Cultural Identity Construction In The Name Jar And The New Girl: A Comparative Children’s Literature

Puspaningtyas, Vianurzia (2018) Cultural Identity Construction In The Name Jar And The New Girl: A Comparative Children’s Literature. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.

Abstract

Diaspora menciptakan diversitas dan multikulturalisme di seluruh dunia. Anak – anak mengikuti orang tua mereka bermigrasi ke tempat atau negara lain. Mereka dapat merasa kebingungan ketika menghadapi budaya baru dan itu dapat memicu krisis identitas. Membentuk identitas kultural merupakan hal penting supaya mereka dapat hidup di negara lain tanpa merasa tertindas. Sastra anak merupakan media yang dapat membantu anak untuk mendapat informasi tentang dunia. The Name Jar dan The New Girl adalah contoh buku yang dapat membantu anak untuk menghadapi multikulturalisme di lingkungan mereka. Dengan kedua buku tersebut, penulis membandingkan dan menganalisis pembentukan identitas kultural dari karakter asing. Sastra anak bandingan merupakan pendeketan utama dalam penelitian ini dan intertekstualitas digunakan sebagai alat pembanding dari objek penelitian. Dengan menemukan hubungan intertektual antara The Name Jar dan The New Girl, pemahaman yang lebih dalam dapat diperoleh. Kemudian, teori identitas kultural oleh Stuart Hall juga digunakan untuk menganalisa cara karakter membentuk identitas kultural mereka. Dari hasil penelitian, intertektualitas dari kedua buku menunjukan kontras dari kedua budaya yang mempengaruhi pembentukan identitas kultural dari kedua karakter. Selain itu, berdasarkan analisis dari pembntukan identitas kultural, ditemukan bahwa Unhei mengalami proses being karena ia melakukan interaksi yang rutin dengan budaya aslinya, sedangkan Zenie mengalami proses becoming karena kurangnya komunikasi dengan budaya aslinya dan ia juga mengalami otherness yang dilakukan oleh orang India lainnya.

English Abstract

Diaspora has created diversity and multiculturalism all over the world. Children followed their parents to migrate to another state or another country. They could get confused when they face new cultures and that could lead to identity crisis. Constructing a cultural identity is important in order to be able to live in a foreign country without feeling oppressed and lost. Children’s literature is the media to help the children to get information about the world. The Name Jar and The New Girl are the examples of the books that could help the children to face multiculturalism in their environment. Using the two books, the writer compared and analyzed the construction of the cultural identity of the foreign characters. Comparative children literature is used as the main approach of this research and intertextuality is the tool used to compare the objects of the study. By finding out the intertextuality between The Name Jar and The New Girl, the writer would be able to get a deeper understanding of both stories. Furthermore, theory of cultural identity construction by Stuart Hall is also used in this research to find out the way the character construct their cultural identity. In the finding, the intertextuality shows the contrast of both cultures and that contributes toward the cultural identity construction of the characters. Moreover, based on the analysis of the cultural identity construction, Unhei went through the process of being because she has constant interaction with her original culture, while Zenie undergone the process of becoming because of the lack interaction with her original culture and the otherness done by the other Indian towards her.

Item Type:	Thesis (Sarjana)
Identification Number:	SKR/FBS/2018/409/051812148
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Identitas Kultural, Intertekstualitas, Sastra anak bandingan, India, Korea, Pribumi, Orang asing. / Cultural Identity, Intertextuality, comparative children literature, Indian, native, Korean, Foreigners.
Subjects:	300 Social sciences > 303 Social Processes > 303.4 Social change > 303.48 Causes of change > 303.482 Contact between cultures
Divisions:	Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Endang Susworini
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2020 03:47
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2022 06:40
URI:	http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/166811

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