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leave anything to support her life. Her only brother has left her and chose n his own way. Jessica refuses her aunt’s offering to live with her and her family. She
chooses to support her own life. She wants to be independent and strong although she is an inexperienced young woman. She wants to be like her mother who was a
very strong, thoughtful, and generous woman. Although Jessica has lost her family and her house, she never gives up.
She does not want to depend her life on others. She has refused to live with aunt. She chooses to live alone although she has to stay in a stable. Jess hardly tries to
earn money with her own effort. She wants to reach her happiness and security she once had. She wants to regain the prosperity so she can make her mother’s
dream come true. Her mother has promised to give a few pounds for every family who has lost their breadwinner.
Another reason why I want to analyze the novel When Daylight Comes is that the author, Lyn Andrews teaches us how strong Jessica faces her hard life. It
gives an important lesson for us. The novel gives a message that life is full of choices, problems, and obstacles to its readers.
1. 2 Objectives of the Study
This study has two objectives. The first objective focuses the attention on describing Jessica’s character in the novel. The second objective is to find the
feminism that appears through Jessica Brennan’s character in When Daylight Comes.
I would like to explain the society’s point of view toward feminism and to study deeply about feminism through Jessica’s character.
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1. 3 Problem Formulation
Referring to the background of the study, there are two questions that will lead the study of feminism that appears through Jessica Brennan. The two
questions are formulated as follows: 1.
How is Jessica Brennan’s character portrayed? 2.
How does feminism appear through Jessica Brennan’s character in When Daylight Comes
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1. 4 Benefits of the Study
This study will give advantages for both readers and the students of the English Language Education Study Program. For the readers, this study is
expected to enrich and open the readers’ mind and point of view toward women reflected in Andrews’ work. The readers will get a better understanding toward a
novel. Besides those advantages, the readers also get pleasure by reading a novel. For the students of the English Language Education Study Program, the study
may inspire them who are interested in analyzing this novel from the other point of view. They can use the novel as the resource of language teaching. The novel
also gives moral values and knowledge. By reading the novel, they also master the vocabulary and language skills.
1. 4 Definition of Terms
This part provides the definition of some significant terms frequently used in this study in order to avoid misunderstanding. There are four terms
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clarified in this part. These terms are feminist, feminism, character, and characterization. The explanations are as follows:
1 . Feminist
To avoid misunderstanding between feminism and feminist, first I would like to define the term feminist. A feminist is a woman who recognises herelf and
is recognised by others as a feminist. The awareness depends on knowledge of women’s oppression and the recognition of women’s differences and
communalities Humm, 1990: 75-76.
2 . Feminism
According to Humm 1990: 74 the definition of ‘feminism’ incorporates both a doctrine of equal rights for a woman the organized movement to attain
women’s right and an ideology of social transformation aiming to create a world for woman beyond simple society. In this study, feminism deals with the equality
between man and woman. It is about how a woman’s struggles to be independent and to have the same right and opportunity as man.
3 . Character
According to Abrams 1981: 20, “characte rs” are defined as the persons presented in dramatic or narrative work, who are interpreted by the reader as
being endowed with the moral and disposition qualities that are expressed in what they say-the dialogue, and by what they do-the action. In this st udy, character
means the actor and the actor’s traits of the novel. It is focused on the main character named Jessica Brennan.
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4 . Characterization
According to Holman and Harmon characterization is the creation of imaginary persons so that they exist for the reader as life like 1986: 84. In this
study, characterization is how the characters act in the novel.
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
