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Problematizing the Stereotype of the Prostitutes As Seen in Geling Yan's the Flowers of War PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PROBLEMATIZING THE STEREOTYPE OF THE PROSTITUTES AS SEEN IN GELING YAN'S THE FLOWERS OF WAR AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By Florina Leonora Tyana Student Number: 114214009 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PROBLEMATIZING THE STEREOTYPE OF THE PROSTITUTES AS SEEN IN GELING YAN'S THE FLOWERS OF WAR AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By Florina Leonora Tyana Student Number: 114214009 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY 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 TIME IS PRECIOUS vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Dedicated to My beloved parents, My little Brother, And ‘you know who’ viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In this part, I would like to send my love and thank them for this part of journey in my life. First and foremost, I would love to thank Jesus Christ, because HE listen to all my prayer and my parent prayer‟s. To my thesis advisor, Elisa Wardhani S.S, M.Hum whose is always be patience to correct my thesis and for her big help in guiding me during the process of finishing this thesis. I also would like to thank Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum for his guidance and support. For all the lecturers in English Department at Sanata Dharma University and lovely mbak Ninik in the secretariat for their assistance during my study. Also thanks to my supportive team, WW81 Squad, Highschool squad, big thanks to my sister from another galaxy, Gloria and Maria, I will tell the world how wonderful and amazing they are. Andreas and Mama thanks for always listen to my story of all this time. The last but no least, big applause for my parents who are very patient and always support me. While working on thesis, I learn that you should push yourself harder than before to reach your dream and also finish things that you start. And for those who I can not mention one by one, I would like to thank to you all for making my life so colorful. God Bless! Florina Leonora Tyana ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENT 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .........................................................................................ix TABLE OF CONTENT .............................................................................................. x 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 Stereotype..................................................................................... 14 3. Review of Chinese‟s prostitutes in 1930‟s.................................................... 15 C. Theoretical Framework ..................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY.......................................................................... 20 A. Object of the Study ........................................................................................... 20 B. Approach of the Study ...................................................................................... 21 C. Method of the Study ......................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS ....................................................................................... 23 A. The Stereotypes Issue revealed through the women characters in the novel. .. 23 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI a. Bad Evil Women ........................................................................................... 29 b. Immoral women ............................................................................................ 33 B. Problematizing the stereotypes issue about the Women of Qin Huai River .... 37 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION ................................................................................. 43 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 45 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT TYANA, FLORINA LEONORA. Problematizing The Stereotypes Issues Of The Women Of Qin Huai Rivers As Seen In Geling Yan’s The Flowers Of War. Yogyakarta: Departement Of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2018. This thesis is problematize the stereotypes issues of the Women of Qin Huai Rivers As seen In Geling Yan‟s The Flowers Of War. This novel is taking place in Nanking, Republic of China. There are two groups of people, the Schoolgirl and the Prostitute living together in the American Church which is neutral territory. There are two questions in the problem formulation in this thesis. The first question is how is the stereotype issues revealed through the characters of Women of Qin Huai River. The second question is how does the novel problematize the sterotypes Women of Qin Huai River in the novel. The method of analyzing this thesis is library research. There two sources that the wtiter use, first is the novel Flowers of War. The second source is the journal and some book of theories to provide the evidences that are needed to conduct this study. The results of the analysis in this study shows that the stereotype is not always patent, but it adjusts the situation of that time. As seen in the novel that the stereotype of the prostitute is always negative but in the novel there‟s a change of judgment towards Women of Qin Huai River which at the end, they do the action to save the girls. It breaks all the prejudices that were initially attached to them. xii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK TYANA, FLORINA LEONORA. Problematizing The Stereotypes Issues Of The Women Of Qin Huai Rivers As Seen In Geling Yan’s The Flowers Of War. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma, 2018. Studi ini menganalisa novel berjudul The Flowers Of War karya Geling Yan. Novel ini menceritakan kisah pada masa penjajahan Jepang di Cina. Ada sekelompok remaja dan prostitut yang tinggal dalam sebuah gereja Amerika untuk mencari perlindungan. Pada saat itu, gereja adalah tempat netral. Terdapat dua pertanyaan yang harus dijawab dalam studi ini diantaranya, yang pertama Bagaimana isu stereotipe itu terlihat dari karakter Para prostitut tersebut. Pertanyaan kedua Bagaimana kisah dalam novel itu sendiri mempertanyakan stereotipe dari para prostitut tersebut. Studi ini menggunakan metode pustaka. Terdapat dua jenis sumber yang digunakan dalam studi ini. Pertama, sumber utama adalah novel Flowers Of War. Sumber pendukung dalam studi ini adalah buku dan artikel dari internet yang berkaitan dengan topik dalam studi ini. Hasil analisa dalam studi menunjukkan bahwa stereotip itu tidak selamanya paten seperti itu, tetapi akan menyesuaikan situasi kondisi pada saat itu. Terlihat dalam novel bahwa stereotipe yang tertanam pada seorang pelacur selalu negative tetapi terlihat dalam novel adanya sebuah perubahan penilaian terhadapa wanita Qin Huai River diamana mereka melakukan aksi pahlawan untuk menyelamatkan para gadis. Itu mematahkan semua prasangka buruk yanag awalnya melekat pada mereka. xiii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Don‟t judge a book by its cover means that you should not judge someone‟s
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