A Comparative Analysis of Woman Physical Abuse in the Novels the Color Purple by Alice Walker and Women at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMAN PHYSICAL ABUSE IN THE NOVELS THE COLOR PURPLE BY ALICE WALKER AND WOMEN AT POINT ZERO BY NAWAL EL-SAADAWI A THESIS BY NUR ALFI SYAHRI 090705050 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2013 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMAN PHYSICAL ABUSE IN THE NOVELS THE COLOR PURPLE BY ALICE WALKER AND WOMEN AT POINT ZERO BY NAWAL EL-SAADAWI A Thesis By: Nur Alfi Syahri Reg.No. 090705050 Supervisor, Co-Supervisor, Dr.Hj.T.Thyrhaya Zein, MA Mahmud Arief Albar,S.s, MA NIP.19630109 198803 2 001 NIP. Submitted to the Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Literature UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH MEDAN 2013 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the English Department of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Ilmu Budaya Examination Chairperson, Secretary, Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar, MS Dr.Hj.Nurlela,M.Hum NIP.19541117 198003 1 002 NIP.19590419 198102 2 001 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The examination is held on the Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, on Saturday 26 October 2013. The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr.H.Syahron Lubis, MA Board of Examiners Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar, MS ......................................... Dr.Hj.Nurlela,M.Hum ......................................... Dr.Hj.T.Thyrhaya Zein, MA ......................................... Dra.Redita Lubis ......................................... Mahmud Arief Albar,S.s, MA ......................................... UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to give big thanks to My Almighty God who always blesses me with the deepest Love. I thanks to God of supporting me with the spirit. Because of God, my thesis is finally finished, entitled A Comparative Analysis of Woman Physical Abuse in The Novels The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el Saadawi. I believe in God with His Guidance I can manage to complete my study. I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to my thesis Supervisor Dr.Thyrhaya Zein,M.A and Mahmud Arief Albar,S.s,M.A as my co- supervisor who have guided me, given me suggestiona, and encourage me in completing and finishing this thesis. In this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the Head of English Department in Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, Dr.Muhizar Muchtar,M.S, and the secretary of English Department, Dr.Hj.Nurlela,M.Hum, for supporting my academic study. I would also like to give thanks to all my lecturers who shared and taught the knowledges for me during my study. I would like to give my deepest gratitudes to my big family, and special for my mini-family, to my blessed-father, Engku Eriyadi (My Amazing Engku), who has given me cheers and power ‘through God’, to my lovely mother, Dra.Nuraida (My Greatest Mom), who always supports me in everything, in academic and non-academic activities, since I was young until now. I would like to give thank to my brother, Mhd.Adjie Ridwan Mas (My Naughty Brother), who often jokes me and makes me laughing. I would like to give thanks to my ‘my wolf-cub’ Erwin Hermawan (My ‘Crazy’ Boyfriend) who always supports and accompanies me everyday and shares me cheers. I would like to give my thanks to my best friends in English Department, Rini, Ijal, Dinda, Arief, Yuda, Ade, Bayu, who are together in facing the study and all of our activities, being the crazy-friends. I also would like to give thanks to my friends in Teater ‘O’, who always make me cheerful and fulfills my time. And UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA the last, I also would like to thank to all my friens in 2009. We are together in 4 years. I hope we are successful in the future. May Almighty God blesses us all, Amin. Medan, Oktober 2013 Nur Alfi Syahri UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi ini diberi judul “A Comparative Analysis of Woman Physical Abuse in the Novels The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Women at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi” yang menganalisa tentang pelecehan fisik terhadap wanita, yang terkandung dalam 4 unsur, yaitu pelecehan fisik yang dilakukan dalam hubungan keluarga, pelecehan yang dilakukan dalam hubungan pernikahan, pelecehan yang dilakukan dalam hubungan berpacaran, dan pelecehan yang dilakukan dalam hubungan sosial dan politik. Keempat unsur-unsur tersebut dipresentasikan melalui novel The Color Purple karya Alice Walker dan novel Women at Point Zero karya Nawal el Saadawi. Skripsi ini terdiri dari 5 bab, yakni Bab Pendahuluan, Bab Landasan Teori, Bab Metode Penelitian, Bab Analisis, dan Bab Kesimpulan dan Saran. Pada Bab I akan dijelaskan mengenai latar belakang penelitian, rumusan masalah dan pembatasan, tujuan dan manfaat penelitian. Pada Bab II akan difokuskan mengenai landasan teori sastra bandingan, teori analisis tematik, pelecehan fisik, pelecehan terhadap wanita. Pada Bab III akan dirumuskan mengenai metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Pada Bab IV, akan dibahas mengenai analisis pelecehan fisik terhadap wanita dan temuannya mengenai persamaannya dan perbedaannya antara novel The Color Purple karya Alice Walker dan novel Woman at Point Zero karya Nawal el Saadawi. Pada Bab V, akan dirumuskan mengenai kesimpulan dan saran. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLES OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. i TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................... ii CHAPTER I. Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Study ...................................................................................... 1 1.2 Problems of the Study .......................................................................................... 7 1.3 Objective of the Study .......................................................................................... 7 1.4 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................... 8 1.5 Significance of the Study ..................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER II. Review of Literature ...................................................................... 9 2.1 A Brief Description of Comparative Literature ................................................... 9 2.2 A Brief Description of Thematic Study ............................................................... 12 2.3 A Brief Description of Woman Abuse ................................................................. 15 CHAPTER III. Method of the Study ..................................................................... 19 3.1 Source Data and Data ........................................................................................... 20 3.2 Data Collecting Prosedure.................................................................................... 21 3.3 Data Analysis Procedure ...................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER IV. Analysis and Finding .................................................................... 24 4.1 Analysis ................................................................................................................ 24 4.1.1 The Colour Purple by Alice Walker ..................................................... 24 4.1.1.a Woman Physical Abuse in Family Members .................................... 25 4.1.1.b Woman Physical Abuse in a Marital Relationship ............................ 27 4.1.1.c Woman Physical Abuse in Datting Relationship ............................... 36 4.1.1.d Woman Physical Abuse in Social, Politic, and Economic Life ......... 39 4.1.2 Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi ......................................... 44 4.1.2.a Woman Physical Abuse in Family Members ..................................... 44 4.1.2.b Woman Physical Abuse in Marital Relationship ............................... 45 4.1.2.c Woman Physical Abuse in Dating Relationship ................................ 52 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 4.1.2.d Woman Physical Abuse in Social, Politics, and Economic Life ........ 55 4.2 Finding ................................................................................................................. 59 4.2.1 The Similarities of The Novels The Colour Purple by Alice Walker and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi ........................................... 59 4.2.2 The Differences of The Novels The Colour Purple by Alice Walker and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi ........................................... 64 CHAPTER V. Conclution and Suggestion ............................................................ 68 5.1 Conclution ............................................................................................................ 68 5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................................ 71 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................