A THESIS
POSTCOLONIALISM IN LETTERS OF A JAVANESE PRINCESS MEMOIR AS REFLECTED THROUGH THE MAIN
CHARACTER : R.A.KARTINI
NILLAH SELVY MAGHFURAH NIM. 20131111001
THE ADVISORS Ari Setyorini, S.S, M.A.
Pramudana Ihsan, S.Hum, M.Pd.
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA
2017
POSTCOLONIALISM IN LETTERS OF A JAVANESE PRINCESS MEMOIR AS REFLECTED THROUGH THE MAIN CHARACTER : R.A.KARTINI
THESIS
Presented to
Muhammadiyah University of Surabayain Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English Language Education Program
NILLAH SELVY MAGHFURAH NIM. 20131111001
ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA
PERNYATAAN TIDAK MELAKUKAN PLAGIAT
Saya yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini:
Nama : Nillah Selvy Maghfurah
NIM : 20131111001
Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
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plagiasi, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi akademik sesuai ketentuan yang berlaku di
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya.
Surabaya, 10 Agustus 2017
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(Nillah Selvy Maghfurah) Materai
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I. Ari Setyorini, S.S, M.A. ... ...
II. Pramudana Ihsan, S.Hum, M.Pd. ... ...
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Ketua Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Muhammadiyah Surabaya sebagai salah satu syarat memperoleh gelar Sarjana Pendidikan
pada tanggal Agustus 2017.
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I. Ari Setyorini, S.S, M.A. .……….. …………
II. Dra. Mas’ulah, MA. ……….. …………
III. Drs. Wijayadi, M.Pd. ……….. …………
Mengetahui,
Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya,
Dekan,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All praises to The Almighty Allah, the lord of the universe and creator of human and
tribes, who has given His love, affection, and delicious health and time in doing and
completing the thesis. The researcher is grateful for the guidance and blessing. Without Allah’s gracious help, the researcher would never be able to finish her study. Peace and bless be upon to the greatest prophet who we all adore; Muhammad SAW and to his family,
companion, and his followers.
In this occasion, the writer would like to express her sincerest gratitude to her beloved
father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, and sister who have given all support, motivation,
and prays to the writer in finishing her study and thesis.
The writer also wish to express her sincere gratitude to:
1. Allah SWT who always gives the researcher guidance for doing her research
2. My beloved parents: bapak Abdul Ro’un, S.Pd. and ibu Li’illah, who always
support me, whether financialy, physicaly, and mentaly
3. Dr. dr. Sukadiono, M.M., the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya.
4. Endah Hendrawati, S.E, M.Pd. the Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya.
5. Drs. H. Wijayadi, M.Pd., the Head of English Department, Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education,Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya my academic
supervisor who gives me support and assistance during my academic years.
6. Ari Setyorini, S.S, MA. my first advisor, for never ending to give me motivation
and suggestion to finish my thesis.
7. Pramudana Ihsan, S.Hum., M.Pd. my second advisor, for giving me support and
always reminding me to finish my thesis.
8. All the lectures who have taught and given me knowledge during my study in this
faculty.
9. All my family members, especially my young brothers and sisters to give me
support to finish this thesis
10. All the librarians of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education and all the
employees of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education who have been very
kind of giving me precious help.
11. All members of Cie Class, this thesis will be never finished without their
12. All my best friends for supporting and accompanying me along this moment.
Finally, the writer hopes this paper will be useful especially for the writer and those
who are interested in it. May Allah bless us. Amiin.
Surabaya, 10 August 2017
The writer
Nillah Selvy Maghfurah
TABLE OF CONTENT
HALAMAN JUDUL ... i
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... ii
HALAMAN PERSETUJUAN... iii
HALAMAN PENGESAHAN ... iv
PERNYATAAN KEASLIAN TULISAN ... v
ABSTRAK ... vi
ABSTRACT ... vii
ACKNOWLEDMENT ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Research Question ... 5
1.3 Object of the Study ... 5
1.4 Significance of The Research ... 6
1.5 Scope and Limitation of The Research ... 6
CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature ... 7
2.1 Memoir ... 7
2.2 Character and characterization ... 8
2.2.1 Character ... 8
2.2.2 Characterization ... 9
2.3 Postcolonialism ... 11
2.3.1 Mimicry ... 12
2.3.2 Hybridity ... 13
2.4 Review of The Previous Study ... 14
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH ... 15
3.1 Research Design ... 15
3.2 Research Object... 15
3.3 The Source of the Data ... 15
3.4 The Selection of the Data ... 16
3.5 Research Instrument ... 16
3.6 Data Collection Technique ... 16
3.7 Data Analysis ... 17
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS ... 19
4.1 The Characterization of R.A.Kartini in Letters of a Javanese Princess memoir ... 19
4.1.1 R.A.Kartini is a Critical Woman ... 20
4.1.2 R.A.Kartini is a Clever Woman ... 21
4.1.3 R.A.Kartini is a Lively Woman ... 23
4.1.4 R.A.Kartini is a Confidence Woman ... 25
4.2 The Postcolonial Identity Depicted in Letters of A Javanese Princess memoir ... 26
4.2.1 R.A.Kartini’s mimicry ... 27
4.2.2 R.A.Kartini’s hybridity ... 29
4.2.3 R.A.Kartini’s ambivalence ... 31
CHAPTER V Conclusion and Suggestion ... 35
5.1 Conclusion ... 35
5.2 Suggestion ... 36
LIST OF APPENDIX
APPENDIX 1 ... 39
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