B. Approach of the Study
This novel is analyzed using Postcolonial Feminist approach. This approach is perfect for analyzing the topic, because this approach will be the base to reveal the
ground situation in the society and the ideology the society believed. The Postcolonial Feminist perspective is employed, considering that this study discussed
the Feminist issue. Mohanty reacts against how western feminists tend to refer to a monolithic, global patriarchy that “apparently oppresses most if not all the women”
Mohanty, 2003: 19 in Third World countries and they tend to describe women as powerless exploited objects and victims as opposed to the assumed powerful male
exploiters. Since the study is focused on Indian woman, hopefully it is by now clear to the reader how far-fetched it is to assume that all women share the same cultural or
political interests only because of their similar bodies. Women as a group are more likely divided by boundaries into several categories like class, ethnicity, and
nationality. This approach is used to reveal the Indian Woman’s attitude of react and rebel towards their position in the society.
C. Method of the Study
The method employed in this study is library research. The data gathered is classified as being from primary and secondary sources. The primary source of the
study is The Lowland 2013 by Jhumpa Lahiri. Secondary sources are taken from books, journals, research reports, and other available printed materials gathered from
libraries as well as from other electronic sources. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
There were steps taken in order to finish this study. Firstly, the primary source was read. As the novel was read, worth-studying elements of the work popped up and
raised the intention to study the elements deeper. A list of worth-studying elements were made, included in the list were the character development, the concept of
motherhood and the reaction and resistance in order to redefine the concept of motherhood. Afterwards, secondary sources were read. Due to the reading of these
sources, list shortening in order to narrowing the study could be done. It was decided that this undergraduate thesis would dig more about the Gauri’s character and analyze
her attitudes and her society. Problem formulations were made as the guidance for the analysis. Firstly, the
undergraduate thesis discussed the description of the Gauri’s characteristics. Secondly, the thesis will map the concept of motherhood in Indian tradition feminine
roles and the concept of resistance attitude towards strong Indian patriarchal culture. Thirdly, the thesis observed the struggle of Gauri to redefine the concept of
motherhood. Finally, after getting through all of these steps, the conclusion of the study was drawn.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this part of the study, the answers to the problem formulation are explained. This chapter is divided into three subchapters respectively. The first
subchapter elaborates the description of Gauri’s character. This subchapter mostly consists of the character’s life timeline, which includes the characteristics of the
Gauri and Gauri’s perspective towards the things happened in her life. Gauri’s perspective can be seen in the contexts she is in, which will then reveal Gauri’s
thought and reaction to mold the concept of motherhood. Understanding these help draw Gauri and other character’s reaction towards Indian traditional feminine
roles that are mainly shaped by Indian patriarchal system. The next subchapter deals with the concept of motherhood in the Indian traditional feminine roles that
revealed in Gauri’s life. The subchapter elaborates the concept of motherhood as constructed in Indian society, which is seen through the thoughts and attitudes of
people of both gender male and female. The changing of the perspective of herself and the can be used to reveal the act of redefining the concept of
motherhood in Indian society in the last subchapter.
A. Gauri’s Characteristics
The descriptions of Gauri’s characteristics are elaborated using Roberts and Jacobs theory. According to Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs in Fiction: An
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