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    An Analysis of Child Abuse as Portrayed in Donna Ford’s The Step Child: A True Story of a Broken Childhood

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    2017
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    Lubis, Oryza Savitri
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    Nasution, Siti Norma
    Lubis, Swesana Mardia
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    This thesis entitled An Analysis of Child Abuse as Portrayed in Donna Ford’s The Step Child: A True Story of A Broken Childhood. Child abuse is a serious problem which happens all around the world especially among family members. Child abuse is always related to the act of neglect. The source of data in this research is The Step Child: A True Story of A Broken Childhood novel by Donna Ford. It is a true-story European novel which portrays the act of child abuse and neglect which Donna Ford experiences during her childhood. The main character, Donna Ford is severely beaten by her step mother for years. She experiences many forms of child abuse and the act of neglect since she is barely five years old and it affects her life and future completely. This thesis is focused on what kinds of child abuse the main character experiences and how it affects her life. The main data are taken from the characters‟ dialogues and thoughts which portrays child abuse and the act of neglect. In this thesis the writer uses mimetic theory, child abuse theory and child trauma theory. This research is using descriptive – qualitative and library research as its method. From this research it is found that Donna Ford experiences physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and the act of neglect. The abuses and acts of neglect she experiences affect her life both her childhood and her adulthood life.
     
    Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Child Abuse as Portrayed in Donna Ford’s The Step Child: A True Story of A Broken Childhood. Kekerasan pada anak merupakan masalah serius yang terjadi diseluruh dunia terutama diantara anggota keluarga. Kekerasan pada anak selalu berhubungan dengan penelantaran anak. Sumber data pada penelitian ini adalah novel The Step Child: A True Story of A Broken Childhood karangan Donna Ford. Novel ini merupakan novel Eropa yang ditulis berdasarkan kisah nyata yang menceritakan tentang kekerasan dan penelantaran pada anak yang dialami oleh Donna Ford semasa kecil. Donna Ford, sebagai karakter utama disiksa habis habisan oleh ibu tirinya selama bertahun tahun. Ia mengalami berbagai macam kekerasan dan penelantaran sejak ia berusia belum genap lima tahun dan hal ini sangat memengaruhi kehidupan dan masa depannya. Skripsi ini berfokus pada jenis jenis kekerasan dan penelantaran pada anak yang dialami oleh karakter utama dan bagaimana hal ini berpengaruh pada kehidupannya. Data utama diambil dari dialog dan isi pikiran karakter yang menggambarkan kekerasan dan penelantaran pada anak. Dalam skripsi ini, penulis menggunakan teori mimetic, teori kekerasan pada anak dan teori trauma pada anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-kualitatif dan penelitian pustaka. Dari penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa Donna Ford mengalami kekerasan fisik, verbal, emosional, seksual dan penelantaran. Kekerasan dan penelantaran yang dialaminya memengaruhi kehidupan masa kecil dan masa dewasanya.

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