MOTHER’S SACRIFICE REFLECTED IN INSIDE THE KINGDOM BY CARMEN BIN LADEN (2004): A FEMINIST APPROACH Mother’s sacrifice reflected in inside the kingdom by carmen bin laden (2004): a feminist approach research paper.

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MOTHER’S SACRIFICE REFLECTED IN INSIDE THE KINGDOM BY
CARMEN BIN LADEN (2004): A FEMINIST APPROACH

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Pertial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for getting Bacherlor Degree of Education
in English Department
Proposed by:
MEGA NUR HIDAYATI
A 320100079

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014

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TESTIMOI\[Y

literary studies
Herewittr, I state that there is no plagiarism of the previous
neither university nor
which have been conducted to obtain bachelor degree of
except those which the
ideas or opinions that have been published by others

If any incorrectness is
writings are referred in literature review and blibiography'
proved in the future relating with my statement above, I

will

be responsible'

Surakarta Oktober 2014

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MOTTO

Dzikrul Maut

Keep spirit and istiqomah

―Sesuatu yang belum dikerjakan, seringkali tampak mustahil;
kita baru yakin kalau kita telah berhasil melakukannya dengan baik‖
( Evelyn Underhill )

If you want something you‘ve never had, you must be willing to do something
you‘ve never done.
Success is a journey, not a destination

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DEDICATION

From my deep heart and wonder love,

this research paper in particular is dedicate for:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Allah SWT, The Lord of Everything
My beloved parents
My beloved brothers and sister
My beloved “Amante”Gembrot
My beloved best friends

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Alhamdulillahi robbil‘alamin, Praise be to Allah SWT, the GOD

ALMIGHTY, for blessing and guiding in completing this research paper as a
partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor degree in English
Department.
In this opportunity, I also want to express her deep gratitude to the
following persons.
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., as the Dean of School of Teacher
Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of
Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D, as the Head of English Department of
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. The first consultant, Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed., who has
given his great help and guidance in finishing this research paper,
4. The second consultant, Titis Setyabudi, S.S, M.Hum., as the academic
consultant and examiner of my research paper and also give me motivation
to finish my study,
5. All lecturers of English Department who have teached and gived their
knowledge,

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6. Her parents, brothers, sister, and niece for their support, care and pray to
her,

7. Her belove Gembrot,
8. Her belove friends,

"Agus Pranotosyah,

Yoyo, Ika, and agus

9. Her friends in the conscripts of the 2010 class B,

who have struggled

together almost 4 years,
10.

And to all the many people who made this research paper possible with
thanks beyond adequate expression.


Hopefully, this research paper will be useful for those who wants to study

the novel Carmen bin Laden Inside The Kingdom and enrich the
knowledge dealing with the feminist approach.

reader,s

I realize that the research paper is

still far from being perfect. Therefore supportive criticism and suggestion are
needed to make this research paper later.

Was s alsm u' alaikum lYar ahm atu lla h

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Wa b a ra k at u h

Surakarta, Oktober 2014


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TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER................... ........................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii
ACCEPTANCE .............................................................................................................. iii
TESTIMONY ................................................................................................................. iv
MOTTO ........................................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................ vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................. ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................. xiv
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1
A. Background of the Study.................................................................... 1
B. Literature Review .............................................................................. 6
C. Problem Statement ............................................................................ 8
D. Limitation of the Study ...................................................................... 9
E. Objectives of the Study ..................................................................... 9
F. The Benefit of the Study ................................................................... 9

1. Theoritical benefits....................................................................... 9

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2. Practical benefits ......................................................................... 9
G. Research Method ............................................................................... 10
1. Type of the Study ........................................................................ 10
2. Object of the Study...................................................................... 10
3. Type of Data and Data Source .................................................... 10
a. Primary Data Source ............................................................. 10
b. Secondary Data Source ......................................................... 11
4. Technique of Collecting Data ..................................................... 11
5. Technique of the Data Analysis .................................................. 12
H. Research Paper Organization ............................................................ 12
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ................................................................. 13
A. Feminist Literary Criticism ............................................................ 13
B. Major Principle in Feminism .......................................................... 15
1. Women‘s Role .......................................................................... 15
2. Women‘s Participation ............................................................. 16
3. Women‘s Rights ....................................................................... 17

4. Women‘s Position .................................................................... 17
C. Theory of Motherhood ................................................................... 18
D. Structural Element ................................ .................................... .... 21
1. Plot ............................................................................................ 21
2. Character ................................................................................... 21
3. Setting................................................... .................................... 22
4. Theme........................................................................................ 22
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5. Style .......................................................................................... 22
6. Point of View................................

........................................ 23

E. Theoretical Application........................ ........................................ 23
CHAPTER III: SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF SAUDI ARABIA SOCIETY
IN THE LATE OF 20th CENTURY................................ ........................................ 24
A. Political Aspects................................... ......................................... 24
B. Social Aspects...................................... ......................................... 26
C. Economic Aspects................................ ......................................... 27

D. Women Condition in the Saudi Arabia Age .................................... 29
E. Religious Aspects ................................. ......................................... 31
F. The Life of Carmen bin Laden ............. ......................................... 32
CHAPTER IV: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ................. ......................................... 34
A. Structural Elements .............................. ......................................... 34
1. Plot .............................................
a. Explosition .............................

......................................... 34
......................................... 34

b. Complication .......................... ......................................... 35
(1) Internal Conflict ................ ......................................... 35
(2) External Conflict ............... ......................................... 37
c. Climax ...................................

......................................... 38

d. Resolution ..............................


......................................... 38

e. Causality ................................

......................................... 39

f. Plausibility .............................

......................................... 40

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2. Character and Characterization ....... ......................................... 40
a. Major Character ...................... ......................................... 40
b. Minor Characters ..................... ......................................... 41
3. Setting .........................................

......................................... 45

a. Setting of place ....................... ......................................... 45
b. Setting of time ........................ ......................................... 46
4. Theme .........................................

......................................... 47

5. Style ............................................

......................................... 48

a. Grammatical Structure ............. ......................................... 48
b. Sentence Construction ............. . ........................................ 48
c. Diction ...................................

......................................... 48

d. Figurative Language ................ .......................................... 49
(1) Personification .................... ......................................... 49
(2) Simile ...............................

.......................................... 49

(3) Hyperbole ......................... ......................................... 49
(4) Repetition ......................... ......................................... 50
6. Point of view ................................ ......................................... 50
B. Discussion ........................................

......................................... 50

CHAPTER V: FEMINIST ANALYSIS.......................... ......................................... 55
A. Feminist analysis ...............................

......................................... 55

1. Women‘s Role .............................. ......................................... 55
2. Women‘s Participation .................. ......................................... 58
3. Women‘s Right ............................
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......................................... 59

4. Women‘s Position ........................ ......................................... 61
B. Discussion ........................................

......................................... 63

CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .... ....................................... 68
A. Conclusion ........................................

......................................... 68

B. Pedagogical Implication ..................... ......................................... 69
C. Suggestion ........................................
BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REFERENCE
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ABSTRACT

Hidayati, Mega Nur. A320100079. MOTHER’S SACRIFICE REFLECTED
IN INSIDE THE KINGDOM BY CARMEN BIN LADEN (2004): A
FEMINIST APPROACH Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Research
Paper. 2014.
The major problem of this study is how is mother‘s sacrifice reflected in
Carmen bin Laden Inside The Kingdom. The objective if this study is to analyze
the memoir based on its structural elements and to analyze the memoir based on
the feminist analysis.
In analyzing Inside The Kingdom, the writer use qualitative method and
feminist approach. The data sources consist of primary data and secondary data
sources. The primary data source is the memoir Inside The Kingdom itself and the
secondary data sources are the other sources related to the analysis such as the
author‘s biography, books of literary theory and feminism. The method of the data
collection is library research. The technique of data analysis descriptive analysis.
The results of the study show the following conclusions. First, from the
structural analysis of the memoir it shows that Carmen bin Laden wants to convey
her idea about a mother's sacrifice. Second, based on Feminist Approach, the
memoir Inside The Kingdom Saudi Arabia tradition implicitly practiced that
women being placed as inferior.

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