OPPRESSION ON WOMEN AS PORTRAYED IN “CELIA, A SLAVE” AND “WOMAN AT POINT ZERO”: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A THESIS
BY
IVANALIZA JALALUDDIN REG. NO. 130721004
OPPRESSION ON WOMEN AS PORTRAYED IN “CELIA, A SLAVE” AND “WOMAN AT POINT ZERO”: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A THESIS
BY
IVANALIZA JALALUDDIN REG NO. 130721004
SUPERVISOR CO SUPERVISOR
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S. Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum NIP. 19521229 197903 2 001 NIP. 19580517 198503 1 003
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
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara.
The examination is held in the faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Friday, 9th October 2015
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Board of Examiners
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NAME : IVANALIZA JALALUDDIN
TITLE OF THESIS : OPPRESSION ON WOMEN AS PORTRAYED
IN “CELIA, A SLAVE” AND “WOMAN AT POINT ZERO”: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul “Oppression on Women as Portrayed in “Celia, A Slave” and “Woman At Point Zero”: A Comparative Literature”. Skripsi ini berisi tentang studi sastra bandingan menggunakan dua novel dari negara yang berbeda dengan motif yang sama, yaitu penindasan pada perempuan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana perempuan dalam dua novel tersebut tertindas dan menemukan kesamaan serta perbedaan terkait masalah ini melalui tingkat dan jenis penindasan tertentu yaitu, penindasan individu, penindasan institusionil dan penindasan sosial. Karakter utama dari masing-masing novel, Celia dan Firdaus mengalami kekerasan fisik, verbal dan mental yang menindas mereka sepanjang hidup mereka. Studi ini juga melihat unsur intrinsik untuk melihat persamaan dan perbedaan yang ditemukan dalam dua novel. Dalam menyelesaikan analisis, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif karena semua data disampaikan dalam bentuk kata-kata dan kalimat. Penulis mengumpulkan data dari berbagai sumber termasuk novel Celia, A Slave oleh Melton A. McLaurin, Woman At Point Zero oleh Nawal el Saadawi, buku, artikel dan jurnal yang berkaitan untuk mendukung analisis. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa kedua novel menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan mengenai tingkat dan jenis penindasan. Firdaus dan Celia mengalami penindasan individu oleh orang terdekat mereka. Mereka berjuang melawan penindasan institusionil oleh hukum, pendidikan dan media dari masing-masing negara dan juga penindasan sosial oleh peran .
iv ABSTRACT
This thesis is entitled “Oppression on Women as Portrayed in “Celia, A Slave” and “Woman At Point Zero”: A Comparative Literature”. This thesis contains a study of comparative literature which involves two novels of different nations with similar motifs, which are women oppression. The purpose of this study is to find out how women in the two novels are oppressed and find the similarities as well as differences regarding the issue in specific levels and types of oppression that are, individual oppression, institutional oppression and social oppression. The respective main characters, Celia and Firdaus experience physical, verbal and mental abuse which oppresses them throughout their lives. The study also involves looking at the intrinsic elements to look at the similarities and differences found in the two novels. In completing the analysis, the writer uses descriptive qualitative method which represents all the data in forms of words and sentences as well as including tables to show the similarities and differences more clearly. The writer collects data from various sources including the novels Celia, A Slave by Melton A. McLaurin, Woman At Point Zero by Nawal el Saadawi, relevant books, articles and journals to support the analysis. Based on the analysis it can be found that the novels show similarities and differences regarding the levels and types of oppression. Firdaus and Celia experienced an individual oppression by the people closest to them. They struggle against the institutional oppression done by the respective law, education and media of each country and also social oppression by the social norms and roles.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim.
First of all, “Alhamdulillah” the writer gives praise and thank to Allah SWT
who has given her the mercy such as life, healthy, times, believe, and blessing.
Shalawat and Salam for the Prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us from the
darkness to the brightness.
This thesis could have been accomplished with the guidance, suggestions
and comments from many people. In this occasion, the writer would like to express
her sincere gratitude toward her supervisor, Dra. Martha Pardede, M.A. and
co-supervisor, Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum, for the benefit of their wide
knowledge and for their suggestions, guidance and advice in making corrections to
this thesis.
Her gratitude also goes to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies Dr. Syahron
Lubis, the Head of English Departement Dr. Muhizar Muchtar M.S. and the Secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A., Ph.D. She also
wishes to express her thanks to all the lectures of the English Department for their
helping and valuable knowledge during her study at this department.
The writer wishes to express her deepest gratitude and love to her beloved
parents, Jalaluddin Ibrahim and Erliza Yusni, who have patiently given moral,
advices, and prayer to their daughter. She also wishes to thank her brother,
vi Then, her great thanks also go to her beloved aunt, Yusharlenny and cousins,
Putra, Rizal, Shinta, Yudhi, Nurul, and Oddi who have taken care of the writer and for the constant support throughout the academic years she has spent.
For her best friends Liza, Riris, Annis, Nelfi, Yati, Arianda, and Anggi who
have always given the writer supports, critics, and advices. Then for her dearest
partner Atika who has always been the best companion throughout her academic
years in University of Sumatera Utara. The last but not least, thanks to her friends
Tya, Winda, Anggie and the rest of 2013 Extension Class classmates who gave contribution in supporting the writer to complete the study and her thesis.
Finally, I hope that this thesis will be worthwhile contribution for the readers.
And also receive any constructive criticism to develop this thesis.
Medan, 9th October 2015
The Writer
Ivanaliza Jalaluddin Reg.No. 130721004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ... i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ... ii
ABSTRAK ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
ACKNOLEDGEMENTS ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Problem of the Study ... 5
1.3 Objective of the Study ... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 6
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ... 7
2.1 Theory of Literature ... 7
2.2 Brief Description of Comparative Literature ... 8
2.3 Brief Description of Oppression ... 11
2.3.1 Women Oppression ... 12
2.3.2 Levels and Types of Oppression ... 12
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 14
3.1 Research Design ... 14
3.2 Data and Resource Data... 14
3.3 Data Collecting Procedure ... 14
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ... 16
4.1 Women Oppression Portrayed in Woman At Point Zero .. 16
4.1.1 Individual Oppression ... 17
4.1.2 Collective Oppression ... 23
4.1.3 Institutional Oppression ... 28
4.2 Women Oppression Portrayed Celia, A Slave ... 31
4.2.1 Individual Oppression ... 32
4.2.2 Collective Oppression ... 36
4.2.3 Institutional Oppression ... 37
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 42
5.1 Conclusion ... 42
5.2 Suggestion ... 48
REFERENCES ... 50
APPENDICES :
Appendix 1 : Biography of Nawal el Saadawi
Appendix 2 : Summary of the novel: Woman At Point Zero
Appendix 3 : Biography of Melton A. McLaurin
