PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI MARIAM’S STRUGGLES FOR HER LIFE IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Kirana Cinta Murti Student Number: 131214022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI MARIAM’S STRUGGLES FOR HER LIFE IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Kirana Cinta Murti Student Number: 131214022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Your Time Will Come Kenya is two hours ahead of Nigeria, but it does not mean that Nigeria is slow, and it does not mean that Kenya is faster than Nigeria. Both countries are working based on their own “Time Zone” Someone is still single. Someone got married and “waited” ten years before having a child, there is another who had had a baby within one year after marriage. Someone graduated at the age of 22 yet waited 5 years before securing a job; and there is another who graduated at the age of 27 and secured employment just after national service. Joyce Meyer started her own ministry at age 41 and still alive today at71 years old. Someone became CEO at the age of 25 and died at the age of 50 while another became a CEO at the age of 50 and lived to 90 years. Everyone worked based on their “Time Zone”. Some people have everything that work fast for them. Work in your “Time Zone” Colleagues, friends, associates, your one(s) might “seem” to go ahead of you. Do not envy them, it’s their Time Zone”. Yours is coming soon. Hold on, be strong, and stay true to yourself. All things shall YOU ARE NOT LATE, YOU ARE ON TIME! -UNKNOWN Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord you God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you -Deuteronomy 31; 6 iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI This thesis is dedicated to: My forever motivation, hero, and also first love, Mr. Murdiyono My guardian angel Ms. Herawati Sitiana Widyaningrum My beloved brother Ndaru Khesawa Murti v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Murti, Kirana Cinta (2018). Mariam’s Struggles for Her Life in Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns. Yogyakarta: English Language Education Study Program. Sanata Dharma University. This research analyses a novel entitled A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini. This novel tells about women’s struggle in life as seen in Mariam’s life. Having a status as an illegitimate child, Mariam often gets unfair treatments from people around her. This novel also tells about Mariam’s life after having married with Rasheed and after Laila, a girl who comes to their marriage life, becomes Rasheed’s second wife. There are two research questions in this research: (1) “How are Mariam’s characteristics described in Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns?” and (2) “How does Mariam struggle for her life as depicted in the novel?” This research applies library research as the method to collect the data. There are some kinds of sources in library research, namely primary and secondary sources. The primary source of this research is A Thousand Splendid Suns novel by Khaled Hosseini. The secondary sources are taken from theoretical books in a form of printed or electronic book which are related with character, characterization, struggle, motivation, and socio–historical of Afghanistan. The theories are used to analyze the novel. Based on the analysis, there are two results of this research. The first result is Mariam’s characteristics. Mariam’s characteristics can be concluded as naive, unconfident, religious, and tough. The second results concern the reasons why Mariam struggle for her life. They are two factors that influence Mariam’s struggle: a feeling of lack of affection from her father and the tortures that have been done by her husband. It makes Mariam try to change the situation. She tries to find her father’s house by herself, so she could feel her father’s love as her other step brothers and sisters feel. Moreover, Mariam also tries to fight back against her husband’s tortures which cause her to suffer physically and psychologically. The peak of Mariam’s struggle to fight back against Rasheed’s bad behavior is when he tortures people around him wildly. Mariam hits Rasheed with a shovel spontaneously and kills him. The researcher also provides some suggestions for future researchers who are interested in analyzing A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. The researcher also adds some suggestions for the lecturers who use literature work as their source of learning materials. These suggestions can be adapted to make the teaching and learning processes more effective. Keywords: Struggle, characters, Mariam, Afghanistan, illegitimate viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK Murti, Kirana Cinta (2018). Mariam’s Struggles for Her Life in Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Penelitian ini menganalisis sebuah novel yang berjudul A Thousand Splendid Suns karya Khaled Hosseini. Novel ini menceritakan tentang perjuangan hidup seorang perempuan yang terlihat dalam kehidupan Mariam. Karena statusnya sebagai anak haram, Mariam sering mendapatkan perlakuan yang tidak adil dari orang-orang di sekitarnya. Novel ini juga menceritakan kehidupan Mariam setelah menikah dengan Rasheed dan kehadiran Laila seorang gadis yang masuk dalam kehidupan rumah tangga mereka dan menjadi istri kedua Rasheed. Terdapat dua rumusan masalah di dalam penelitian ini: (1) “Bagaimana karakter Mariam dideskripsikan dalam novel A Thousand Splendid Suns karya Khaled Hosseini?” dan (2) Bagaimana perjuangan hidup Mariam yang tergambar pada novel ?” Penelitian ini menggunakan studi pustaka sebagai metode dalam mengumpulkan data. Ada beberapa jenis sumber dalam studi pustaka, yaitu sumber utama dan sumber pendukung. Sumber utama dalam penelitian ini adalah novel A Thousand Splendid Suns karya Khaled Hosseini. Sumber kedua diambil dari buku- buku teori baik dalam bentuk cetakan maupun elektronik yang berhubungan dengan karakter, karakterisasi, perjuangan, motivasi, dan latar belakang sosial dan sejarah dari Afghanistan. Teori-teori tersebut digunakan untuk menganalisis novel. Berdasarkan analisis yang dilakukan, terdapat dua hasil dalam penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian pertama adalah karakter Mariam. Karakter Mariam dapat disimpulkan seperti berikut: naif, tidak percaya diri, religius, dan kuat. Hasil penelitian kedua adalah alasan perjuangan hidup Mariam. Terdapat dua faktor yang mempengaruhi perjuangan Mariam: perasaan kurang kasih sayang dari sang ayah dan penyiksaan yang dilakukan oleh suaminya. Hal tersebut membuat Mariam berusaha untuk mengubah keadaan. Mariam nekat mencari rumah ayahnya seorang diri supaya dia bisa merasakan kasih sayang ayahnya seperti saudara-saudara tirinya. Selain itu, Mariam juga berusaha untuk melawan suaminya setelah banyak hal yang suaminya lakukan membuat Mariam tersiksa baik fisik maupun psikis. Puncaknya terjadi ketika suaminya dengan kasar menyiksa dan membahayakan nyawa orang-orang di sekitarnya, Mariam dengan spontan mengambil sekop dan memukul suaminya hingga tewas. Peneliti juga memberikan beberapa saran untuk para peneliti yang dikemudian hari tertarik untuk menganalisis A Thousand Splendid Suns karya Khaled Hosseini. Peneliti juga menambahkan beberapa saran untuk dosen yang menggunakan karya sastra sebagai salah satu sumber bahan ajar mereka. Saran ini dapat diadaptasi supaya proses belajar dan mengajar menjadi lebih efektif. Keywords: Struggle, characters, Mariam, Afghanistan, illegitimate ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I praise and thank Jesus Christ for all of His endless and abundant love and also His blessing in my life. I thank Him for always staying by my side in every darkest part in my life and listening to my prayers. I also thank Him for His guidance in my study, so that I could finish this thesis on time. My deepest gratitude to Drs. L. Bambang Hendarto Yuliwarsono, M.Hum for his patience, advices, and guidance in the process of writing and finishing this thesis. Then, my gratitude also goes to Drs. Y.B Gunawan, M.A as my academic advisor for always inspiring me with his kindness and patience in teaching his students. My gratitude goes to all PBI lecturers and staff for their guidance during my study in Sanata Dharma University. My greatest gratitude, is dedicated to my beloved family, especially my wonderful father and mother, Murdiyono and Dra. Herawati Sitiana Widyaningrum for always loving, caring, praying, and supporting me in any situations of my life. I would also like to thank my beloved brother Ndaru Khesawa Murti for his encouragements and helps in during study. My best gratitude is dedicated for Martasaliya’s family and Atmo Prawira’s family for their abundant love and also care during my study in Yogyakarta. My greatest appreciation also goes to my bestfriends in PBI: Inge Bertha, Monica Adista, Carolina Yuni, and Marcellus Gregorius, I thank them for laughs, tears, dramas, and loves for the past five years I have experienced. I also thank Evan Sanjaya, Robert Dasa, Kefas Zebua, Riesna Nur, Roswita Putri, x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Alberik Ryan, Alfonsus A. Reinhard, Helena Vita, Irene Melati and all my classmates in PBI A for their help during my study process in PBI. My biggest gratitude goes to Guru Sekolah Minggu GKI Gejayan, Peacock “SPD” Team, Kelas Sabtu Team and EEPro for the new things I have been learned.