READER’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

IN NICHOLAS SPARKS’S SAFE HAVEN NOVEL (2010)

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree

of Education in English Department

by:

NURUL A’ISA

A320130194

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

2017

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APPROVAL

READER’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

IN NICHOLAS SPARKS’S SAFE HAVEN NOVEL (2010)

RESEARCH PAPER

by:

NURUL A’ISA

A320130194

Approved to be Examined by the Consultant

Consultant,

(Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS)

NIK.410

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ACCEPTANCE

READER’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN

NICHOLAS SPARKS’S SAFE HAVEN NOVEL (2010)

by:

NURUL A’ISA

A320130194

Accepted and approved by the Board of Examiners

School of Teacher Training and Education

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

in May 2017

Team of Examiners:

1. Dr. M.Thoyibi, MS. ( )

(Chair Person)

2. Dr. Abdillah N., M.Hum. ( )

(Secretary)

3. Dr.Phil.Dewi C. ( )

(Member)

Dean

Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum.

NIP. 19650428199303001

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PRONOUNCEMENT

I, undersigned below:

Name : NURUL A’ISA

NIM : A320130194

Program : Department of English Education

Title : READER’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC

VIOLENCE IN NICHOLAS SPARKS’S SAFE

HAVEN NOVEL (2010)

herewith, declare that in this research paper there is no plagiarism of the

previous study which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of university, or

there are opinions or masterpiece which have been written or published by others,

except those in which the writing are referred in the manuscript and mentioned in

bibliography.

Hence later, if it is proven that there are some untrue statements in this

testimony; hence I will hold fully responsibility.

Surakarta, May 23, 2017

The Researcher

NURUL A’ISA

A320130194

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MOTTOS

Your current situation is giving you an opportunity

to re-evaluate what you want.

(Tashabeee)

Pain is Temporary.

(Anonymous)

Your goal does not care about how you feel.

(Confusius)

Success is never on discount.

(The Researcher)

Dream is not something you see in your sleep. Dream is

something makes you never sleep. You work for it.

(The Researcher)

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DEDICATION

This research paper is dedicated to:

-My beloved father and mother

-My charming little brother

-My beloved families

-My wonderfulbest friends.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikumWr. Wb

Alhamdulillahhirabbil’alamin.

All blessings belong to Allah SWT for His mercy given to the researcher,

so she could complete her research paper entitled “READER’S

RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NICHOLAS

SPARKS’S SAFE HAVEN NOVEL (2010)”. In conducting this

research the researcher got so many supports from many people. The

researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude and appreciation to

the people in the following list:

1. Prof. Dr. HarunJokoPrayitno, M.Hum.the Dean of School Teacher

Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D. the Chief of Department of English

Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

3. Dr. Muhammad Thoyibi, MS.the consultant who has supported,

helped and encouraged the researcher to conduct this research by

giving her great advice and suggestions.

4. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum. andDr.Phil.Dewi Candraningrum, the

examiners, who have given a great chance and easiness for the

researcher to get through this one of the most important steps in her

life.

5. All lecturers of Department of English Education who have become

such great educators and for giving uncountable knowledge to the

researcher.

6. Her beloved mother and father for their everlasting love and support.

The researcher is never done this without them.

7. All her family members as the prayer, who always give spirit and

supports in this whole hard times.

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8. Her best friends, Pratiwi Indah, IlhamaBuanawati, and

NoviaHardianasari, who has been giving her a meaningful friendship

this last three years and forever.

9. All her consultation classmates, Dwi Yuli Nugroho, Immanuel Dista,

Eka Nur Hayati and others, even though we are only knowing each

other not for long, but you guys always be there when I need the

most. Thank you for such big help.

10. All DEE classmates who is always cheering her up over this last 3

years.

The last, the researcher realizes that this research is not good enough.

So, the suggestion and supported criticism are expected to make this

research better.

Wassalamu’alaikumWr. Wb.

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ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis komentar pembaca mengenai

isu domestic violence yang terdapat dalam novel Safe Haven (2010) karya

Nicholas Sparks. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Untuk

menganalisis komentar pembaca, peneliti menggunakan teori reader’s response

dari Richard’s Beach. Sumber data utama adalah komentar pembaca tentang

novel Safe Haven yang terdapat pada goodreads website. Sedangkan, sumber

data kedua didapatkan dari data lain seperti jurnal dan artikel yang terkait data

utama. Hasil dari penelitian ini memberikan beberapa kesimpulan. Pertama, ada

lima isu dominan yang diulas pembaca dalam novel Safe Haven meliputi

character and characterization, ending of the story, domestic violence, message

of the story, dan adaptation to movie. Kedua, latar belakang pembaca berasal dari

gender laki-laki dan perempuan yang bedasarkan tempat asal adalah dari benua

Amerika, Asia, Eropa, Australia, dan Afrika. Komentar berlangsung dari tahun

2010 sampai tahun 2017. Ketiga, isu domestic violence yang terdapat dalam

novel Safe Haven dibagi menjadi dua topik yaitu sebab dan akibat domestic

violence. Penyebab domestic violence meliputi abusive relationship, psychopath,

danger, dan horror, sedangkan akibat dari domestic violence adalah traumatic

dan run away wife.

Kata Kunci: komentar pembaca, domestic violence, novel Safe Haven

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate reader’s response to domestic violence in

Safe Haven novel (2010) by Nicholas Sparks. This research belongs to

qualitative. In analyzing reader’s response, the researcher uses Richard Beach

theory of reader’s response. The primary data source is reader’s response of Safe

Haven novel taken from goodreads website. The secondary data sources are other

sources such as journals and articles related to the primary data. The result of this

research shows following conclusion. First, there are five dominant issues

reviewed by the reader in Safe Haven novel, namely character and

characterization, ending of the story, domestic violence, message of the story, and

adaptation to movie. Second, the background of the reviewers belongs to male

and female gender that comes from America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.

Those responses come from 2010 until 2017. Third, domestic violence issue

divided into two topics such as the cause of domestic violence and the effect of

domestic violence. Domestic violence caused by abusive relationship, psychopath

, danger, and horror, while the effect domestic violence are traumatic and run

away wife.

Keywords: reader’s response, domestic violence, Safe Haven novel

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER ................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... ii

ACCEPTANCE .................................................................................................... iii

PRONOUNCEMENT .......................................................................................... iv

MOTTO ..................................................................................................................v

DEDICATION...................................................................................................... vi

ACKNOLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................... vii

ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................ ix

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................x

TABLE OF CONTENS ....................................................................................... xi

LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................................... xiv

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study ...........................................................1

B. Problem Statement .....................................................................4

C. Objective of The Study ..............................................................4

D. Limitation of The Study .............................................................4

E. Benefit of the Study ...................................................................4

F. Research Paper Organization .....................................................5

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW

A. Underlying Theory .....................................................................6

1. Notion of Reader’s Response...............................................6

a. Textual Theory of Response ..........................................7

b. Experiential Theory of Response ...................................7

c. Pscychological Theory of Response ..............................7

d. Sociocultural Theory of Response .................................8

2. Notion of Domestic Violence ..............................................8

3. Types of Domestic Violence ................................................9

a. Physical Abuse ...............................................................9

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b. Pscychological Abuse ..................................................10

c. Sexual Abuse ...............................................................10

d. Economical Abuse .......................................................10

4. The Effect of Domestic Violence ......................................10

a. PTSD ...........................................................................11

b. Depression ...................................................................11

c. Dissociation .................................................................11

B. Previous Study ........................................................................11

C. Novelty ...................................................................................12

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD

A. Type of the Study .....................................................................13

B. Object of the Study ..................................................................13

C. Type of the Data and the Data Source .....................................14

D. Technique of the Data Collection ............................................14

E. Technique of the Data Analysis ...............................................14

CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

A. Analysis....................................................................................15

1. Dominant Issue ..................................................................15

a. Character and Characterization ....................................15

b. Ending of the Story ......................................................19

c. Domestic Violence .......................................................20

d. Message of the Story ....................................................24

e. The Adaptation to Movie .............................................25

2. Responses Related to Background of the Reviewers .........26

a. Responses Related to Place of Origin ..........................27

b. Response Related to Gender ........................................29

c. Responses Related to Year...........................................29

3. Domestic Violence in safe Heaven Novel .........................30

a. Views of Domestic Violence by the Cause ..................31

1) Abusive Relationship .............................................31

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2) Pscychopath ...........................................................32

3) Danger ....................................................................33

4) Horror .....................................................................34

b. Views on Domestic Violence by the Effect .................35

1) Traumatic ...............................................................36

2) Run Away Wife .....................................................37

c. Views of Domestic Violence by Place of Origin .........38

d. Views on Domestic Violence by The Gender..............39

B. Discussion ................................................................................43

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION

A. Conclusion ..............................................................................48

B. Suggestion ...............................................................................49

C. Pedagogical Implication...........................................................49

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................51

APPENDIX ...........................................................................................................52

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 1.Dominant Issue .........................................................................................15

Table 2. Response Related to Place of Origin .......................................................27

Table 3. Response Related to Gender ....................................................................29

Table 4. Response Related to Year ........................................................................29

Table 5. Views of Domestic Violence Based on Place of Origin ..........................38

Table 6. Views of Domestic Violence Based on Place of Origin ..........................39