Refusal Expressions Performed by the Main Characters in To Kill A Mockingbird, A Novel by Harper Lee

This study analyzes the Refusal Expressions in To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee. The problems proposed are: (1)What are the types of refusal expression performed by the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee? (2)In what context of situation the refusal expression is performed by the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee? The source of data is To Kill a Mockingbird novel which is written by Harper Lee. The researcher used descriptive method because she wants to give more information and explanation of the utterance which is used by the main characters in the novel. In addition, she used descriptive analysis technique because she wants to make data description about the problems. Through descriptive analysis the researcher tried to supply a better understanding about speech act of refusal in To Kill a Mockingbird novel. After analyzing the novel, the researcher found the types of refusal expressions which are used by the main characters in the novel. Based on the data that had been analyzed, the researcher found three types of refusal expressions; they are direct refusal, indirect refusal, and adjunct to refusal. The most dominant type of refusal expressions that is used by the main characters in this novel is direct refusal. It shows that most refusals in this novel are to show the authority of the main characters in refusing something.