As the data of the research describe about the influence of political elites and authority is the prominent issue in this novel. This research aims to explain the existence and influence of Elites on the development of regional government in Sicily, not only from regional autonomous owners but also from mafia and rebel farmers.
This research was under the descriptive qualitative method supported by the Powercube theory from John Gaventa. It analyzed the primary data of the Sicilian novel including monologues, dialogues, and narratives along with the secondary data from books, article, and online sources. By reading the novel several times and finding out the key words, then the researcher used them in analyzing the data with the Powercube theory and wrote the citations in appendixes.
The results of this research is the existences of the Elites and the rulers in running regional government in the novel are reflected in the analysis of hidden forms, invisible forms, closed spaces, and local levels.
Keywords: the sicilian, elites, powercube theory, local government