Feminism As Seen Through Gilbert's Response in Confronting the Patriarchal Practices in Eat, Pray, Love
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PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI FEMINISM AS SEEN THROUGH GILBERT'S RESPONSE IN CONFRONTING THE PATRIARCHAL PRACTICES IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LARASHINTA INDAH PRAWESTI Student Number: 144214013 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2018 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI FEMINISM AS SEEN THROUGH GILBERT'S RESPONSE IN CONFRONTING THE PATRIARCHAL PRACTICES IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LARASHINTA INDAH PRAWESTI Student Number: 144214013 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2018 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For myself who succeed in going through this drama year and the pressures on making this research viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I'd like to thank the God for his blessings which enabled me to complete this thesis. Second, I thank my family, Ayah, Ibu, and my sister Dinda, who support me financially and emotionally. Third, I thank Ibu Putu as my thesis advisor and Pak Tatang as my co- thesis advisor who supported and helped me to complete this thesis. I thank you for being patient and critical while guiding me working on this thesis. I also would like to thank mbak Ninik for the help during my study in English Letters Department. Fourth, I'm grateful for my girls, Abah's Ladies (Nadia, Maura, Sinta, Cicilia, Helena, Olyvia, Vania, Putri, and Deby) who always give me support and never leave me in any condition. Fifth, I'm grateful for Raditya, who contributes in formatting and supporting me emotionally even though he is far away. Sixth goes to Aldo Theodorus, a friend who helps me a lot in making this research and always have time to help me even though he is busy. Eighth, my close friends during my college life, Bagas, Joy, Clara, Dona, Teo, Amel, Theo,who support me and show me that they care. ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .................................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .. vi MOTTO PAGE .................................................................................................... vii DEDICATION PAGE ........................................................................................ viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................. ix ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xii ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................ xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ................................................................................ 1 B. Problem Formulation ...................................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................... 4 D. Definition of Terms ........................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies .............................................................................. 6 B. Review of Related Theories ............................................................................ 9 1. Theory of Character and Characterization ................................................... 9 2. Theory of Conflict ...................................................................................... 10 3. Theory of Patriarchy ................................................................................. 11 4. Theory of Feminism .................................................................................. 14 C. Theoretical Framework ................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY .................................................................. 18 A. Object of the Study ....................................................................................... 18 B. Approach of the Study .................................................................................. 19 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI C. Method of the Study...................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER IV ...................................................................................................... 22 A. The Depiction of Female Characters ......................................................... 22 1. Gilbert’s Mother ..................................................................................... 24 2. Wayan ..................................................................................................... 25 3. Nyomo .................................................................................................... 26 4. Wayan’s Patients ..................................................................................... 27 B. The Practice of Patriarchy Undergone by Female Characters in Eat, Pray, Love ................................................................................................................... 28 1. Male Superiority......................................................................................... 28 2. The violence of the male toward the female .............................................. 32 C. Feminism Reflected Through Elizabeth Gilbert's Responses Toward Patriarchy ........................................................................................................... 38 1. Gilbert's Responses Toward Male Superiority ....................................... 38 2. Gilbert Responses Toward Domestic Violence Which Experienced By Female ............................................................................................................ 44 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION .......................................................................... 47 REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 51 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT PRAWESTI, LARASHINTA INDAH (2018). Feminism as Seen Through Gilbert's Responses In Confronting The Patriarchal Practices In Eat, Pray, Love: Yogyakarta Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. The aim of this research is to explore feminism through Gilbert's response in dealing with patriarchal practices in Eat, Pray, Love novel by Elizabeth Gilbert. The researcher formulates theree problems to guide the analysis. The first formulated problems discusses about the description of the female characters who experienced practice of patriarchy in the story. Second, the formulated problem discusses about the practice of patriarchy which happens in the story. And the last formulated problems discusses about the actions and thought taken by Gilbert which shows the feminism and leads to reveal the characteristic of Gilbert. To answer the question, this research applied the feminism approach. The theory which are used in this research are theory of character and characterization, by Robert and Jacob, the theory of conflict by Guth and Rico, the theory of feminism by Maggie Humm, and theory of patriarchy by Slabbrert and Green. The researcher used a library research method to obtain either the theory or the data. These data consist of primary and secondary data. The primary data is the novel Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert while the secondary data are taken from essays, journals, dictionary, internet, and some other books. The results of this research are first, the characteristic of female characters in Eat, Pray, Love who are not financially independent are inferior, while the female characters who are financially independent are independent and can stand on their own feet. Second, the patriarchal practice contained in the story are male superiority and domestic violence toward the wives. The domestic violence consists of economic, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. The other, Gilbert shows her feminism spirit by walking out from an unhappy marriage, knows her worth and refuses to be inferior, and helping fellow divorcee woman to have a proper living space. Keyword: patriarchal practice, feminism xii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK PRAWESTI, LARASHINTA INDAH (2018). Feminism as Seen Through Gilbert's Responses In Confronting The Patriarchal Practices In Eat, Pray, Love: Yogyakarta: Program Study Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra,