AN ANALYSIS OF AUTHORITY VALUES AS REFLECTED IN SANDRA BROWN’S NOVEL,WHITE HOT

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out the abuse of power and to explain some offenses which occur in the novel, White Hot which tells about irresponsibility, injustice, homicide, and hiding offenses. All these offenses violate against human rights. The Government and leaders should be able to guarantee and to give opportunities to common people to survive optimally, either mentally or socially, without any discrimination or criminality. This novel tells about injustice before the law and underestimation toward low class people. In the world of leadership, a leader should be aware of his policy on making any decision; he should know his duty and function as a leader in an organization. The result of the research showed that the causes of the abuse of power were the factors of economy and family. It was expected that this research would able to be beneficial for the readers and the other researchers.