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Women and their social matter always be an interesting issue. That is the reason for the writer to explore further about women right equality connected to
feminism and in the next chapter we will discuss deeper to reveal Anna’s struggle in every conflict she met.
1.2 Statements of the Problems
In this research, the writer wants to limit the discussion by presenting the following problems:
1. What is the general description of Anna as the main character in Elizabeth
Hand’s Anna and The King? 2.
What are setting described by Anna in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King?
3. What are conflicts experience in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King?
4. What is the effort toward the right equality as reflected by Anna
Leonowens in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King?
1.3 Scope of the Study
Based on the statement above, the writer focuses to analyze on the general description of Anna as the main character, setting and conflict experienced by
Anna. Besides, the writer analyzes on the effort of the main character towards the right equality, dealing with the era of Siam in 1862’s.
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1.4 Objectives of the Study
Some objectives that the writer wants to achieve are written bellow: 1.
To describe the general description of Anna as the main character in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King novel.
2. To describe the setting in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King novel.
3. To describe conflicts experienced by Anna as the main character in
Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King novel. 4.
To describe the effort towards the right equality as reflected of Anna as the main character in Elizabeth Hand’s Anna and The King novel.
1.5 Significance of the Study
1. The writer
To learn further about literature which is connected with feminism, especially on woman’s right.
2. The readers
As a reference for the students who are studying about literature, dealing with feminism.
3. The university
To give a contribution for the library of Dian Nuswantoro University as the additional references, especially in Literary Department.
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1.6 Method of the Study
To analyze the novel entitled Anna and The King by Elizabeth Hand, the writer uses the following methods:
1.6.1 Research Design
The writer uses qualitative descriptive design to analyze this data. According to Endraswara 2003:7, the important features of qualitative research
are: this researcher is the key instrument that reads accurately the literary work, the research has been done descriptively, it means explaining on form of word or
picture needed, not numeral form, this qalitative descriptive research is more the priority of process than the result and inductively analysis.
1.6.2 Sources of Data
In this thesis, the writer uses Anna and The King by Elizabeth Hand as the object of study and source of data. The writer uses some of literary and feminism
theories , which are relevant and related to intrinsic and extrinsic element of the main topic. Besides, the writer acquires from the websites to support the analysis.
1.6.3 Units of Analysis
In the unit of analysis, the writer will focus on the intrinsic element and extrinsic element. The intrinsic elements includes character, setting and conflict,
and the extrinsic elements will be focused on the woman’s effort towards the right equality.
