Shita Putri Kusuma Wardhani , 2211412005 (2019) SILENCE” AS FORM OF RESISTANCE IN KINCAID’S LUCY. Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

Resistance can be interpreted as an obstacle or defense. This happens because in a person there is a possibility or a strong reason why she is doing defense and obstacles in her life. An example is to fight the patriarchal system in order to defend themselves. The objectives of this study are: 1) To explain silence as a form of resistance described in Lucy. 2) To explain how Lucy show her silence as a form of the resistance as described in Kincaid’s Lucy. The methodology used in this study was descriptive-qualitative. By using feminst approach, this study analyzed the novel using the concept of public and private patriarchy given by Sylvia Walby. There were two objects of the study, namely material object which was Lucy novel by Kincaid and formal object from the analysis of the novel. 1) Resistance is described in Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy through its intrinsic elements including character, conflicts, and settings. Lucy as the main character is represented as a daughter who experienced discrimination from her parents. Her parents preserved the patriarchal system. They prioritize the future of their sons than her daughter. Then, the internal conflict whice evoke resistance is in the form of Lucy’s silence to resist patriarchy. On the other, the external conflicts that happen in novel of Lucy are Lucy against Father and Lucy against Mother. The settings also refers to Lucy in terms of setting of time, place, and social. The setting of time is seen from Lucy's confession about the time of resistance. The setting of place happens in Caribbean Island and resist by going to the United States. The setting of social refers to the condition of Lucy in the face of the patriarchal system. 2) Resistance happens because of the patriarchal system that happens to Lucy. Lucy fights the patriarchal system by being silence but she shows it by action. There are several patriarchal structures that occur in Lucy's novel, namely Patriarchal in the Household, Patriarchal at work, Patriarchal culture and Patriarchal Sexuality.

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