Physical abuse The Type of Child Abuse Experienced by Clare

have attractive figure as her mother has. Furt hermore, the word “desire”, which can be called “want” that refers to its metonym, denotes Clare’s mother expectation to her daughter. It can also be stated that if Clare cannot fulfill her mother expectation then her mother dissatisfaction will raise up. Referring to chapter 1, it can be assumed that Clare’s mother expects that a child in her pregnancy is pretty as same as her. The disappointed comes up to her mother when she births her daughter, Clare and realizes that the fact contrasts with her expectation because her daughter is not as pretty as she is. This disappoints rises up her mother dissatisfaction that brings harm maltreatment such as speaking unkind words to her daughter, Clare. This condition makes Clare become an unwanted person. After having much harmless maltreatment, Clare’s feeling changes from being unwanted person becomes nervous. This feeling makes her wetting the bed regularly that makes her mother deciding to cure her daughter bad habit. Clare’s mother expectation is just one that is to make her daughter stop wetting the bed. Unfortunately, this expectation comes up to be dissatisfaction when Clare fails in her attempt to stop wetting the bed even though her mother has taken much effort to cure her habit by visiting physician regularly. This condition forces her mother to do some punishment to make her daughter realizing about her mistake. Based on the chapter 1, it can be seen that her mother often punish her daughter unfairly that makes her daughter become down. Regarding to the fragment on data 1, the unfair punishment can also be denoted as physical abuse. The combination among dissatisfaction, harmless maltreatment and unfair punishment, which are done repeatedly, making Clare worse day by day, keeping her bad habit continually exist, which is usually followed with another punishment to make it stop. At last, this condition makes Clare suffer anxiety. As conclusion, the reason that the physical abuse, established by her mother is because Clare cannot completely fulfill her mother’s lack or expectation. Data 2 My mother then doubled her fist and punched me in the stomach and on my upper thigh. „When are you going to stop? When are you going to stop?’ „When? When?’ I moved away as far as I could get. „I don’t know when. Soon. Now, I’m going to stop. Now.’ Ugly, page 50 Another maltreatment, which is suffered by Clare, is shown up in fragment above. According to Archard, 2004: 196, this practical of maltreatment can be classified as physical abuse, which is illustrated as punching on stomach and upper thigh. The main reason why Clare is often exposed by physical abuse, which is done by her mother, is because Clare as “phallus” for fulfilling the mother’s expectation is not satisfying. This condition destroys the mirror reflection between Clare and her mother. According to Mellard, 1991: 21, this mirror can be formulated as the subject = I | Other. The meaning of mirror formulation above is „I’ represents Clare’s mother and the other represents Clare. This mirror reflection shows tha t Clare’s mother has significant role that controls Clare. In this novel, Clare is just as a shadow that always follows what her mother wants. Throughout this mirror reflection, the abuse happens which causes the relation between Clare and her mother destroyed. The cause of the physical abuse can be verified from the belonging of Clare’s property. The mirror image is „a homologue for the MotherChild symbolic relation’ Wright, 1984: 108, 109 Data 3 My back was against the work of surface and my hands were both on the table in front of me. Eastment took the cigarette in his right hand and said, „So I’m a fool, am I? All right, we’ll see who the fool is,’ and with that he stubbed the cigarette out on the back of my right hand. Ugly, page 131 In fragment above on data 3, it introduces the additional character, which is known having an affair with Clare’s mother. This man has the status as stepfather of Clare and never married Clares mother. The physical abuse, suffered by Clare, is not only done by her mother but also done by her mother ’s affair. As Clare’s stepfather, he does something horrible to her beloved daughter, Clare. Refer to the fragment on data 3, it can be seen that her father stubs the cigarette out on the back of Clare’s right hand. According to Archard, 2004: 196, this maltreatment can be categorized as physical abuse. This physical abuse makes a scar in Clare’s body and soul. The reason why her stepfather does maltreatment as same as C lare’s mother because Clare is influenced by her mother. In other words, both of them have a same role to conduct maltreatment to Clare. Based on the mirror formula, both of them have the same symbol, such as „I’. In the other words, Clare must not only obey her mother desire but also her stepfather even though he is not her biological father. This statement deals with the structures of language are marked with social imperatives Wright, 1984 : 109 which is conducted by Lacan. In other words, the maltreatment, which is done by both of them, is the example of societal imperatives about the structure of language in the Fathers rules, laws and definitions, among which are those of child and mother. Data 4 „What is there to tell?’ She pinched the skin to the left of the breast and twisted it in her hand. „Nothing,’ I said „I’m not going to tell. Nothing.’ „And why are you going to tell nothing? Why? Why? Why?’ She pinched my breast like a crab using a pincer movement. „I’m not going to tell, because you don’t want me to tell. My mother moved her hand to my le ft nipple and squeezed it between her fingers. „No, wrong again. I want you to tell everything. But what is there to tell? Has something happened to you? Tell me. What?’ The pain was such that I imagined my nipple coming off in my mother’s hand. The tears welled up in my eyes. Ugly, page 186 Based on fragment on data 4, Clare’s mother continues her maltreatment to her daughter until she surrenders and confesses about her mind. These maltreatment such as pinching the skin to the left of breast and then twisting it with hand or squeezing the left nipple between fingers are not only categorized as physical abuse but can also be classified more specifically as sexual abuse. This statement deals with Archard 2004: 196 about molestation; oral-genital, genital, or anal contact, because there are sexual abuse activities such as hurting Clare’s sexual organs that remains hurtfulness that makes her becoming frustrated and cries the tears. These conditions deals as Lacan said like the pattern of metaphor to what happens when the Father’s Law, the „Name-of-the-Father’, replaces the „desire of the mother’ Wright, 1984: 111. The term of „Name-of-the-Father’ describes about father character that often gives his love and care to his daughter. It can also represent the relationship between father and his daughter. So it can be concluded that „Name-of- the- Father’ is substitution for the „Desire of the mother’ because her mother replaces the position of father to control Clare.

4.2.2. Physical Neglect

Data 5 Because of my bed-wetting I was sometimes punished and put to sleep in a bed with just a bare mattress-no sheet, just a plastic cover- because my mother said that I would wet the bed anyway so it did matter. At the age of five I got my first alarm system. Ugly, page 13 The Fragment on data 5 above describes the impact of bad habit suffered by Clare such as wetting the bed that forces her mother to do any punishment that conducts maltreatment such as letting her to sleep in a bed with just a bare mattress -no sheet and just a plastic cover. Regarding to Archard, 2004: 196, this maltreatment can be categorized, as physical neglect because her mother does not care about her own daughter needs and health. In other words, it can be said that Clare must have a punishment because of her obedience in wetting the bed. This punishment is done because of the dislike from her mother to what her daughter does or her mother is too perfectionist. Therefore, the „Desire of the Mother’ stage is one of theory that can reveal significantly psychology side from this novel. Based on the fragment above, it indicates that the rules conducted by her mother, is the part of societal imperatives. Data 6 By the time I was seven, my beatings were as regular as ever. The alarm failed to wake me, yet my mother always heard it. She would dash into my room when she heard it ring and drag me out of bed. Sometimes when she came into my room, she would remove the wet bedclothes and give me a mighty slap on the bare backside, then leave naked and shivering.Ugly, page 15 Besides the physical abuse such as punching on some serious organs area, data above shows that Clare does not only have beatings but also forced to be naked without any clothes in her body and shivering. Referring to Archard 2004: 196, this maltreatment such as letting Clare being naked and shivering can be categorized as physical neglect. This kind of neglect done by her mother is a part of punishment if Clare crosses the restriction which is conducted by her mother. This kind of punishment is hold to reduce the bad habit of Clare such as wetting the bed. Besides on the physical neglected done by Clare’s mother, there are another maltreatments such as physical abuse that is often suffered by Clare in the rest of her childhood. According to fragment on data 6 above, it can be seen that the physical abuse, which is conducted when she reaches seven years, becomes the nostalgic moments or warning for her to obey the mother’s rules perfectly. This condition deals to Lacan’s concept about desire of the mother combine to keep the child’s ego- concept a profoundly illusory state Wright, 1984: 109. From the statement before, it can be concluded that Clare’s mother often gives the rules that exactly not right that makes Clare in her development being suffered and depressed. Data 7 We were all sitting around the table waiting for dinner to be served, when my mother removed my plate and put it on the side. She then served up the dinner to all the others. I was ignored. They had roast potatoes, chicken, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions and gravy. When I asked my mother where my dinner was, she said that if I were to eat it, it would go through too quickly and I would wet the bed. She then picked up my orange juice and drank with one go. „You’ll have a dry night tonight,’ she said. No one at the table said a word. I feared another beating so chose not to confront my mother. Ugly, page 48, 49 Based on fragment on data 7, there is another maltreatment that can be categorized as physical neglect. This kind of physical neglect is illustrated with removing dinnertime that Clare should have just for keeping her not to wet the bed in her night. The impact of this kind of physical neglect makes her mental development and health