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“G.I. JANE” AND THE IMAGE OF MASCULINE WOMAN:
A CASE STUDY OF THREE ED GIRLS WATCHING THE FILM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
112008012
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
Hartono ii
“G.I. JANE” AND THE IMAGE OF MASCULINE WOMAN:
A CASE STUDY OF THREE ED GIRLS WATCHING THE FILM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
112008012
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
Hartono 6
“G.I. Jane” and the Image of Masculine Woman:
Three ED Girls Watching the Film
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
Abstract
Jordan O’Neil, the main character in the movie G.I. Jane, a Hollywood
production in 1997, is portrayed as a masculine female character. Such masculine
characteristics as a woman clash with the Javanese idea of woman-ness. This research
was conducted in order to find out the perceptions of Javanese young women raised in
Javanese families about Jordan O’Neil and their reason for having such perceptions.
Using Reader-Response Criticism as the foundation of the research, and compiling
the understandings of gender, masculinity, femininity, and Javanese women from
different scholars, three English Department female students of Satya Wacana
Christian University were selected to be inquired about their views on the character.
Generally, they viewed Jordan almost positively, although there were still some
Jordan’s characteristics that were perceived in a slightly negative way. The first
participant who was born and raised in Javanese family and Javanese society,
perceived Jordan’s appearance, behavior, and attitude as something strange. The
second participant who was born and raised in Javanese family but did not consider
herself as a Javanese woman, perceived Jordan’s appearance as strange. Yet, she was
not bothered by Jordan’s behavior and attitude. The last participant who was born in a
Javanese family but once lived outside Javanese culture viewed Jordan’s appearance
as strange, but she was not bothered by her behavior and attitude because she used to
see women behaved that way when she lived outside Javanese culture.
Key words: Reader-response Criticism, Case Study, Gender Study, Femininity,
Masculinity, Female-Masculinity, Javanese Women, Javanese Culture.
A CASE STUDY OF THREE ED GIRLS WATCHING THE FILM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
112008012
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
Hartono ii
“G.I. JANE” AND THE IMAGE OF MASCULINE WOMAN:
A CASE STUDY OF THREE ED GIRLS WATCHING THE FILM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
112008012
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
Hartono 6
“G.I. Jane” and the Image of Masculine Woman:
Three ED Girls Watching the Film
Cindy Alvionita Hartono
Abstract
Jordan O’Neil, the main character in the movie G.I. Jane, a Hollywood
production in 1997, is portrayed as a masculine female character. Such masculine
characteristics as a woman clash with the Javanese idea of woman-ness. This research
was conducted in order to find out the perceptions of Javanese young women raised in
Javanese families about Jordan O’Neil and their reason for having such perceptions.
Using Reader-Response Criticism as the foundation of the research, and compiling
the understandings of gender, masculinity, femininity, and Javanese women from
different scholars, three English Department female students of Satya Wacana
Christian University were selected to be inquired about their views on the character.
Generally, they viewed Jordan almost positively, although there were still some
Jordan’s characteristics that were perceived in a slightly negative way. The first
participant who was born and raised in Javanese family and Javanese society,
perceived Jordan’s appearance, behavior, and attitude as something strange. The
second participant who was born and raised in Javanese family but did not consider
herself as a Javanese woman, perceived Jordan’s appearance as strange. Yet, she was
not bothered by Jordan’s behavior and attitude. The last participant who was born in a
Javanese family but once lived outside Javanese culture viewed Jordan’s appearance
as strange, but she was not bothered by her behavior and attitude because she used to
see women behaved that way when she lived outside Javanese culture.
Key words: Reader-response Criticism, Case Study, Gender Study, Femininity,
Masculinity, Female-Masculinity, Javanese Women, Javanese Culture.