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trustworthy. This process is better than checking the data done by the researcher alone. It is done to make the data more reliable and trustworthy
proven by more researchers.
Therefore, the researcher rechecked the data that had been collected and she was helped by two students of English Literature Study Program of
UNY. In addition, she consulted them to her thesis advisors about the problem, theories, data, and results of this research. The researcher hoped
that checking and rechecking could reduce the flaws in collecting the data.
G. Analytical Construct
Table 3: the Analytical Construct of the Data for What are the
Unconventional images of children and How Deconstruction is Presented in
Wilson‟s The Illustrated Mum
Category Definition
Subcategory Description
Unconventional
images of children
Images of children in the novel that
are different from conventional
images of children Traits
1. Responsible.
2. Independent.
3. Caring.
4. Sensitive.
5. Unselfish.
Roles 1.
Role of parenting.
2. Role of
protection. 3.
Household activity.
1. Plot.
2. Point of view.
3. Topic.
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The ways Deconstruction
are presented The methods of
Deconstruction that are used in the
novel 4.
Subverting adultchild
image. 5.
Subverting goodbad
image. 6.
Subverting malefemale
child image. 7.
Denying logocentrism.
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Findings
This chapter contains the findings as well as the discussion from the findings. The findings of this research are formulated after the researcher
collected the data that are relevant to the objectives. As this research has two objectives, there are two parts of the findings. The first part shows the data
supporting the unconventional images of children which have been deconstructed in Wilson‟s The Illustrated Mum. The second part is the ways
that Wilson uses to deconstruct the conventional images of children and children‟s stories.
1. The Unconventional Images of children in Jacqueline Wilson‟s The
Illustrated Mum
Conventional images of children are often depicted as “negative” in most
conventional children‟s stories. Commonly, in conventional children‟s stories, their traits are not presented as good traits. One image of children
characters is that they are depicted as human beings that are ignorant, innocent, dependent, selfish, and irresponsible. It happens because of the
unconscious “truth” which has been constructed in society. Moreover, the
