THE UNCANNY PHENOMENON PORTRAYED IN KATHRYN STOCKETT’S “THE HELP”: POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH Erlis 1 , Emil Eka Putra 2 1 Student of English Department, Putera Batam University 2 Lecturer of English Department, Putera Batam University email: pb161210008@upbatam.ac.id ABSTRACT This research analyzes the uncanny phenomenon in “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. This research aims to identify uncanny phenomenon and how it is reflected in the story. This research also uses the uncanny theory by Homi K. Bhabha. The researcher collects the data by reading the novel and writes down the data that is matched with the problem that is going to be identified. After the data has been gathered, the researcher analyzed the data with qualitative descriptive method and the result is presented by words and sentences. The result of the research shows that uncanny phenomenon occurs in characters through their conversation and activities. The uncanny phenomenon mostly reflected in the maid’s (colored skin) experiences dealing with their boss (white skin). The experiences classified into the differences in using restroom, utensils, eating etiquette, etc. Keywords: uncanny, postcolonial, Homi K. Bhabha INTRODUCTION According to Liliweri (2018), race is the characteristic and feature that used to classify people according to their skin color (black, white, Asian, etc) (p. 570). Meanwhile, Sussman (2014) stated that race is just a population with a particular set of gene frequenciesthat are constantly shifting due to migration, natural selectionsocial iand sexual selection,imutation,rrandom genetic drift, and so forth (p. 207). From the definition, the researcher can conclude that race can be identified as a group of people that are categorized into specific classification that is based on their common historical culture, nationality, or their birthplace. In these days, many people still believe that every person has different social class that once was applied in the colonialism era long time ago. This belief will create discrimination among the individual and grouping in the society. At last, the social gap between different races will create social deviation. The differential among races could actually bring positivity and diversity if each individual appreciates one another. However, this difference has not always been taken positively by people. Some people still think that their own race is better than the others. This way of thinking can make people act harshly towards people who are not in the same race as theirs. Example can be taken from Independent News, January 9 th 2019 where there was news about a former employee of MOSCHINO who was suing the company for alleged racial discrimination. The store appeared to have a code word for black customers. The term was reportedly used when the black customer happened to be not a celebrity and did not have an appearance of rich people like wearing branded things or jewelry entered the store. The employee was asked to closely watch over the black customers who entered the store just in case they might steal something. From this incident, it can be concluded that the