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PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE STRUGGLE OF THREE GENERATIONS CHINESE WOMEN FOR CLAIMING IDENTITY AGAINST POLITICAL BACKDROP IN LIAN GOUW’S ONLY A GIRL AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By AJENG ANGGRAENI PUTRI Student Number: 134214002 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE STRUGGLE OF THREE GENERATIONS CHINESE WOMEN FOR CLAIMING IDENTITY AGAINST POLITICAL BACKDROP IN LIAN GOUW’S ONLY A GIRL AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By AJENG ANGGRAENI PUTRI Student Number: 134214002 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 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 Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations~ “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less-traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” ~ Robert Frost “People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” ~ Paulo Coelho “Life ain’t always beautiful but it’s a beautiful ride.” ~ Gary Allan “I might only have one match but I can make an explosion.” ~ Rachel Platten vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI To my beloved parents, brothers, and sister with whom I share loves and hopes – one and only my destination viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to say my gratitude to the only Almighty one, God. I believe, without His blessing and guidance, I might not have motivation, strength, and faith to struggle on every tough obstacle during writing this undergraduate thesis. Second, I would like to express my gratitude to my thesis advisor, Sri Mulyani, Ph. D. , who gave me a lot of references, lessons, open discussion, and supports. In addition, I would like also to thank my life-lesson teacher, mam Tata, who gives me many precious opportunities and advices in my life. To Rm. Banar who gives me this novel as an object to write this undergraduate thesis. Furthermore, I would like to say many of thanks to my one and only destination, my family; who always supports and reminds me for everything that I can do and encourage me to keep believing in finishing this undergraduate thesis. Last, I would like to thank all my friends especially Dian Kristina Sari, Dian Windriani, the A class English Letters 2013, Students Council of Sanata Dharma University batch 2014/2015-2015/2016, UKM Seni Karawitan, Jipoltingtokmbar, Cah Butuh Gosip YK and Domawa who give me so many love and support, my best companion in sharing opinions and experiences in life. Ajeng Anggraeni Putri ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ....................................................................................................ii APPROVAL PAGE.......................................................................................... iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE.....................................................................................iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH ................................................................................................v STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY................................................................ vi MOTTO PAGE................................................................................................. vii DEDICATION PAGE.......................................................................................viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..............................................................................ix TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................x ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................xii ABSTRAK ..........................................................................................................xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION.....................................................................1 A. Background of the Study .........................................................................1 B. Problem Formulation ...............................................................................4 C. Objectives of the Study ...........................................................................4 D. Definition Terms .....................................................................................4 CHAPTER II:REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................6 A. Review of Related Studies ......................................................................6 B. Review of Related Theories ....................................................................9 1. Society in the Novel ..........................................................................10 2. Theory of Identities ......................................................................... 13 3. Gender Studies ............................................................................... 15 4. Radical Feminist Perspectives ........................................................ 16 a. Radical-libertarian Feminist .......................................................16 b. Radical-cultural Feminist .......................................................... 17 C. Theoretical Framework ..........................................................................19 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY.................................................................21 A. Object of the Study .................................................................................21 B. Approach of the Study ........................................................................... 21 C. Method of the Study ...............................................................................22 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 24 A. The Concept of Identity of Three Generations Chinese Women Based on Their Experiences in Gouw’s Only a Girl ..............................24 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 1. The First Generation: Nanna, as the Matriarch in Her Family ....................................................................................25 2. The Second Generation: Carolien, a Mother who Adopts Dutch Lifestyles ................................................................................29 3. The Third Generation: Jenny as Only a Girl ................................... 34 B. The Struggle for Claiming Identity of Three Generations Chinese Women .......................................................39 1. Nanna, Chinese Traditional Values, and the Political Backdrops .....................................................................39 a. Nanna and Men’s Dominance in the Family ..............................40 b. Nanna’s Family and Dutch’s Influence ......................................41 c. Nanna’s Struggle in Preserving Chinese Traditional Values ........................................................42 d. Nanna’s Chinese Identity as a Matriarch................................... 44 2. Carolien, Gender Roles, Identities, and Political Backdrops ...........47 a. Carolien who Breaks Chinese Traditional Values .....................48 b. Carolien and the Practices of the Dutch Lifestyle in Her Household ..................................................................... 49 c. Carolien, Dutch Lifestyle, and the Political Backdrops ........... 51 d. Carolien’s Identity: “In Between” ........................................... 55 3. Jenny, a Girl Raised in Dutch Way of Life ..................................... 57 a. Jenny in Seeking Her Identity ................................................... 58 b. Jenny and Her Identity Against Political Backdrop .................. 61 c. Jenny’s Struggle in Facing Discrimination and Reshaping Identity .....................................................................63 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ..................................................................... 66 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................69 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT PUTRI, AJENG ANGGRAENI. The Struggle of Three Generations Chinese Women For Claiming Identity Against Political Backdrop in Lian Gouw’s Only a Girl. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2017. This study analyzes three generations Chinese women who struggle for claiming identity against political backdrop based on their experiences in Lian Gouw’s Only a Girl. Each woman faces different experiences, conditions, and situations that influences the concept of identity in their lives. The conditions and situations refer to political backdrops. The political backdrops set three generations Chinese women to have different thoughts, roles, and positions in their lives. From the experiences depicted in the story, this study tries to show that each of them struggles for claiming identity through their own way. The objectives of this study is divided into two problem formulations. The first is to find and reveal the experiences of three generations Chinese

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