41 Once back I would sweep and clean the house, wash my uncle’s clothes,
make his bed, and tidy his books. He bought me a heavy iron which I would heat on the kerosene stove, and use to launder his kaftan and turban. Shortly
before sunset he would return from El Azhar. I served supper and we ate together 21.
From the quotation above and its analysis, it is clearly explained that Firdaus is a hard working child. In her uncle’s house, she manages her time
cleaning up the house while is studying in primary school. Through her mannerism, the writer draws conclusion that she is described as a hard working
child who does heavy household jobs at home.
d. Obedient
Firdaus is a young child with a strong heart to survive in her poor family. She always obeys her parents command and never refuses it. She understands her
family condition and tries to help some household jobs in the field at home. Although she never receives any attention from her parents, she still obeys them
with all of her heart. Her mother had taught her to obey every single command which was directed to her. As a child, she only receives the command as her duty
of helping her parents. Compared to some common children in her age who mostly refuse to work hard, Firdaus is categorized as an obedient child who
always does all commands which are directed to her by her parents. Before the sun had started to appear in the sky, she would nudge me in the
shoulder with her fist so that I would awaken, pick up the earthenware jar and go off to fill it with water. Once back, I would sweep under the animals
and then make rows of dung cakes which I left in the sun to dry. On baking day I would knead dough and make bread. To knead the dough I squatted on
the ground with through between my legs. At regular intervals I lifted the elastic mass up into the air and let it fall back into the through 14.
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
42 From the quotation above, it describes that her mother would wake her up
and ask her to pick up the earthenware jar to fill it with water though it was still morning in which some common children are usually preparing things to go to
school while the mothers are preparing for the breakfast. But Firdaus never experiences that, she has to obey her mother’s command to do her job. After her
mother died, she replaces her mother’s jobs. Now she has to obey her father’s command. She has to wash her father’s legs with water and prepare for meals 17-
18. After the death of her mother, she still continues to obey her father by serving meals and does some household jobs. It becomes her daily routine job for her.
Although her mother is no longer commands her but she still keeps doing her habit.
Through the quotation above and its analysis, it is concluded that Firdaus is obedient. The way she obeys her parents’ commands has proven that she is an
obedient child who always does her job well without refusing it. Through her mannerism, the writer can analyze and draw conclusion what kind of person she is
and find out that she belongs to an obedient child
B. Kinds of Child Abuse Are Experienced by Firdaus
