@thesis{thesis, author={Nevitasari Selvy}, title ={SOCIAL CLASS OPPRESSION IN STEPHEN HILLENBURG’S SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS SERIES : A MARXISM STUDY}, year={2022}, url={http://eprints.unisbank.ac.id/id/eprint/8773/}, abstract={ABSTRACT Nevitasari, Selvy. 2022. Social Class Oppression in Stephen Hillenburg?s SpongeBob SquatrePants Series : A Marxism Study. A Research Paper, Faculty of Law and Language. University of Stikubank (UNISBANK) Semarang. Supervisor : Dr. Sugeng Purwanto, MA. This study discusses the social class oppression as reflected in the SpongeBob SquarePants Series using the theory of Marxism. SpongeBob SquarePants Series is an American animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg, this series tells of SpongeBob who works as a chef at Mr. Krab's restaurant. The focus of this research is the reasons, kinds, and impacts of the oppression carried out by one of the characters in the SpongeBob SquarePants Series, namely Mr. Krab against two of his employees, SpongeBob and Squidward. The result of this research is that the relationship between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is the reason Mr. Krab oppresses two of his employees. Mr. Krab is a bourgeois who likes to collect as much money as possible, he doesn't mind if he has to victimize his employees SpongeBob and Squidward who are proletariats to raise money. Mr Krab's form of oppression is, he demands that his employees continue to work nonstop. As the impacts of this oppression, two of his employees, SpongeBob and Squidward, experience tiredness and mental disorders.} }