CHILD ABUSE IN DAVE PELZER’S TRILOGY
A CHILD CALLED IT (1993), THE LOST BOY (1995), AND A M AN NAM ED DAVE (1999)
THESIS
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting the M aster Degree of Language Studies
in English Department
by
FAJRIA NURUL HIDAYATI S 200080030
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES M UHAM M ADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
vi M OTTO
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief
vii DEDICATION
This t hesis is af f ectionat ely dedicat ed t o:
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Her beloved f at her and mot her (Drs Suprapt o and Dra Suparmi)
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Her beloved husband (Yakup I skandar)
viii Universit y of Surakart a, Prof. H. Khudzaifah Dimyat i, SH, M . Hum and the head of M agist er of Language St udy, Prof. Dr. M arkham ah, M . Hum.
Her deepest grat it ude is also for the first advisor, Dr. Phil Dew i Candraningrum, M . Ed for her careful guidance and advice, and for t he second advisor, Drs. M . Thoyibi, M .S for com ment, correct ion, suggest ion and for guiding t he w rit er through academ ic corridor t o her successful end.
The appreciat ion is also for parent s who gave t he writ er pow er t o complet e t his t hesis, brother and sist er, and also for her fut ure husband who is patient to wait for her. Her special t hanks t o classmat e Bu Agust in, Bu Tutik, Bu Karsih, Bu Jet i, Pak Karsih, M bak Put ri, M bak Sofi, M bak Ayu, M bak Jet a and M bak Eni for toget herness.
Last but not least , t he w rit er realizes t hat t he thesis is far from being perfect . But hopefully it is useful for prospect ive readers.
W assalamu’alaikum W r. W b.
Surakart a, January 2013 The w rit er
ix ABSTRACT
Fajria Nurul Hidayati. S200080030. CHILD ABUSE IN DAVE PELZER’S TRILOGY A CHILD CALLED IT (1993), THE LOST BOY (1995), AND A M AN NAM ED DAVE (1999). Thesis. M uhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2013.
This research paper analyzes child abuse t hat is ref lect ed in Dave Pelzer’s t rilogy A Child Called it , The Lost Boy, and A M an Named Dave. The object ives of t he research are t o ident ify t he cont ext of t he product ion of t he t rilogy, t o analyze t he influence of environm ent on t he personalit y development of t he aut hor, and t o review t he reflect ion and crit icism of t he aut hor t ow ards child abuse. The research paper belongs t o qualit at ive research. The sources of dat a come from bot h primary dat a source and secondary dat a sources. The met hod t o analyze t he dat a is descript ive analysis.
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CHAPTER IV SOCIAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF AM ERICAN SOCIETY IN THE LATE
TW ENTIETH CENTURY
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CHAPTER VI SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
A. Sociological Analysis
1. Social Aspect ... 94
2. Economic Aspect ... 99
3. Polit ical Aspect ... 103
4. Religious Aspect ... 107
5. Cult ural Aspect ... 111
6. Science and Technology Aspect ... 116
B. Child Abuse ... 119
C. Discussion... 124
CHAPTER VII CONCLUSION AND PEDAGOGICAL IM PLICATION A. Conclusion ... 129
B. Pedagogical Im plicat ion ... 130
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