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.. . … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … T C A R T S B A
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A Backgroundoft heStudy……………………………………………. .
B ProblemFormulaiton………………………………………………... .
C Objecitve soft heStudy……………………………………………… .
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o it a z ir e t c a r a h C d n a r e t c a r a h C f o y r o e h T .
1 ………………………...
s t c il f n o C f o y r o e h T .
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s n o it u l o s e R t c il f n o C f o y r o e h T .
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r e h t o M f o y g o l o h c y s P f o y r o e h T .
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A Objec toft heStudy………………………………………………….. .
B Approachoft heStudy………………………………………………. .
C Methodoft heStudy………………………………………………… V
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A TheCharacteirzaitono fSaraFtizgerald………….…………………. g
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n e d n e p e d n I .
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3. Authortiaitve……………………………………………………… 4. Stubborn………………………………………………………….. .
B TheConfilct so fSaraFtizgerald .......................................................... s
t c il f n o C l a n r e t n I s ’ a r a S .
1 ……….…………………..……………...
s t c il f n o C l a n r e t x E s ’ a r a S .
2 ………………………............................. e
t a K h ti w s t c il f n o c s ’ a r a S .
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b Sara’ sconfilct sw tihAnna………………………………….. i ii iii vi v
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d Sara’ sconfilct sw tihB iran ,he rhusband…………………… .
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t c il f n o C l a n r e t n I r e H r o f s n o it u l o s e R t c il f n o C s ’ a r a S .
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s t c il f n o C l a n r e t x E r e H r o f s n o it u l o s e R t c il f n o C s ’ a r a S .
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s n o it u l o s e r t c il f n o c s ’ a r a S .
a oft heconfilct swtihKate………. .
b Sara’ sconfilctr esoluiton soft heconfilct sw tihAnna……… .
c Sara’ sconfilctr esoluiton soft heconfilct sw tihJesse…….... s
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I R E T P A H C
N O I T C U D O R T N I
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A Backgroundo fTheStudy
d e e n y e h t s e m it e m o S . e r u t a e r c s ’ d o G e u q i n u t s o m e h t e r a s g n i e b n a m u H
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il amliybecomesthef ris tplacef o rsomeonet o ilve
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w Famliy ,accordingt oBeebe ,Beebe ,andRedmond(2011 :344) ,i sdeifneda s
p u o r g l a i c o s
a w tihspeciifedr ole sands tatuses( e.g .husband ,wfie,f ather ,mother ,
a e r a h s y ll a u s u o h w n o it p o d a r o , e g a ir r a m , d o o l b f o s e it h ti w ) r e t h g u a d , n o s
. y ll a c i m o n o c e e t a r e p o o c d n a e c n e d i s e r n o m m o
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a , r e h t o m a , r e h t a f a e r a e r e h t , y li m a f a n
I chlido rchlidren .Thef athe rand
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r i e h t f o e r a c e k a t d l u o h s r e h t o m d n a r e h t a f h t o B . d li h c a e v i e c n o c o t d e d i c e d
. g n ir a c f o y a w t n e r e f fi d a e v a h y e h t h g u o h tl a , d li h
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s e il p m i t n e m e t a t s s i h T . ) 4 0 2 : 9 4 9 1 ( r e h t o m r e h / s i h m o r f s n o s r e p r e h t o o t d n o p s e r
a t a h
t mothe rbecome sthe closes tperson to a chlid rathe rthan a father .She
n a m o h w e n o e h t s e m o c e
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s r a e b y l n o t o n r e h t o
m thechlidren ,buts healsor ear sthem .Amotherbecomes the
e r u g if t n a tr o p m i y r e
y li m a f r e h t o n e e w t e b s p i h s n o it a l e r e h t b r u t s i d n a c y li m a f a n i t c il f n o c e h T
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m Therefore ,human being sshould overcome the confilcts to make the
t n e r e f fi d e v a h y e h T . n i a g a s u o i n o m r a h e m o c e b s p i h s n o it a l e
r atttiude s o r
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r indeailngwtiht heconfilct .s
r e h t o y n a n i s n e p p a h o s l a t i t u b , e fi l y li m a f a n i y l n o t o n s n e p p a h t c il f n o C
o f o s t c e p s
a u rdaliy l fie. T che onfilc tno tonly emergesi n realtiy ,bu t ti also can
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e in a work of l tierature ,such asnovel ,poerty ,and drama .Ltierary work
. g n i e b n a m u h f o e fi l l a e r e h t h ti w p i h s n o it a l e r e s o l c a s a
h I tcontain sapictureo r
h c i h w n o it p ir c s e
d relfectst her ealtiyo fhumanl fiet hrought hestory i n al tierary
. k r o
w WellekandWarren(1956 :96 )statest ha tltieraryworki s“ani llusrtaitono f
e h t t n e s e r p s k r o w y r a r e ti l e h t e s u a c e b e fi l n a m u
h ltierary o fhuman stiuaiton ,
l e r d n a , s g n il e e f , m e l b o r
p aitonship.” Thi sstatemen timpile stha tin a ltierary
s ’ e l p o e p s e d u l c n i tI . d e v l o v n i s i e l p o e p f o e fi l e h t , k r o
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I My Sister’ sKeeperw irtten by Jod iPicoutl .
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M per porrtay sthe famliy lfie. Thi snovel i s irch o fconfilcts in a p
i h s n o it a l e r y li m a
f .Theconfilcti nt hi snove lbegin swhenKate, t hesecondchlid
d l a r e g z ti F f
o famliy ha sbeen diagnosed a shaving araref ormofl eukemia since
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s SaraFtizgerald,t hemothercharacteri n t hi snovel ,becomest hef ris t
. e t a K r e t h g u a d r e h f o e r a c s e k a t y ll a e r o h w e n
o Sheeven ask she rhusbandB iran
o
t conceive a new baby ,Anna, to be a dono rfo rKate .However ,when Anna i s
i d e m t e g o t s t n e r a p r e h s e u s e h s , n e e tr i h
t ca lemancipaiton f rom being amatch t o
t n a l p s n a
z ti
F gerald f amliy happenswhen Saradoe sno twan tAnnat o stopdoingthebody
. n o it a t n a l p s n a rt n a g r
o Sara become sso angry wtih Anna’ speititon and shet hen
t s e d l e r e h s t c e l g e n n e tf o e h s e li h w , n o it it e p s ’ a n n A d n a h tl a e h s ’ e t a K n o s e s u c o f
. e s s e J d li h
c Sarano tonly hast o face t heconfilct sbetween he rchlidren ,bu tshe
e h S . d n a b s u h r e h h ti w s t c il f n o c e h t e c a f o t s a h o s l
a argue s he r husband’ s
m e h t g n it n e s e r p e r r o f r e y w a l a e ri h o t n o it s e g g u
s selvesinacour.t
n i t c il f n o c e h t h ti w g n i p o c n
I a famliy ,Sara ha sdfiferen tatttiude so r
. s r e b m e m y li m a f r e h t o r e h d r a w o t e s n o p s e
r She tend sto bulid a devoted and
h h ti w p i h s n o it a l e r e t a n o i s s a p m o
c e rdyingdaughter .Ont heothe rhand,s hebu lid s
tf e l s l e e f n e tf o e s s e J . e s s e J , n o s r e h h ti w p i h s n o it a l e r l a u q e n u n
a -ou t and
e n a s d li u b o s l a a r a S , r e v o e r o M . d e t c e l g e
n goisitc relaitonship wtih he rothe r
o b e h t p o t s o t a n n A t n a w t o n s e o d a r a S . a n n A r e t h g u a
d dy organ rtansplantaiton
tr u o c e h t o t n i e s a c e h t g n ir b o t t o n a n n A s k s a d n
a .
r e p e e K s ’ r e t s i S y
M i sinteresitng to be analyzed because i tteache sthe
n I . r e t h g u a d r o n o s d o o g a d n a , r e t s i s d o o g a , t n e r a p d o o g a e b o t w o h s r e d a e r
l e v o n s i h t , n o it i d d
a i s irch o fconfilct sin famliy tha tencourage each famliy
y a w e l b i s s o p m i d n a d r a h w o h r e tt a m o n , fl e s ti t c il f n o c e h t h ti w l a e d o t r e b m e m
. o d y e h
t Fo rthi sstudy ,the wrtie rfocuse son the mother’ satttiudes toward the
e fi l y li m a f r e h n i s t c il f n o
c through MySister’ sKeepe rnovel .Themothe rherei s o
t d e t c e p x
e resolvet heconfilct stha tendange rherr elaitonship swtihotherf amliy
. s r e b m e
m In thi snovel ,the readers can see how confilct scan endange rfamliy
o v n i e b o t s r e t c a r a h c r e h t o e s u a c y a m n e v e , s p i h s n o it a l e
e h t y h
w mother’ sstyle o fresolving confilcts in her famliy i sinteresitng to be
.r e h tr u f d e z y l a n a
.
B ProblemFormula iton
e h t e r a g n i w o ll o f e h t , e v o b a y d u t s e h t f o d n u o r g k c a b e h t n o d e s a B
r e h tr u f d e s s u c s i d e b o t s m e l b o r
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1 How i s S ara Ftizgerald ,a mothe rcharacter ,desc irbed in Picoul’t sMy r
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2 W ehata r Sara’sconfilcts inh erfamliy?
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3 How are Sara’ s confilc t resoluiton s in he r famliy seen through the
? y g o l o h c y s p f o e v it c e p s r e p
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C Objecitve soft heStudy
n e t n i s i y d u t s s i h
T ded , frislty , to identfiy Sara’ s characteirzaiton .
d e d n e t n i s i y d u t s s i h t , y l d n o c e
S toi dentfiyhow t heconfilctsin Sara’sf amliy are
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A udolphF .Verderber( 1978 :97 )inCommunicate ,confilct si “theclasho fopposingatttiude ,si deas ,behaviours ,goals ,andneed .s”
o t g n i d r o c c a , r e v e w o
H Abram s(1981 :137) in hi sbook A Glossary o f s
m r e T y r a r e ti
L ,confilc tdoe sno talway soccu ramong the individuals .Confilc t e h t h ti w d e t n o r f n o c s i e h n e h w r o e t a f e h t t s n i a g a t s i n o g a t o r p a n e h w n e p p a h n a c
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crcumstance sand agoalt ha theha sse thimsefl .Confilc talsoappear swhent here
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. s d n i k l a r e v e s o t n i d e d i v i d e b n a c s t c il f n o
C Stanton (1965 :16 )divide s
o w t o t n i t c il f n o
c kind .s Those are interna lconfilc tand externa lconfilct .A n
t c il f n o c l a n r e t n
i mean saconfilctt ha tcomesf rom t hecharacte rhimsefl ,whethe r
l a n r e t x e , t s a rt n o c n I . f e il e b s i h n i r o , d n i m , t h g u o h t s i h n i m e l b o r p a s a h e h
o c a e b n a c t I . e d i s t u o m o r f s e m o c t a h t e l c a t s b o e h t s i t c il f n o
c nfilc twtih othe r
n o it i d a rt d n a f e il e b l a i c o s n e v e , e r u t a n , y t e i c o s ,s g n i e b n a m u
h .
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I externa lconfilcts ,according to Holman and Harmon (1986 :
7 0
1 -108 )are the confilct swhich includes a srtuggle agains tnature ,a srtuggle
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. e fi
l The following aret he t heory o fconfilcts i n famliy abou thow t heconfilct s
y li m a f a n i r u c c o n e tf o h c i h w t c il f n o c f o s d n i k t a h w d n a , e fi l y li m a f a n i r u c c o n a c
.
a Causeo fConfilctsi nFamliy
N eoll r and Ftizpat irck (1993 : 99 ) in Communicaiton in Famliy s
p i h s n o it a l e
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, s k s a t y li m a f d l o h o h w , r o i v a h e b e t a ir p o r p p a s i t a h w t u o b a s n o i n i p o t n e r e f fi
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e h
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d n a m s il a e d i d e s a e r c n i g n i v l o v n i s e g n a h c e v it i n g o c , y tr e b u p f o s e g n a h c l a c i g o l o i b
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s n o it a t c e p x e d n a , s t n e r a p n i s e g n a h c l a n o it a r u t a
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l t a h t s g n i h t d n a , e c n e t e p m o
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r Confilct sin afamliy aremore ilkely t o occu rove rthede ifniiton o f
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t resolveaconfilc.t
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l a it r a p r o f s e lt t e s n o s r e p h c a e , e l p o e p l l a y b n o i s s e c n o c h g u o r h T
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o w y r e v
E an ha sachoicet obeamothe ro rnot .When awomandecides
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t beamother ,s hei ssupposedt o ber eadyt ot akecareoft hei rchlidren .S healso
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s pay close atteniton to he rchlidren .Mother ,therefore, become sa very
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H wever ,becoming a mothe ri sno teasy .A woman needs many effo tr s
s e c if ir c a s d n
a inmothe irng .TinaMille r(2005 :5 )inMakingSenseo fMotherhood
y ll u f e p o h d n a , s g n il e e f d n a s n o it o m e d e x i m s e v l o v n i r e h t o m a g n i e b t a h t s e t a t s
. e v o l f o t n u o m a e g r a
l Inmothering ,many mother swli lsharet hei rsrtuggle ,sj oys ,
. n e r d li h c r i e h t r o f s m a e r d d n a , s e p o h
n i w d l a B . L d e r fl
A (1956 :484- 648 ) in Behavio rand Developmen t in d
o o h d li h
o e m it n i m e h t tr o f m o
c f rtouble ;she should givet hem t hesuppo tr t o mee tnew
y l e v a r b s n o it a u ti
s . Healsostate stha tamothe rmayf eelt ha tshemus tsacir ifceal l
d n a y l g n il li w o s o d y a m e h S . n e r d li h c r e h h ti w e m it a d n e p s o t e fi l n w o r e h f o
. n e r d li h c r e h o t fl e s r e h e t a c i d e d
Deutsch (1971 :333) in The Psychology o fWomen state stha tdu irng a .
n e tf o y r e v r e t h g u a d r e h o t d e h c a tt a e b o t s d e e n r e h t o m a , d o o h r e h t o
m Meaningt o
.r e t h g u a d r e h o t y ll a i c e p s e , n e r d li h c r e h o t r e s o l c e b o t s d n e t r e h t o m a , y a s
, g n ir e h t o m n
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. n e r d li h c r e h d n a r e h t o m n e e w t e b s t c il f n o c e r a e r e h t s e m it e m o s ,r e v e w o H
2 1 1 : 3 9 9 1 ( k c ir t a p z ti F d n a r e ll o N o t g n i d r o c c
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P Bornstein (1984 :144 )in
s e n il p i c s i D d e il l A s tI d n a y g o l o h c y s
o t h t g n e rt s e h t s a h y g o l o h c y s p e li h w , m r o f c it a m a r d n i n o it i d n o c n a m u h e h t
. s y a w c it a m e t s y s n i r o i v a h e b n a m u h e t a g it s e v n
i Both ltierature and psychology
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h explore human’ slfie. Ltierature tire sto depic t
o it i d n o c n a m u
h n into drama ,whlie psychology studie shuman characteirsitc s
y ll a c if it n e i c s d n a y ll a c it a m e t s y
s .
h s il a
K (1973 : 8 ) in The Psychology o fHuman Behavior, state s tha t
. n a m e h t o t p u r o r ri m e h t s d l o h e r u t a r e ti
l A good noveilst i sa person who can
e t a c i n u m m o
c o rexpresst hef eeilng soft hei rcharacter sandmaket hems eemmore
. e l p o e p l a e r e h t n a h t e v il
a A wrtie ro ranoveils tcanuset heunderstandingwhich
y b d e d i v o r p s
i thepsychologisttoen irch t hestory .Beside ,st hepsychologists can
e d n u r i e h t n i a g o s l
a rstanding o fhuman behavio rby drawing the sensiitvtiy o f
.s r o h t u a d o o g
. s e ir o e h t l a c i g o l o h c y s p g n i s u d e z y l a n a e b n a c s k r o w y r a r e ti
L Wellek and
n e r r a
W (1956 :81) in Theory o fL tierature ,say tha tthe term psychology o f s
a h e r u t a r e ti
l fou rpossiblemeanings .The frist i st hepsychologica lstudy of t he
. s s e c o r p e v it a e r c f o y d u t s e h t s i d n o c e s e h T . l a u d i v i d n i n a s a r o e p y t a s a r o h t u a
f o s k r o w n i h ti w d e t n e s e r p s w a l d n a s e p y t l a c i g o l o h c y s p f o y d u t s e h t s i d ri h t e h T
il f o t c e f f e e h t s i t s a l e h t d n a , e r u t a r e ti
l teratureuponr eader .sBased on t het heory
e p y t d ri h t e h t o t s g n o l e b y d u t s s i h t , n e r r a W d n a k e ll e W y b d e s o p o r
p ,becausei n
y n a m e r a e r e h t , y d u t s s i h
t psychologica landevenl awi ssue scanbef ound.
.
C Theore itca lFramework e
r a e r e h
T f ei v theo ire swhich areappiled t o analyze t heproblemsi n t hi s
f o y r o e h t , n o it a z ir e t c a r a h c d n a r e t c a r a h c f o y r o e h t : y d u t
s confilcts ,theory o f
, r e h t o m f o y g o l o h c y s p f o y r o e h t , n o it u l o s e r t c il f n o
c and theory o fthe relaiton
. y g o l o h c y s p d n a e r u t a r e ti l n e e w t e b
r a h c f o y r o e h
T acter , and characteirzaiton i s appiled to revea l the
f o s c it s ir e t c a r a h
c Sara Ftizgerald , a mothe r characte r in novel . Thi s theory
. m e l b o r p t s ri f e h t r e w s n a o t d e s u s i e r o f e r e h t
f o y r o e h
T confilct s in famliy i s appiled to analyze the confilct s in
d l a r e g z ti
F famliy which aredepicted i n t henovel. Thist heory i sused t o answe r
. m e l b o r p d n o c e s e h
t
Theory o fconfilc tresolu iton and theory o fpsychology o fmothe ra re
o t d e il p p
a analyze how Sara a sa mother characte rin the novel ,resolves the
a f r e h n i s t c il f n
o m . hliy T erefore,t hes etheori pesh el thewrtiert oanswert het hrid
. m e l b o r p
y g o l o h c y s p d n a e r u t a r e ti l n e e w t e b p i h s n o it a l e r e h t f o y r o e h t e h t e li h W
d n a e r u t a r e ti l f o e v it c e p s r e p h t o b m o r f s m e l b o r p e h t e e s o t r e ti r w e h t s p l e h
.t l u o c i
P The secondary data were taken from some book sand interne tsource s s
’ n o t n a t S . s n o it u l o s e r t c il f n o c e h t t u o b a c i p o t e h t o t d e t a l e
r An Introduciton to
n o it c i
F ,Nolle rand Ftizpat irck’ sCommunicaiton in Famliy Relaitonships and s
’ e l g n a p S d n a t r a h n e s
I Collaboraitve Approache sto Resolving Confilct are the m o r f a t a d e h t s e h c r a e s o s l a r e ti r w e h T . y d u t s s i h t n i d e s u s k o o b e h t f o s e l p m a x e
. y d u t s s i h t o t d e t a l e r e r a h c i h w s e ti s b e w
e h t , y l d n o c e S . l e v o n e h t d a e r y lt s ri f r e ti r w e h t , y d u t s s i h t g n i z y l a n a n I
n u o f r e ti r
w d t he t opic and t hen formed t hreeproblemst o be discussed .Thridly , r e ti r w e h t , p e t s t s a l e h T . s n o it s e u q e h t r e w s n a o t s e c n e r e f e r e m o s d n u o f r e ti r w e h t
2 2
V I R E T P A H C
S I S Y L A N A
m e l b o r p m o r f s n o it s e u q e h t r e w s n a l li w r e ti r w e h t , r e t p a h c s i h t n I
n o it a l u m r o
f a sstated beforei nt hef ris tchapter .Thi sanalysisi sdividedi ntot hree
n o s u c o f ll i w t r a p t s ri f e h T . s tr a
p howt heautho rcharacteirze sSaraFtizgerald sa
n i r e t c a r a h c r e h t o m e h
t My Sister’ sKeeper .Thi spar twli lgive t hefundamenta l
. s n o it a l u m r o f m e l b o r p o w t t x e n e h t r e w s n a o t n o it a m r o f n
i The second patr si
. y li m a f s ’ a r a S n i n e p p a h t a h t s t c il f n o c e h t t u o b
a Andt hel as tpatri sabou t ifnding
w o
h S sarare olve stheconfilcts wtihherf amliymember .s
.
A TheCharacteriza itono fSaraFtizgerald
Characte ri sone o fimpo tran telement sin a story such as a play and a
. l e v o
n Therearevairou skind so fcharacters .Accordingt o Stanton ( 1965 :17-18) ,
i k o w t e r a e r e h
t nd so fcharacters namely majo rcharacte rand mino rcharacte.rA
r e t c a r a h c r o j a
m i s the cente ro fthe story ,and he o rshe i sthe mos timpo tran t
. y r o t s e h t n i r e t c a r a h
c On the othe rhand ,a min co r haracter only appears in a
g n it t e s n i a tr e
c ,and he ro rhi srole sare les simpo tran tthan a majo rcharacter’s
e l o r .
Based on the theory proposed by Stanton , Sara Ftizgerald and Anna
n i s r e t c a r a h c r o j a m e h t e r a d l a r e g z ti
F My Sister’ sKeeper nove.l They take the
g n i n n i g e b e h t m o r f , y r o t s e h t f o t r a p t n a tr o p m i t s o
m to the end o fthe story.
s e s u c o f y l n o r e ti r w e h t , y d u t s s i h t n i ,r e v e w o
H moreon SaraFtizgeraldcharacter ,
n i r e t c a r a h c r e h t o m y l n o e h
u M g n i s u d e t a r o b a l e s i d l a r e g z ti F a r a S f o n o it p ir c s e d e h
T rphy’ stheory.
, y h p r u M o t g n i d r o c c
A a hc aracte rcan be presented in nine ways :h is persona l
, n o it p ir c s e
d characte ra sseen by another ,h is speech ,pas tlfie ,conversaiton o f
, s r e t c a r a h c r e h t
o h isreaciton,driec tcommentsf romt heauthor ,hi sthoughts ,and
1 6 1 : 2 7 9 1 ( m s ir e n n a
m -173 .) Therefore ,the characte ro fSara Ftizgerald wli lbe
m o r f s n o it a t o u q e h t g n i s u e v o b a y r o e h t e h t g n i y l p p a y b d e z y l a n
a My Sister’ s
r e p e e
K nove.l
i F a r a
S tzgerald i sthe wfie o fB iran Ftizgerald and the mothe ro fthree
. a n n A d n a , e t a K , e s s e J : n e r d li h
c The wrtie r ifnd sout t hecharacte irsitc so fSara
d l a r e g z ti
F from Sara’sownspeech ,Saraa sseen f rom others ,Sara’spastl fie, t he
, s n o it c a e r r e h , y r o t s e h t n i s n o it a s r e v n o
c and her t hought .s In t hi snovel ,S sara i
a s a d e b ir c s e
d ca irng ,independent ,authortiaitve ,ands tubbornperson.
.
1 Caring
y h p r u
M in Understanding Unseens :An Introduciton to Engilsh Poerty
s t n e d u t S s a e s r e v O e h t r o f l e v o N h s il g n E e h t d n
a state sthat anothe rway to
e z ir e t c a r a h
c acharacteri sby showing he ro rhi spastl fie .Bygiving t hepastl fie
h c a f
o aracter ,an authorl etst her eader sshapet hei mageoft ha tcharacter(1965 :
7
1 - )1 .8 Here ,fromhe rpastl fie ,i tcan be discovered t hatSarai sconsidered a sa
.r e h t o m g n ir a c
t n i o p e n o t A . y e n r o tt a l i v i c a s a w I , e fi l s u o i v e r p y m n
I I rtuly beileved
t a h
t wa swha t Iwanted to be – bu ttha twa sbefore I’d been handed a e li m s e h t t a h t d o o t s r e d n u I e r o f e B . r e l d d o t a m o r f s t e l o i v d e h s u r c f o l u ft s if
tr a e l b il e d n i : o o tt a t a s i d li h c a f
, e v o b a n o it a t o u q e h t m o r
F tii ss eent hatSarawa sal awyer .Shequtisf romherj ob
. d li h c a s a h e h s r e tf
a Shet henstatrst oholdaf ul l itmeo fmotheirngt ogiveacare
o
t he rchlidren .
h , e fi l t s a p r e h s e d i s e
B e rcarecanalsobes eenf rom rhe owns peech .Int he
f o e n o , l e v o
n Sara’ sdaughters ,Kate, i sextremelyi ll .Kateha sbeendiagnoseda s
i d r a g e R . d l o s r a e y o w t s a w e h s e c n i s a i m e k u e l f o m r o f e r a r a g n i v a
h ng o fKate’ s
, s s e n ll
i Sara promisest o Katet ha tshewli lno tstop givingt heatteniton t o Kate .
. e m it e h t ll a e t a K e c it o n l li w e h s t a h t s e s i m o r p a r a
S Sheevenpromise snott otake
r e
h eye sof fKate( Picoutl ,2008 :102 .)
a r a S , n o it i d d a n
I alway spay satteniton t o Kate .Shecarest oo muchab tou
e h S . a i m e k u e l s ’ e t a
K check sKate’ sheatlh to make sure whethe rthe leukemia
t o n r o s r a e p p a e s a e s i
d ,ass eeni nthi squotaitonbelow.
s r u o p r o h t e e t r e h s e h s u r b e h s e li h w s li a n r e g n if r e h g n i k c e h c f l e s y m d n if I
d e r a e p p a s i d e v a h o m e h c e h t y b e d a m s e g d ir k r a d e h t fi e e s o t ,l a e r e
c – a
e t a K e v i g I y a d a e c i w T . s s e c c u s s ’t n a l p s n a rt w o r r a m e n o b e h t f o n g i s e r u s
a f h t w o r
g cto rshotsi nt het high ,anecesstiyunit lhe rneu rtophi lcountt op s (
f l e s ti g n i d e e s e r e b l li w w o r r a m e h t ,t n i o p t a h t t A . d n a s u o h t e n
o Picoutl ,
: 8 0 0
2 215 .)
n e e s e b o s l a n a c e r a c r e
H belowthroughherr eaciton ,when shehelp sKate
. n i k l a w d n a p u d n a t s o t
t a h t e r a w a y ll u f , d i g ir s d n a t s e h S . d r a w r o f p e t s t ’ n s e o d e h s t u b , s d o n e t a K
i h t e d i s t u o t o o f s t e s e h s e c n
o sdoorway ,everythingchanges .“Mom?” .
e n i m o t n i d n a h r e h d l o f
I “We l’ ldo tit ogethe,r” Ipromise ,and sideby (
p e t s t s ri f e h t e k a t e w , e d i
s Picoul,t2008:233 .) ,
e d i s t u o k l a w o t s t n a w e t a K n e h
W S ara i saware tha the rsick daughter i sno t
. y a w r o o d e h t e d i s t u o t o o f r e h t e s o t h g u o n e g n o rt
s Shet henhold sKate’ shand t o
g n it c e t o r p , p e t s y b p e t s r e h t e g o t k l a
t c a r a h c t n e d n e p e d n i r e
H e irsitci salso seen when B iran’ sworkmate soffe r
, ll i b e h t g n i y a p r o f p l e h a m e h
t bu tSara also refuse s ti .She doe sno twan tto
y n a t p e c c
a money from othe rpeople .She beileve sshe can pay t hebli lwtih he r
. y e n o m g n i v a s r e h d n a t r o f f
e Shedoe sno twan tto t akehelpo rmoney f romothe r
.t n e d n e p e d n i y ll a i c n a n if e b o t s e ir t e h s e s u a c e b , e l p o e p
y e h T . u o y d l o t I e k il , y e n o m e s i a r o t d e ir t y e h t , n o it a t s e h t t a s y u g e h T “
o t g n il li w s ’l a ti p s o h e h t , ti o t d e d d a s i h t h ti W . s r a ll o d d n a s u o h t n e t t o g
i k e m o s t u o k r o
w ndo fpaymen tplanf o ru .s” d
i a s u o y t u B
“ –”( Picoutl ,2008 :234-235 .)
r e h m o r f n o s r e p t n e d n e p e d n i n a s a n e e s s i a r a S , e v o b a s n o it a t o u q e h t m o r F
e h s t a h t y l e t a i d e m m i s t c a e r e h s , r e h o t p l e h r e f f o e l p o e p r e h t o n e h W . s n o it c a e r
. p l e h r i e h t e k a t t o n s e o d
o e r o
M ver ,Sarano tonly wantst obe ifnanciallyi ndependent ,bu tshea lso
e b o t s t n a
w independent to solve the matter . She i sindependen t to be the
. tr u o c e h t t a d n a b s u h r e h d n a f l e s r e h f o e v it a t n e s e r p e
r
? n a i r B , g n i y a s u o y e r a t a h
W Shechallenges .Wha tareyoureallysaying? n i a l p x e o t e l b a e b d l u o w t e m r e v e n e v ’ u o y m o h w t i u s a n i n a m e m o s t a h T
? r e h t o m n w o r e h n a h t r e tt e b a n n
A (Picoutl ,2008:178 .)
e h s e s u a c e b r e y w a l e h t e ri h t o n s e o d a r a S , e v o b a n o it a t o u q e h t m o r f n e e s s A
l e h t e b o t h g u o n e e l b a s i e h s s k n i h
t awyer .Therefore tii sno tnecessaryfo rhe rto
e h s e li h w r e y w a l l a e r e h t e ri
h beileve s tha t she , a sAnna’ s mothe rhersefl ,
s d n a t s r e d n
u bettert hant hes rtange rwha the rowndaughte ri silke.
.
3 Authortia itve
v i g r e v e n e h S . e t a K e v a s o t h c u m o s s e l g g u rt s a r a
S e sup o fcuri ng Kate’ s
. a i m e k u e
, s e d i s e
B Sarai sno tonlyauthortiaitvetoAnna ,buts hei salsoauthortiaitve
. d l o s r a e y n e t s a w e s s e J n e h w e fi l t s a p e h t m o r f n e e s e b n a c s i h T . n o s r e h , e s s e J o t
. s e o h s r e c c o s f o r i a p a y u b o t e s s e J y n a p m o c c a o t d e s i m o r p d a h a r a
S Butt hen,s he
d e l e c n a
c thei rplanandwentt o seeKateatt hehosptiali nstead .From Sara’ sown
.t n a tr o p m i t s o m e h t s a w r e tt a m s ’ e t a K , r e h r o f t a h t w o n k y a m e w , w o l e b h c e e p s
“You rsiste ri sincredible sick .I’m sorry i ftha tinterfere swtih you r l
p r u o y r o t n e m t n i o p p a s ’t s it n e
d an t o gobuy apai ro fcleat .sI ’dt hink t ha t e h t t a h t e z il a e r o t h g u o n e p u w o r g o t e l b a e b t h g i m u o y , n e t e r ’ u o y e c n i s
u o y d n u o r a e v l o v e r s y a w l a t ’ n s e o d d lr o w e l o h
w ” (Picoutl ,2008 :163 .)
.
4 Stubborn
a r a
S i salso astubborn person .Shestaysi n he rown opinion ,and wli lno t
. fl e s m i h d n a b s u h r e h m o r f n e v e y a s e l p o e p r e h t o t a h w f o d e c n e u lf n i e
b In the
, l e v o
n S aa r refuse she rhusband’ ssuggesiton to hrie a lawye rfo rrepresenitng
. tr u o c a n i s e v l e s m e h t
. t h g if s t n e r a p y m , r a c e h t n
I Maybe we should hire a real lawyer ,my ,
s e il p e r r e h t o m y m d n a , s y a s r e h t a
f Iamone.
a r a S t u
B ,myf athers ays ,fit hisi sn’ tgoingt ogoaway ,al l’Ims ayingi s– ?
n a i r B , g n i y a s u o y e r a t a h
W Shechallenges .Wha tareyoureallysaying? w
t e m r e v e n e v ’ u o y m o h w t i u s a n i n a m e m o s t a h
T ould beablet oexplain
? r e h t o m n w o r e h n a h t r e tt e b a n n
A (Picoutl ,2008:178). m
o r f n e e s s i
tI t hepassageabovet ha tB iran suggest sSarat o hriet hel awye rwho
s ’ n a ir B h ti w e e r g a t o n s e o d a r a S , r e v e w o H . w a l e h t t u o b a r e tt e b s w o n k y ll a e r
. a e d
i From t heconversaiton oft he characters , tii sseen tha tSarai sso stubborn
r e y w a l l a e r a e ri h o t m e h t r o f y r a s s e c e n n u s i ti t a h
t becauseshebeilevest ha tno
fl e s r e h a n n A d n a e s a c e h t d n a t s r e d n u n a c r e h t p e c x e e n
o .
s ’ a r a
S stubbornnes scan alsobeseen when es nh co itnuest o ifgh tagainst s
. ti u s w a l s ’ a n n
