The present thesis has studied Michelle Obama\'s autobiographic novel Becoming (2018). It is a new book narrating Michelle Obama’s journey as a first African-American woman who became a First Lady in the White House. Michelle Obama is a girl from Southside of Chicago, fought to get a position. Michelle Obama is the wife of Barak Obama, president of the United States from 2008 to 2016 but she is a strong woman who struggled to be. Becoming consists of three parts ,Becoming Me, Becoming Us, and Becoming More, each part narrates a specific period in Michelle Obama’s life. The present study has applied two theories on the novel. These the one are modern feminism by Martha Rampton (2008), which deals with the third and fourth waves, and Foucault’s self-surveillance and panopticon. This thesis is also included a survey on racial discrimination in America from 1950 and how she suffered at school and college because of her color’s skin. Modern feminism is applied on ten chapters of Becoming from part one and part two until Barak Obama won the election. The analysis of self-surveillance is about two chapters, how did Michelle manage her life as the first lady? Michelle Obama established her organization of Public Allies, and she supported her husband’s campaign team. Michelle Obama helped oppression groups and asked for people’s rights toward a better education and a healthy life. Michelle Obama planned her daily life and charged herself with perfect teams, stylish and prepared speeches. Michelle Obama proved that she is supportive women and has a courage to improve and managed her life.

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