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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter consists of two parts. They are conclusions and suggestions. The conclusions summarize the characterizations of David, the motivation of
David’s decision of taking his daughter with Down syndrome away from his family life, David’s decision making process, and the influence of David’s
decision on his family life. The second part presents the suggestions for the further researchers who will conduct analysis on The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
novel and implementation of the novel for teaching learning activities.
A. Conclusions
There are three parts that can be concluded from the analysis of the problem formulation. The first is how David is portrayed in the novel “The
Memory Keeper’s Daughter ”.
Based on the analysis, first, David is described as a kind person. He opens a free clinic on Tuesday nights for patients who are not able to pay so in order to
give something back over gifts and talents of being a doctor and to realize his words to help the world. Second, David is protective. He protects Norah and Paul
from grief, pain, and loss by sending Phoebe into an institution. Third, David is described as a calm person. When Norah is in her labour and when he finds Norah
having affair with another man, David can control himself not to be in a rush and angry. Fourth, David is described as a secretive person. He never tells Norah that
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syndrome. David also never tells Norah that he sends their daughter away to an institution because she has Down syndrome. He tells Norah that the daughter dies.
The last, David is described as a griefful person. David has a hard life in his childhood because their parents are not rich. It is also because his sister has Down
syndrome, and she dies because of heart defect as the result of having down syndrome.
The motivation of David’s decision of taking his daughter with Down syndrome away from his family life is divided into intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation. Intrinsically, David sends his daughter to an institution so that she can get the best medical treatment. Besides, David does not want Norah to experience
the same grief like his mother. David also does not want Paul to experience the same pain and loss like him. Meanwhile, the extrinsic motivation is influenced by
David’s professor. David’s decision of taking his daughter away from his family influences
his family’s life. The influence on Phoebe is seen from a mother-daughter relationship between Caroline and Phoebe. Meanwhile, David creates new secrets
in his family. His life is full of guilt, anger, regret, and redemption toward what he has decided. David’s decision gives a lot of influences on Norah. She experiences
a deep loss of the death of her daughter. She wants everybody to remember her daughter. Norah also envies other people whose life seems happy and away from
loss. Losing her daughter causes Norah to be afraid of losing David and Paul. Holding a party and taking a job are her ways to get out from sorrow. Since Paul
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lonely without any siblings because his parents are away for work. He wonders what his sister is like. Caroline’s life changes because of David’s decision. She
has to be a mother to Phoebe without any husband for six years. She starts a new real life and leaves her old life which she spends for waiting for recognition. The
relation among members of David’s family is getting worse. David’s decision causes a distance between David and Norah. The distance is also between David
and Paul. The distance causes them to do their own business. To summarize, David’s decision of taking Phoebe away from his family
life is motivated by his griefful past life which includes his sister, June, who has died because of heart defect as the result of Down syndrome and his family who is
in grief, pain and loss because the death of his sister. It is also motivated by his protective action to spare Norah and Paul from grief, pain, and loss like David’s
and his family have ever experienced. The decision of taking Phoebe away from the family which is influenced by his secretive action gives influence on Phoebe,
David’s family members, Caroline, and the relation among members of the family.
B. Suggestions