Conflict Resolution of Keep Struggling for Oral Examination or Giving

As I approached the entrance, my tweleve-year-old boy hurtled out the door, hid gym bag in tow. “Hey, where are you going?” I asked in Chinese. “I‟ve got basketball practice Mom. I‟m going to be late.” His Chinese, although not quite as perfect as his English, was excellent. Jason‟s face was so similiar to his father‟s, Matt would have recognized him in a moment had he seen that photo in my office: the golden eyes, the bushy eyebrows, even the lock of hair that always fell in his face p. 118. From the situations above, Kimberly solves her intrapersonal conflict by using mediation by Isenhart and Spagle 2000. Kimberly engages Curt, Annette, and her mother as the third person. Curt, An nette, and Kimberly‟s mother are good mediators. Kimberly regards them as the safe place to share everything. They listen to her story and they do not blame Kimberly for her mistake. They help Kimberly to see objectively and give her greater responsibility to decide the solution. Finally Kimberly decides to face the fact that she will be a mother. 53

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS

This chapter contains three sections. They are the conclusions of the study, implications for a teaching learning activity, and suggestions for future researchers. In the conclusions of the study the writer concludes the findings of Kimberly Chang’s intrapersonal conflicts revealed in Jean kwok’s Girl in Translation and the findings of how Kimberly Chang solves her intrapersonal conflict. The second part is the implication for the teaching learning activity so that this study can be implemented in teaching learning activity. In the last chapter, the writer presents suggestions for future researchers who might use this study as the reference to study intrapersonal conflict and conflict resolution.

A. Conclusions

The writer presents the conclusions of two main points from the analysis in chapter four. The first conclusion is Kimberly’s intrapersonal conflicts and the second is the ways used by Kimberly to solve her conflict.

1. Kimberly Chang’s Intrapersonal Conflicts

Kimberly was born in Hongkong and spent her childhood there. However, after her father’s death, she and her mother move to America. Kimberly faces many problems in her new place. Those problems cause intrapersonal conflicts for her. there are nine intrapersonal conflicts analyzed in the chapter four. The first intrapersonal conflict is avoidance-avoidance. It occurs when a person has to face