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CRITICISM AGAINST HUM AN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
IN C. HOPE FLINCHBAUGH’S NOVEL
DAUGHTER OF CHINA
(2002)
A THESIS
Subm it t ed as a Part ial Fulfillm ent of t he Requirem ent s
For t he Com pletion of Get t ing t he Post graduat e Degree in
Language St udy Program
Proposed by:
ALLEN RUFAIDA PURIANINGTYAS
S 200110034
M AGISTER PROGRAM OF LANGUAGE STUDY
SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
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NOTE OF ADVISOR I
Dr. M och. Thoyibi, M .S
Lect urer of M agist er of Language St udy Post Graduat e Program M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Official not e on Allen Rufaida Purianingt yas’ Thesis
Dear,
The Direct or of Graduat e Program of M agist er of Language St udy of Graduat e Program M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Assalam u’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Having read, exam ined, correct ed, and necessarily revised t ow ards the thesis of
Nam e : Allen Rufaida Purianingt yas
NIM : S200110034
Program : M agist er of Language St udy
Focus on : Lit erat ure
Tit le : Crit icism Against Hum an Right s Violation in C. Hope
Flinchbaugh’s Novel Daught er of China(2002)
I access t hat t he t hesis is approved t o be examined by the board of exam iners in t he M agist er of Language Study of M uham amdiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
Surakart a, 22nd July 2014
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NOTE OF ADVISOR II
Dr. Phil. Dew i Candraningrum
Lect urer of M agist er of Language St udy Post Graduat e Program M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Official not e on Allen Rufaida Purianingt yas’ Thesis
Dear,
The Direct or of Graduat e Program of M agist er of Language St udy of Graduat e Program M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Assalam u’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Having read, exam ined, correct ed, and necessarily revised t ow ards the thesis of
Nam e : Allen Rufaida Purianingt yas
NIM : S200110034
Program : M agist er of Language St udy
Focus on : Lit erat ure
Tit le : Criticism Against Human Right s Violat ion in C. Hope
Flinchbaugh’s Novel Daught erofChina (2002)
I access t hat t he t hesis is approved t o be examined by the board of exam iners in t he M agist er of Language Study of M uham amdiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
Surakart a, 22nd July, 2014
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PRONOUNCEM ENT
I am the w rit er of this t hesis,
Nam e : Allen Rufaida Purianingt yas
NIM : S200110034
Program : M agist er of Language St udy
Tit le : CRITICISM AGAINST HUM AN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN C. HOPE
FLINCHBAUGH’S NOVEL DAUGHTER OF CHINA (2002)
Cert ify t hat t his thesis is definit ely m y ow n w ork. I am com plet ely responsible for it s cont ent s. Otherw ise t here are some ot her w rit er’s opinions for findings
included in this t hesis but they are quot ed or cit ed in accordance w it h et hical
st andard. When t here is an evidence t hat t his t hesis is a kind of plagiarism , I w ill accept t he cancellat ion of my post graduat e degree given by M uham madiyah
Universit y of Surakart a.
Surakart a, January 2015
Sincerely
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ACKNOW LEDGEM ENT
In t he nam e of Allah, the Alm ight y and M erciful. Praise in only to Allah for all
t his abundant blessing, mercies, and guidance, so t hat researcher is able t o
complet e t his t hesis. She w ould also like t o express her deep grat it ude t o the
following people:
1. Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyat i, SH, M . Hum, The Direct or of M agist er
Porgram of M uham madiyah Universit y of Surakart a,
2. Prof. Dr. M arkham ah, M .Hum, the Head of Language St udy Depart ment,
3. Dr. M och. Thoyibi, M .S and Dr. Phil. Dew i Candraningrum , M .Ed the
advisors of t his thesis for t heir helpful and sincere guidance,
underst anding, and patience.
4. Prof. Dr. Hj. Endang Fauziat i for being t he exam iner. Thank you for t he
correct ions and advices.
5. M y beloved parent s Drs. M uh. Purwo Sungkow ast yo and Nunuk Sri
Hart ini, S.Pd t hank you for every big love, support s, and spirit s for m e.
This is t he gift for you all. Thank you very m uch for every beaut iful word
for m e in your praying. I deeply love you both.
6. M y beloved brother Reza Taufiq Digara, t hank you for every love, help
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7. M y beloved grandm a, Sri Soem arsi. Thank you for t he praying, love,
mot ivation, and smile. Thank you so m uch for the sw eet hot milk and
fried banana you oft en m ake for me.
8. M y best friends Norm iningsih Fit riani (Vie) t hank you so m uch for t he
beaut iful friendship, love, support , and motivat ion. How lucky I am to
have a friend like you. Devi Kurniawat i (Devi), thank you for an
unpredict able friendship. Hart at i Rahayu (Tatik), Sit i Kusnul Khotimah
(Ichuz), M ift akhul Huda (Dek Huda), Aprilia Riyana Put ri ( M bak Lia) and
M et t a Khairunnisa (M bak M et t a), t hanks for t he beaut iful friendship,
jokes, laugh, and every amazing mom ent s.
9. M y classm at es in M agist er of Language St udy year 2011.
10.M y friends from t he ot her classes of M agist er Program , Faqih, M uhlas,
Luthfi Ali, M as Agung, M as Herri, M bak Afi Thanks for being my new
friends here.
11.M y husband will be, it w ill be the bridge of our bright future.
Finally, the researcher requires const ruct ive suggest ions for t he progress of
t he next st udy. She hopes t his research w ill be advant ageous for leading t o m ore
inspiring researchers.
Surakart a, January 2015
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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION, SUGGESTION AND PEDAGOGICAL IM PLICATION 160
A. Conclusion ... 160
B. Suggest ion ... 162
C. Pedagogical Implicat ion... 162
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 164
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ABSTRACT
Purianingt yas, Allen Rufaida. S200110034. 2014. Crit icism Against Hum an Right s Violat ion in C. Hope Flinchbaugh’s Novel Daught er of China (2002). Thesis.
M agist er Program of Language St udy. School of Post graduat e. M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a. Advisors: (1) Dr. M och. Thoyibi,M .S , (2) Dr. Phil. Dew i
Candraningrum, M .Ed.
This research deals w it h t he following aims: (1) describing t he cont ext of
Daught er of China, (2) explaining t he crit icism of t he author against violation of
human right s, (3) describing the author’s evangelical mission. The qualit ative research is out lined by the descript ive m et hod. The w rit er of t he thesis collect ed
and cat egorized t he dat a obt ained. The first step w as exposing t he cont ext of
Unit ed St at es of America and People’s Republic of China Societ y at t he end of t he t w ent iet h cent ury. Then it w as follow ed by the analysis of t he author’s crit icism
against hum an right violation and the author’s evangelical mission. The result of
t his research are as follow s: (1) there w as correlat ion bet w een aut hor’ s social
background and int ent ion and the social cont ext of People’ s Republic of China and Unit ed St at es of Am erica, (2) author’s crit icism about hum an right s violation
can be cat egorized into upper class int imidat ion, social disparit y, the rigid
governm ent rules w hich consist of One Child Policy and loyalist com munist
obligation, gender inequalit y w hich consist of abandoned baby girl and att itude t ow ard girls’ educat ion, st arvat ion of children’ s orphanage, t he limit ation of
religious freedom, and the peasant s’ obligat ion to t he governm ent , (3) The
evangelical m ission conveyed by t he author w hich had been identified w as based
on the following principals: (1) faithful, (2) loving and confident, (3) tolerant and
respect abilit y, (4) recognizing others, (5) religious freedom, (6) peace, (7) exemplificat ion, and (8) dialogue
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AI : Amnest y Int ernational
CCP : China Comm unist Part y
GNP : Gross Nat ional Product
NGO : Non-Governm ent Organizat ion
PSB : Public Securit y Bureau