PARVANA’S STRUGGLES AGAINST GENDER INEQUALITY IN TALIBAN SOCIETY IN DEBORAH ELLIS’ THE BREADWINNER: A FEMINIST CHILDREN’S LITERATURE STUDY

Ratnasari, Endah (2015) PARVANA’S STRUGGLES AGAINST GENDER INEQUALITY IN TALIBAN SOCIETY IN DEBORAH ELLIS’ THE BREADWINNER: A FEMINIST CHILDREN’S LITERATURE STUDY. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This research is aimed (1) to identify the harms that gender inequality put on female children in Taliban society in Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner, (2) to explain the struggles of the main character of female child, Parvana, against gender inequality in Taliban society in the novel, and (3) to find out the significant meanings of Parvana’s struggles in Taliban society in the novel. Therefore, this research applied the theories of feminism and children’s empowerment in relation to children’s literature. To analyze the data, this research used qualitative descriptive content analysis. The data of the research were the words, phrases, clauses and sentences related to (1) the harms that gender inequality put on female children in Taliban society, (2) the struggles of the main character of female child, Parvana, against gender inequality in Taliban society, and (3) the significant meanings of Parvana’s struggles in Taliban society which are embedded in Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner. The primary instrument in this research was the researcher herself while the secondary instruments were any media and devices which contributed to the data collection and the data analysis. To ensure the data trustworthiness, triangulation was applied in this research. The results of this research show that there are three harms that gender inequality does to female children in Taliban society: fear and lack of confidence, desperation and unwillingness to struggle, and dependency. Parvana as the main female child character in the story does some struggles against gender inequality in Taliban society, namely disguising as a boy to become a breadwinner and fulfill other needs of the family, optimizing her attempts to save her family, encouraging her family, and helping other women to survive. The study also reveals that there are three significant meanings of Parvana’s struggles in Taliban society: boosting her self-esteem, improving a sense of pride on herself, and arousing a feeling of satisfaction of her efforts.

Item Type:	Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Parvana, struggle, gender inequality, harm, female children, Taliban society
Subjects:	Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Divisions:	Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2015 07:30
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2019 04:37
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/27455

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