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PPTSD Portrait due to Childhood Trauma to Ellice in the All Her Little Secrets Novel
No full textAlmost everyone has experienced traumatic events that lead to trauma. Trauma is a form of psychological experience that has a serious impact on mental health. The impact of trauma itself can vary, such as anxiety, depression, dissociation, and PTSD. In the novel All Her Little Secrets, Ellice, the main character, is described as suffering from PTSD due to childhood trauma. This study aims to determine how the character Ellice is described as suffering from PTSD and what trauma she has experienced. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method referring to two types of data, namely primary data and secondary data. Primary data were taken from the All Her Little Secrets novel in the form of narrative, dialogue and monologue. Meanwhile secondary data were taken from journals, books and articles related to the research topic. Several steps were taken to obtain data, namely reading the novel repeatedly and carefully, identifying data, classifying data, and reducing power. The results of this study concluded that Ellice as a PTSD sufferer was described through the symptoms she experienced. Ellice's PTSD symptoms include re-experiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and hyperarousal. Meanwhile, the forms of childhood trauma that Ellice experienced included bullying, child maltreatment, and exposure to domestic and community violenc
Alienation and Hopes in Indonesian Migrant Worker Literature Work
Get PDFAbstract: Female Indonesian migrant domestic workers (DMWs) often get a negative predicate both in Indonesia and in destination countries. For example, DMWs in Singapore are treated unequally by Singaporean society, in Indonesia, as well, their work is seen as a lowly job. They can be categorized as a marginal group. Marginals are marginalized people whose rights are ruled out by people that have power. Hence, they find it difficult to adapt to their environment and they are always suppressed. The circumstances lead to the feeling of alienation for DMWs. The alienation they have experienced is often ignored as a reality of the life of migrant workers. This study takes the object of poetry by Female Indonesian DMWs in Singapore. It explores how marginalization and alienation are expressed in literary work by female domestic migrant workers. This study, also analyzes how the expression of literary work can be functioned as a medium to voice alienation and to overcome its problem. This research used textual analysis, including the application of semiotics and narratology to see the marginalization and alienation faced by the migrant workers which are represented through a literary work. As complementary data, virtual interviews with the author of poetry was conducted
THE ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF ANNA AS THE MAIN CHARACTER DEPICTED IN A. J. FINN’S NOVEL THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
No full textPsychoanalysis is useful to help in understanding literary text, which is about human behavior. This study describes anxiety and defense mechanism of the main character reflected in “The Woman in The Window†novel. Anna has anxieties, they are realistic anxiety and moralistic anxiety. Anna uses defense mechanism to cope her anxieties. This study used a qualitative method. The data were gathered by reading the novel, identifying, classifying, and reducing the data. Prologues, monologues, and dialogues in the novel as the data were used to explain the analysis. The primary data gathered from “The Woman in The Window†novel and secondary data were taken from books, journals, articles, essays, and sites that relate to the study. This study found two categories of anxiety that were experienced by Anna. They are realistic anxiety and moralistic anxiety. Realistic anxiety by Anna came from the terror from Alistar and imposter Jane. Anna’s moralistic anxiety related to her profession as a psychologist, she was also insecure when she was not trusted by society and she felt guilty because she cheated on Ed again. Anna coped her anxieties by using defense mechanisms such as reaction formation, rationalization, denial, undoing, repression and displacement.  Keywords: Anxiety, Defense Mechanism and PsychoanalysisÂ
The Stages of Grief and Response of Cameron Turner in Confronting Death depicted in Benjamin Cleary's Swan Song
Get PDFThe underlying theory of grief is rooted in understanding the concept of loss. Stages of grief define the journey of accepting the reality of loss. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross shows these stages of grief by interviewing a terminally ill patient who was confronting the end-of-life transition. Stages of grief consist of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Throughout the end-of-life transition, some may have a different response to grief at certain stages. This study aims to identify the stages of grief and the response to grief that Cameron Turner, the Swan Song film's main character, portrays. The data analysis exercises the qualitative descriptive method. The steps were watching the film and reading the script, identifying the data, classifying the data, reducing the collected data from the film and script, and analyzing the data. The findings of this study show that Cameron Turner was going through a complete grief stage of denial, anger, bargaining, and depression down to the acceptance stage. To respond to each stage, Cameron had a variety of modes of expression that differed in each of the stages of grief, such as verbal response, nonverbal response, physical response, and physical activitie
The acculturation process of old Mrs. Pan reflected in Pearl S Buck’s The Good Deed
Get PDFDiaspora still becomes one of the big issues in sociological aspect. Acculturation has been relevant to the topic of diaspora. The issue raised in this study is acculturation process which is experienced by people who do migration by leaving their homeland to a new country caused by any condition happens in their homeland. This study attempts to analyze the acculturation process experienced by old Mrs. Pan in Pearl S Buck’s short story “The Good Deedâ€. This study applied descriptive qualitative method and several steps used in organizing the data; reading the short story, identifying the data, classifying the data, reducing the data, analyzing the data and finally the data analysis presented in descriptive form. In conducting this study, primary data and secondary data were used. The primary data were taken from The Good Deed short story by Pearl S. Buck published in 1953 and the secondary data were taken from journals, e-journals, books, e-books. In conclusion, this study found that acculturation process reflected in old Mrs. Pan as the main character. She experienced the acculturation process as she moved to America because of the conflict which happened in China. She faced the acculturation process in her movement to the new country such as acculturative stress and separation as one of acculturation’s strategy she encountered
VARIOUS FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION’S ACT IN AFGHANISTAN TOWARDS THE MINORITY GROUP AS DEPICTED IN THE KITE RUNNER NOVEL
Get PDFThis study analyzes the issue of racial discrimination in Afghanistan. This study is aimed to provide depictions about various forms of racial discrimination acts. The object of this study is The Kite Runner novel by Khaled Hosseini. To analyze the novel, this study used descriptive qualitative method by taking data from the novel as the primary data and the data from journals, articles, thesis, essays, and websites that were related to this study as the secondary data. There were some techniques in collecting data such as reading the novel, identifying the data, classifying the data, and reducing the data. The result of this study showed that in The Kite Runner novel, the Pashtun discriminates the Hazara. The Pashtuns gaves a different treatment to the Hazaras. The Pashtuns also excluded the Hazaras from the social environment because the Pashtuns felt that they had a different status. The Pashtuns often called the Hazaras with racist names. In addition, another form of racial discrimination taken by the Pashtun against the Hazara was to limit all opportunities owned by the Hazara in all fields. The Pashtuns also carried out oppression and extermination or mass killing of the Hazaras as a form of their racial discrimination against the Hazaras.Keywords: Minority group, Afghanistan, Racial Discriminatio
The cultural construction of the feminine through Disney’s films
Get PDFThe question of gender roles in Disney’s films has been one of the relevant issues in their industry. Disney has for a long time been at battle with the public for being accused of depicting their characters, specifically females, in stereotypical ways. Gender roles can affect viewers in the manner they see themselves with the others around them. The roles of men and women pictured in Disney’s films have mirrored the cultural perspective and beliefs of social norms and expectations on gender roles and identity. This study tries to figure out the roles of the princesses and the female villains in Disney's films with regard to the cultural construction of the feminine. This study applied qualitative descriptive method with several steps taken during the data analysis. Finally, the analysis was informally presented through a descriptive representation in words. The findings demonstrate that despite displaying the characteristics of strength and power, female villains are frequently portrayed as ugly, overweight, or nonsymmetrical. On the other hand, the princesses are shown to be very beautiful, which helps them succeed in life. The portrayal of the female villains also promotes the notion that powerful women are the most dangerous people in the world. In general, Disney has not yet achieved gender equation between villains and princesses. There is little room for girls to choose between being a wicked villain and a pretty princess
Peningkatan Kompetensi Berbahasa Inggris Warga Belajar PKBM Ar-Rohmah dengan Metode Integrated Skill
Get PDFSalah satu tujuan utama mempelajari bahasa Inggris di era globalisasi saat ini adalah kemampuan dalam percakapan bahasa Inggris. Namun, kemampuan percakapan bahasa Inggris masih dianggap sebagai salah satu keterampilan yang sulit dilakukan bagi banyak orang, tidak terkecuali warga belajar di PKBM. Banyak warga belajar menghadapi beberapa kesulitan ketika mereka ingin berkomunikasi dengan bahasa Inggris, meskipun mereka telah mempelajari bahasa Inggris bertahun-tahun lamanya. Sebagai solusi untuk memberikan motivasi warga belajar untuk dapat berkomunikasi dengan bahasa Inggris yaitu dengan menyediakan media pengajaran yang menarik melalui metode pembelajaran yang efektif. Pada pengabdian ini metode yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan Integrated Skill. Hasil dan manfaat dari kegiatan pengabdian ini salah satunya adalah memberikan pengetahuan tentang bahasa inggris dan melatih ketrampilan berbahasa inggris khusunya bahasa inggris aktif bagi warga belajar. One of the main reasons of learning English in this globalization era is to improve the ability in speaking and communicating in English. However, the ability to communicate and to speak in English perfectly is still regarded as a difficult skill to master by some people, one of them is the students of PKBM Ar Rohmah. Most students face some difficulties when they want to communicate in English, although they have learned English language for many years they do not have sufficient capability on it. As a solution to motivate the students in order to be able to communicate in English is by providing the interesting suitable learning media and using a effective learning method. In the community service, the method used is Integrated skill. The result and advantages of this community service is to give knowledge about English language and to improve the English skill for the students
Pendampingan Kegiatan Literasi sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Minat Baca Pada Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama di Desa Bogares Lor Kecamatan Pangkah-Tegal
Get PDFThe Indonesian government has implemented the School Literacy Movement as a solution to the problem of low student interest in reading, but not all schools are able to implement the program. The pesantren-based school, Attin Al Khair Junior High School is one of the private Junior High Schools in Pangkah Sub-districts, Tegal, which has not been able to implement the School Literacy Movement because of their limited facilities, such as the absence of a school library. In addition, the economic background of students' family also affects students' interest in reading. Based on these conditions, literacy activities are focused on basic literacy skills, including reading and writing. Literacy activities are carried out by reading non-academic books for 15 minutes and writing a daily literacy journal. These activities are accompanied by a mentor, a teacher who is appointed by the school. The mentoring activities carried out by English Literature Study Program Community Service team have helped Attin Al Khair Junior High School to start their literacy activities and this program gets positive responses from both teachers and students. Therefore, the literacy activities can be implemented continuously, and become a literacy culture in the school environment
Penguatan Kompetensi Cross Cultural Communication dan English for Tourism bagi Pokdarwis Perwira di Bandungan, Kabupaten Semarang
Get PDFProgram pengabdian masyarakat ini berfokus pada peningkatan kompetensi pengetahuan lintas budaya dan Bahasa Inggris untuk pariwisata untuk Pokdarwis PERWIRA. Pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dalam tiga tahapan yaitu survey awal obyek, pemberian pelatihan, dan monev. Pada tahap survey awal, Tim Pengabdi melakukan diskusi dengan anggota pokdarwis guna mencari masalah atau tantangan yang dihadapi oleh pokdarwis tersebut. Setelah melakukan diskusi tersebut, Tim Pengabdi menyusun rencana pelatihan untuk menyelesaikan masalah pokdarwis tersebut. Pada tahap pelaksanaan, pelatihan dibagi menjadi 4 (empat) kegiatan yang meliputi sharing antar budaya, pelatihan cross cultural understanding, pelatihan cross cultural communication, dan pelatihan English for Tourism. Pelatihan dilaksanakan dengan melibatkan tim pengabdian masyarakat dan 24 peserta pelatihan. Tahap terakhir yaitu monitoring and evaluation (monev) yang bertujuan melihat hasil kinerja pelatihan yang dilaksanakan. Hasil pengabdian menunjukan bahwa warga antusias mengikuti sesi yang dilaksanakan tersebut dan warga menyatakan kegiatan tersebut bermanfaat dalam hal menambah pengetahuan lintas budaya mereka. Peserta pelatihan juga menyatakan bahwa mereka menjadi lebih percaya diri dalam menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Namun, perlu adanya pelatihan lebih lanjut mengenai English for tourism sehingga semua anggota pokdarwis lebih mampu dan percaya diri dalam menggunakan Bahasa Inggris dalam berbagai situasi yang berkaitan dengan pariwisata. This community service program focused on improving cross cultural understanding and English for tourism for the members of the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) named PERWIRA. This community service program was conducted in three stages. The first stage was preliminary survey conducted on the site in order to find any challenges or problems faced by Pokdarwis PERWIRA. After discussing with the members of Pokdarwis PERWIRA, the team of this community service program discussed and planed the training activities to cope with the challenges faced by Pokdarwis PERWIRA. The second stage was the implementation of the trainings. There were four trainings including the cross-cultural sharing, the cross-cultural understanding training, the cross-cultural communication training, and the English tourism training. These trainings involved the team of the community service program and twenty-four (24) participants. The last stage was monitoring and evaluation (monev)to look for the results of the trainings. Based on the results, it was indicated that the participants were enthusiastic in joining the trainings; they also stated that the trainings were beneficial for them in terms of increasing their confidence in using English. However, it was needed to conduct the continuous trainings of English for tourism to make the Pokdarwis members more confident and able to use English in various contexts related to tourism.
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