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RACISM TOWARDS JAPANESE-AMERICAN IN ISABEL ALLENDE'S THE JAPANESE LOVER A THESIS BY FATIMAH ZAHRA REG. NO 150721015 DEPARTEMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA RACISM TOWARDS JAPANESE-AMERICAN IN ISABEL ALLENDE'S THE JAPANESE LOVER A THESIS BY FATIMAH ZAHRA REG. NO 150721015 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S. Dr. Alemina Perangin-angin, M.HUM NIP. 195212291979032001 NIP. 198001312019022001 Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra From Department of English. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Prof. T. SilvanaSinar, M.A., Ph.D. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. NIP. 195409161980032003 NIP. 197502092008121002 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of SarjanaSastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on. Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Rahmadsyah Rangkuti,MA.,Ph.D. ____________________ Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S. ____________________ Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.HUM. ____________________ UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, FATIMAH ZAHRA, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed: Date: 20th August 2019 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : FATIMAH ZAHRA TITLE OF THESIS : RACISM TOWARDS JAPANESE-AMERICAN IN ISABEL ALLENDE'S THE JAPANESE LOVER QUALIFICATION : S-1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed: Date: 20th August 2019 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to say ―Alhamdulillah‖, thanks to Allah SWT for his compassion and blessing for me to finish this thesis. Shalawat and salam to the Prophet and the most noble Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad SAW, along with his family and his companions. My sincere gratitudes are given to The Head of English Department, Prof. Tengku Silvana Ph.D, M.A and the Secretary of English Department, RahmadsyahRangkuti, M.A. Ph.D and to all the lecturers of English Department who have shared their excessive knowledge and for their contribution during the academic years, and special thanks to Bang Kirno and Pak Pon, who always help me with their information and guide me in administration process. My gratitude also goes to my supervisor and co-supervisor, Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S. and Dr. Alemina Perangin-angin, M.HUM for the guidance, advice, support, and constructive comments during the writing of this thesis. Thanks to my beloved parents, Adi Suseno and Rosmaisyah, for giving me support, love, caring, motivation, financial and attention. And also thanks to my siblings, Muhammad Fakhri, S.KOM and Fakhrun Nisa, A.MD who supporting me in the process of finishing this thesis. I would like to say thank you to Azhar Holqi who have always give me the supports, advices, boost me, always fill my day with laughter and happiness throughout this thesis, thank you so much for having our great time together, you are such a remarkable and I‘m so grateful to know you. I would like to say thank you to Dedi Bangun, S.S who give contribution in supporting and give me some tips to complete my study and my thesis. I‘m grateful for everything you‘ve taught me and all the trust you‘ve put in me to finished this thesis no matter how the situation was. Finally, may this thesis be advantageous and be useful for the readers. Thank you. Medan, 20th August 2019 Fatimah Zahra iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled “Racism Towards Japanese-American in Isabel Allende's The Japanese Lover”. This thesis discusses racism that occurs against Japanese in america and the impact of racial discrimination on the characters in the novel. This novel was written by Isabel Allende. The writer used theory of sociology literature by Sapardi Djoko Damono. The writer used descriptive qualitative method that the data is from quotation in the novel. Moreover, the writer used the library research so that can be found. The results of this thesis to overview racism that occurs against Japanese in America and the impacts of racial discrimination on the characters such as feelings of anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Keywords : racism, racial discrimination, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Tesis ini berjudul "Rasisme pada orang-orang Jepang-Amerika dalam novel Isabel Allende The Japanese Lover". Skripsi ini membahas tentang rasisme yang terjadi terhadap orang jepang di amerika dan dampak diskriminasi ras terhadap karakter di novel. Novel ini ditulis oleh Isabel Allende. Penulis menggunakan teori sosiologi sastra dari Sapardi Djoko Damono. Penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dan datanya didapatkan dari kutipan novel. Selain itu, penulis menggunakan penelitian kepustakaan. Hasil yang didapat adalah berupa gambaran rasisme yang terjadi di amerika dan dampak rasial diskriminasi terhadap kehidupan para tokoh seperti perasaan cemas, rendah diri, dan depresi. Kata kunci: rasisme, rasial diskriminasi, cemas, rendah diri, dan depresi. v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION .................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................... iii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... iv ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Study ............................................... 1 1.2 Problems of the Study.................................................... 3 1.3 Objective of the Study ................................................... 3 1.4 Scope of the Study ......................................................... 3 1.5 Significance of the Study ............................................... 4 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................... 5 2.1 Brief Description of Novel ............................................ 5 2.2 Intrinsic Elements ......................................................... 6 2.2.1 Theme ........................................................................ 7 2.2.2 Character ................................................................... 7 2.2.2.1 Leading Character . ................................................. 8 2.2.2.2 Protagonist & Antagonist Characters. ..................... 8 2.2.3 Plot ............................................................................. 9 2.2.4 Setting ........................................................................ 10 2.2.5 Point of View.............................................................. 11 2.3 Sociology of Literature .................................................. 11 2.4 Race .............................................................................. 14 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 2.5 Racism .......................................................................... 14 2.5.1 Prejudice .................................................................... 15 2.5.2 Rejection .................................................................... 16 2.5.3 Segregation ................................................................ 16 2.5.4 Discrimination ........................................................... 17 2.5.4.1 Impacts of Racial Discrimination ........................... 18 2.5.4.1.1 Anxiety ................................................................ 18 2.5.4.1.2 Low Self-Esteem ................................................. 18 2.5.4.1.3 Depression ........................................................... 18 2.6 Review of Related Studies ............................................ 19 CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH ..................................................... 20 3.1 Research Design ....................................................... .... 20 3.2 Data and Data Source ...................................................