There are five types of violence that are categorized as domestic violence according to Hanson. The types are physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional
abuse, economic abuse, and psychological abuse. However, the types that are used are only four.
a. Physical Abuse This abuse is related to the physic. This is the abuse that causes pain to the
body of the victims justice.gov, 2016. b. Emotional Abuse
It attacks on the victims ’ self-esteem. They are mocked, and given sharp
comments. So, they feel that they are not respected justice.gov, 2016. c. Economic Abuse
It related to the financial. The doers want the victims to be dependent on them. The victims are unable to get some money by themselves because the doers
block them justice.gov, 2016. d. Psychological Abuse
The abuser will do anything to make the victim to be afraid. The abuser wants to control victim
’s psychology. It damages victim’s mental justice.gov, 2016.
C. Theoretical Framework
There are several theories in this thesis that help to answer the problem formulations. The first is theory of characterization. It is used to know the
characterization of some characters that are analyzed in the novel. Thus, the
findings of patriarchy can be seen from the characterization.
The second is theory of patriarchy. It is used to helps the writer to get the answer for the analysis about the patriarchy that occurs in the novel. By
employing this theory, the practice of patriarchy in the family can be analyzed further.
The third is the theory of women oppression. It is used to see the unequal treatment toward women and find the struggle that they do to against the violence
that they experience. The fourth is theory of domestic violence. It is used to find the kinds of
violence that occurs in the novel. The writer also adds the theory about the relation between domestic violence and patriarchy. It can show the root of
violence which happens in the novel. So, it answers the domestic violence that the women characters experience.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of this is Eleanor and Park. It is written by Rainbow Rowell and published by Orion Books in 2013. This novel is a New York Times
Bestseller. This novel consists of 329 pages. It is divided into 58 chapters.
Eleanor and Park is a story about a young girl named Eleanor. She lives with her mother, Sabrina, and her step-father, Richie. Her family is not like other
ordinary families. Her step-father likes to abuse her and her mother. The situation of the family is very messy. They live in a small-miserable
house. Eleanor has to sleep with her sister and brothers. There is no more room for her siblings. The bathroom in the house does not have a door, so that Eleanor
always tries to avoid the presence of the step-father because she does not feel comfortable by the step-dad
’s presence. They are also very poor. However, in this kind of atmosphere, the step-
father does not encourage both of Eleanor and Sabrina when they are in difficulties. He even becomes worse for the family members. He is not like a man
that can make happiness for the family members. He always blames Sabrina and sometimes Eleanor. In this kind of situation, both of them try to bear the pain.
Sabrina becomes an object for Richie to release his anger. He also curses Eleanor by throwing bad words to her and he is prejudice toward
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