Resti Siti Nurlaila, 2014
The Construction of Hybrid Identity in
Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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Page of Approval………i
Statement of Authorization………...………ii
Preface………..…………..iii
Acknowledgements……….……...iv
Abstract……….…...vi
Table of Contents……….……….vii
List of Tables……….x
List of Appendices……….xi
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1Background………..1
1.2 Research Questions………..…...3
1.3 Aims of the Research………...…...3
1.4 Scope of the Research………..……...3
1.5 Research Methodology………...4
1.6Data Collection………...4
1.7 Data Analysis………...4
1.8 Clarification of Terms………...5
1.9 Organization of the Paper………...6
CHAPTER 2
Resti Siti Nurlaila, 2014
The Construction of Hybrid Identity in
Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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2.1 Postcolonial Criticism………...…….7
2.2 Hybridity………...9
2.3 Hybrid Identity………..…....11
2.4 Mimicry………...13
2.5 General Assumptions of American Cultures……….14
2.6 General Assumptions of Dominican Cultures………...16
2.7 Character and Characterization………..……18
2.8 Synopsis of the Novel……….…...21
2.9 Previous Studies………...22
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Questions……….……..24
3.2 Research Design………....24
3.3 Research Subject and Context………...25
3.4 Research Procedure………...25
3.5 Data Collection………..……....25
3.5 Data Analysis……….26
3.6 Data Presentation………..….27
CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 4.1Findings………...35
Resti Siti Nurlaila, 2014
The Construction of Hybrid Identity in
Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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4.1.1.1In-between Past and Present……….………...36
4.1.1.2In-between Dominican and American Cultures………….……….40
4.1.2 The Main Characters’ Ways in Manifesting Their Hybrid Identities…...47
4.1.2.1Adopting American Life……….………..………..47
4.1.2.2 Embracing American Values……….…….50
4.1.2.3 Preserving Dominican Cultures………...………...53
4.2Discussions……….………..56
4.2.1 Hybrid Identity Construction in Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents……….……….56
4.2.2 The Main Characters’ Ways in Manifesting Their Hybrid Identities…...61
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusions………...………..65
5.2 Suggestions……….………68
References………...69
