research. The primary data of this research is Wuthering Heights novel (1847) by Emily Bronte. The secondary data are websites, biography of the author, article and some books which related to the research. The conclusion of this research are; (1) there are five indicators of social stratification namely, race, culture, division of special works, right, and power; (2) there are four ways that support the story of social stratification of the novel, namely character, setting, event, and style; (3) the reason why the author addresses social stratification issue is because she desired to reveal about her own experiences problem in nineteenth century.