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regard to the issue of coming of age to find out how the character solves her problems of her coming of age period in the process to be an adult.
In addition, the main female character ’s actions and conflicts as well as her
encounters with other characters are also highlighted in respect to the issues of coming of age and identity. Therefore, the research delves further to discover in
what ways the character’s actions, choices, and encounters with other characters reflect her coming of age period and her identity as an young adult.
3.5 Data Presentation
To accomplish the data analysis of the research, the presentation of the data is formulated in a form of the table. The purpose of the table presentation is also
to answer research question in proper form. The design of the table is as follows:
3.5.1 Textual Analysis of the Immature Phase
NO. Immature
Phase Narrative
Events Textual Evidences
Textual Analysis
1. Unable
to face reality
- Georgia
gets the
fact that her parents
divorced “My mom often outlines her first
marriage, its bitter amen. Interested? I was too young clueless.”
p. 10 Georgia’s statement “I
was too young, clueless.” ,
clearly reflects that as a 17-year-old girl, she does
not understand about the divorce. She is regarded
as not mature enough to
face that kind of adults’ matter
although her
mother tells her about the information
of the
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marriage.
“ Could I save her?
………………..
I hadn’t see Dad in eight years. No calls. No cards. No presents.
He was self-serving bastard
………………. What the hell gave him that
right? p. 10-11
The questions, such as “could i save her?”
“What the hell gave him that right?” and also
“How could she love him so much?”. reflect how
Georgia is considered as the immature person. In
fact, she is in the process
of thinking
adults’ matters
although her
decisions are not mature enough.
3.5.2 Textual Analysis of the Mature Phase
NO. Mature
Phase Narrative
Events Textual Evidences
Textual Analysis
1. Accepting
Others’ Fault
and Decision
- Georgia
acknowle dges her
mother’s effort to
raise two kids
by herself
after the divorce.
“Mom struggled to raise two kids on her own”
p. 40 it can be seen that
Georgia acknowledges
her mother’s effort to raise two kids by herself
after the divorce. It leads Georgia to finally realize
that her mother is a good mother who cares about
her children’s future. In this state, Georgia starts
to accept her mother decision to divorce with
her father. The shift of
Georgia’s thought about her mother shows that
Georgia experiences the
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The complete presentation of the data is available in the appendices section. process of maturation In
which she has finally been able to something
or
someone by
considering other related aspects.
- “I feel like I’ve lost
You, Kristina. I guess It had to happen
sometimes. It’s as much my fault as yours.
It was a stunning confession. And probably not completely
accurate. Yes, she had distanced
herself through work and stretching her
affection. But the monster was a mightier
intruder. Please be careful
I’m worried that you’ve made some
bad choices. Don’t let them go from
bad to worse. p. 421-422
The conversation
between Georgia and her mother above shows that
Georgia starts to develop her thought about her
mother. The fact that her mother gives her wise
advices leads Georgia to
accept her mother’s fault. It
also shows
that Georgia experiences the
process of maturity in accepting her mother’s
fault. The process of maturity
that is
experienced by Georgia expresses her ability to
adapt to the new situation in her reality.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
