AN ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM IN L.A. MEYER S BLOODY JACK A THESIS RIZKI ARFAH SIREGAR 060705011 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATRA FACULTY OF LETTER ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2010 1
AN ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM IN L.A. MEYER S BLOODY JACK A THESIS BY: RIZKI ARFAH SIREGAR Reg. No 060705011 Supervisor, Co- Supervisor, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum Drs.Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum Nip. 19560705 198903 1 002 Submitted to Faculty of Letters University of North Sumatra in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Department UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA FACULTY OF LETTER ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2010 2
Approved by the English Department of Faculty of Letters University of North Sumatra (USU) Medan as a Thesis for the Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head of Department, Secretary Dra.SwesanaMardia Lubis M.Hum Drs. Parlindungan Purba M.Hum Nip. 19571002 198601 2 003 3
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Department, Faculty of Letters, University of North Sumatra, Medan. The Examination was held at English Department, Faculty of Letters, University of North Sumatra on The Dean of Faculty of Letters University of North Sumatra Prof.Drs. Syaifuddin, M.A.,P.h.D Nip. 132098531 Board of Examiners.... 4
I dedicated Thesis to: My beloved amazing to my Father Almrh. H.Muhammad Suaib Siregar Thank you for unconditional love, Thank you for your great life, T hank you for the care and heart for me, I always remember and love you And My beloved mother Hj. Latifah Hanum Siagian The sacrifice you perform for me will never be in vain, Mom. I thank god because I have a mother like you, I know he has a great plan for us... Thank you for everything you have done for me. 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to thank to Allah SWT, the Almighty god for blessing and leading me during all my life. Praise is to the prophet Muhammad SAW, the leader of messengers and guiding of faithful so that the writer could finish my study to fulfill one of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Department, faculty of letters, University of North Sumatera, Medan. I dedicated my thanks to the Dean of faculty of Letters, Prof. Drs., Syaifuddin, M.A, Ph.D as well as the chairman and secretary of English Department, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis M.Hum and Drs. Parlindungan Purba M.Hum. My particular gratitude are also dedicated to Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum as my Supervisor and Drs. Siamir Marulafau, as my Co-Supervisor M. Hum for their guidance, careful attention and critical assistance during the process of writing this thesis, I also indebted to all my lecturers who have guided me during my study, especially to Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis M.Hum, Dra. Roma Ayuni Loebis M.A and other lecturers. I thank them for helping me choosing the subject of this study, and providing me with information s concerning this thesis. I would like to thank for all the lectures of Faculty of Letters especially to my Dosen Wali, Dr. Drs., Syahron Lubis, M.A. for their valuable thoughts and knowledge through my academic years. 6
I also would like to express my deepest gratitude and love to my family: Alm. H. Muhammad Suaib Siregar (Father), Hj. Latifah Hanum Siagian (Mother), Hotmaida Siregar, Hotmi Diana Siregar, Toibah Siregar (Sisters), Ahmad Yusuf Siregar (Brother) Ema Fauziah Siregar (Younger Sister), Andika Cahyadi (Brother in law), Ira Dwinta (Sister in law), and the other family. Thank you for every support, care, encouragement, advice and love. The writer special thank to her lovely gang RIYUKI for give me spirit, Keep Struggle and work hard. And thanks so much for all support and courage your full attention has made my life more colorful and precious. I am also grateful to all my friends, especially my best friends, Efa Handayani, Yosi, Ina, Rindi, Yuan, Rina Purwati, Etek (Wilda), for their support and their pray. Who always remember me in any conditions. May our friendship never ends. Finally, I realize that this thesis is still far from perfect. I welcome all critics and suggestions to make this thesis better. May this thesis will be useful for every one who would like to read or analyze the subject matter that related to this thesis analysis. May Allah SWT, the almighty bless us all. Amin. Medan, The Writer Rizki Arfah Siregar 7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i AUTHOR S DECLARATION ii COPYRIGHT DECLARATION iii ABSTRACT.. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS. v CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION. 1 1.1 The Background of Analysis 1 1.2 The Problems of Analysis. 4 1.3 The Purposes of Analysis.. 4 1.4 The Scope of Analysis.. 4 1.5 The Method of Analysis 5 1.6 The Review of Related Literature. 6 CHAPTER II : THE METHODS OF THE ANALYSIS. 7 2.1 The Source of Data. 6 2.2 Data Collecting Procedure. 6 2.3 The Analysis of Data. 6 CHAPTER III : A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FEMINISM. 8 2.1 General concept of Feminism. 8 2.2 Feminism and Literature. 20 10
CHAPTER IV : FEMINISM IN BLOODY JACK.. 24 3.1 Women s Right in equal Educational 3.2 Women s Right to Earn a Living 3.3 Women s Right Movement CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 53 4.1 Conclusion 53 4.2 Suggestion 54 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICS Appendix 1: Appendix 2: The Biography of L.A. Mayer Summary of Bloody Jack 11
ABSTRAK Skripsi ini mengetengahkan pembahasan dan analisa tentang Jacky Faber, seorang anak perempuan yang harus berjuang untuk mendapatkan hak-haknya pada novel karya L.A. Mayer, Bloody Jack. L.A. Mayer adalah salah satu dari pengarang terkenal pada abad ke-19. Karya-karnya banyak terinspirasi dari Istri tercinta Annetje Lawrence, yang menceritakan tentang kehidupan manusia, nilai-nilai moral dan satus sosial serta penuh petualangan dan intrik pada masa itu. Salah satunya adalah Bloody Jack, yang sejak kecil hidupnya selalu dipenuhi dengan kesulitan dan penderitaan. Kebanyakan kesulitan yang dihadapinya berasal dari laki-laki, tapi meskipun demikian pada akhirnya dia berhasil mengatasi semua itu, menunjukkan kemandirian dan integritasnya dan mendapatkan kebahagiaan. Secara keseluruhan skripsi ini berisikan tentang Feminism yang ada di dalam novel Bloody Jack kepada pembaca yang belum mengetahuinya, seberapa jauh perhatian L.A. Mayer kepada kondisi sosial dan bagaimana L.A. Mayer menghadapi kondisi wanita pada abad ke-18, bagaimana ide-ide L.A. Mayer tentang wanita dan seberapa jauh ide-ide feminism terjadi pada Jacky Faber dan tujuan dari analisis ini dibatasi hanya pada feminism di Bloody Jack. Dalam penulisan skripsi ini, penulis menggunakan beberapa teori yang berhubungan dengan feminism. Penulis mendapat sumber-sumber data untuk skripsi ini dari novel Bloody Jack dan beberapa sumber lainnya yang berhubungan dengan novel yang akan dibahas. Penulis mendapat data-data denagn cara mengumpulkan dan membaca buku-buku yang relevan dengan topic yang dibahas, kemudian data-data tersebut disusun kembali menjdai karangan yang utuh. Dari data-data tersebut penulis menggambarkan hal-hal apa saja yang terdapat dalam feminism, pengertian dan tujuannya dan kesimpulan yang dapat diambil bahwa pendidikan dan rasa percaya diri dalam diri seorang wanita dapat menjai sumber bahwa pendidikan dan rasa percaya diri dalam diri seorang wanita dapat menjadi sumber kekuatan dari wanita dalam memperjuangkan hak-haknya. 12