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ABSTRACT MELYANTI ATENG. The Parenting and Its Effect upon a Child’s Character in Dave Pelzer’s My Story. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2007. The success of rearing a child could be seen from the success of the fulfillment of the parenting roles towards the child. The fulfillment of the parenting roles then becomes the decisive factor of the parenting style set by the parents, including foster parents to their foster children. Successful parents are considered as caring parents both physically and emotionally, trusting their children with freedom but still keeping them in a set of limitation. One of the works of literature which deals with the topic of parenthood could be seen in Dave Pelzer’s autobiography My Story. The writer is interested in perceiving the success of the parenting style of the foster parents, Alice and Harold Turnbough, that are the minor characters in My Story, towards the main character, Dave Pelzer. There are three objectives in this thesis. The first objective is to see Harold and Alice’s characteristics. The second objective is to analyze how the Turnboughs applied the parenting style towards Dave Pelzer which is influenced by their characteristics. The last is to see the characteristics of Dave Pelzer as the effect of the Turnboughs’ parenting style. In answering the problems, the writer used the novel, My Story, as the primary source and the books of psychology. In this study, the writer used a library research method. Then, the psychological approach was used as the approach of the study. The result of the analysis shows that Harold Turnbough was a hard worker, responsible, kindhearted, disciplined person who was well-organized. Harold was categorized as Choleric type who was strong-willed, self-reliant, and unaffectionate. He was an introvert individual. Different from her husband, Alice Turnbough was a friendly, understanding, caring, loving, wise, patient, and democratic parent. Alice was categorized as Sanguine type who was animated, sociable, demonstrative, and inspiring. She had the extrovert personality. As the foster parents of Dave Pelzer, the Turnboughs set themselves well in the parenting roles: as the instructors, educators, advisors, supervisors, facilitators, and role- models. Based on the combination of the Choleric and Sanguine type of the Turnboughs and also the fulfillment of the parenting roles, it was concluded that the Turnboughs conducted the authoritative parenting style, in which both high warmth and control were set well in the family. The success of the Turnboughs’ parenting style was seen from the fulfillment of Dave’s needs, based on Maslows’ theory of needs. The result was the stiff, introvert, and inferior Dave developed into a self-reliant, confident, patient, mature, resilient, and responsible visionary. ix

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ABSTRACT

MELYANTI ATENG. The Parenting and Its Effect upon a Child’s Characterin Dave Pelzer’s My Story. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Facultyof Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2007.

The success of rearing a child could be seen from the success of thefulfillment of the parenting roles towards the child. The fulfillment of theparenting roles then becomes the decisive factor of the parenting style set by theparents, including foster parents to their foster children. Successful parents areconsidered as caring parents both physically and emotionally, trusting theirchildren with freedom but still keeping them in a set of limitation. One of theworks of literature which deals with the topic of parenthood could be seen in DavePelzer’s autobiography My Story. The writer is interested in perceiving thesuccess of the parenting style of the foster parents, Alice and Harold Turnbough,that are the minor characters in My Story, towards the main character, DavePelzer.

There are three objectives in this thesis. The first objective is to see Haroldand Alice’s characteristics. The second objective is to analyze how theTurnboughs applied the parenting style towards Dave Pelzer which is influencedby their characteristics. The last is to see the characteristics of Dave Pelzer as theeffect of the Turnboughs’ parenting style.

In answering the problems, the writer used the novel, My Story, as theprimary source and the books of psychology. In this study, the writer used alibrary research method. Then, the psychological approach was used as theapproach of the study.

The result of the analysis shows that Harold Turnbough was a hardworker, responsible, kindhearted, disciplined person who was well-organized.Harold was categorized as Choleric type who was strong-willed, self-reliant, andunaffectionate. He was an introvert individual. Different from her husband, AliceTurnbough was a friendly, understanding, caring, loving, wise, patient, anddemocratic parent. Alice was categorized as Sanguine type who was animated,sociable, demonstrative, and inspiring. She had the extrovert personality. As thefoster parents of Dave Pelzer, the Turnboughs set themselves well in the parentingroles: as the instructors, educators, advisors, supervisors, facilitators, and role-models. Based on the combination of the Choleric and Sanguine type of theTurnboughs and also the fulfillment of the parenting roles, it was concluded thatthe Turnboughs conducted the authoritative parenting style, in which both highwarmth and control were set well in the family. The success of the Turnboughs’parenting style was seen from the fulfillment of Dave’s needs, based on Maslows’theory of needs. The result was the stiff, introvert, and inferior Dave developedinto a self-reliant, confident, patient, mature, resilient, and responsible visionary.

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MELYANTI ATENG. The Parenting and Its Effect upon a Child’s Characterin Dave Pelzer’s My Story. Yogyakarta: Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra,Universitas Sanata Dharma, 2007.

Kesuksesan dalam membesarkan anak dapat dilihat dari suksesnyapemenuhan peran-peran orang tua terhadap anaknya. Pemenuhan peran orang tuaini kemudian menjadi faktor penentu gaya orang tua mendidik anak, termasukorang tua angkat terhadap anak-anak angkatnya. Orang tua yang berhasil dianggapsebagai orang tua yang perhatian baik secara fisik maupun emosi, memberikankebebasan pada anak-anaknya tetapi juga menjaga mereka tetap berada dalambatasan. Salah satu karya sastra yang berhubungan dengan topik mendidik anakdapat dilihat di autobiografi Dave Pelzer, My Story. Penulis tertarik untuk melihatkesuksesan gaya mendidik anak oleh orang tua angkat, Alice and HaroldTurnbough, yang menjadi karakter minor, terhadap karakter utama, Dave Pelzer.

Ada tiga pokok tujuan dalam tesis ini. Tujuan pertama adalah untukmelihat karakter Harold dan Alice. Tujuan kedua adalah untuk menganalisabagaimana pasangan Turnbough menerapkan gaya mendidik anak terhadap DavePelzer. Yang terakhir adalah untuk melihat karakter Dave Pelzer sebagai akibatdari gaya mendidik anak pasangan Turnboughs. Dalam menjawab permasalahan-permasalahan di atas, penulis mengacu pada novel, My Story, dan buku-buku ilmupsikologi. Dalam hal ini, penulis menggunakan metode penelitian pustaka.Kemudian, pendekatan psikologi dipakai sebagai pendekatan studi.

Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Harold Turnbough adalah seorangpekerja keras, bertanggung jawab, baik hati, disiplin, dan teratur. Harolddikategorikan sebagai tipe Kolerik yang berkemauan keras, mandiri, dan sulitmenunjukkan kasih sayang. Ia adalah pribadi yang tertutup. Berbeda darisuaminya, Alice Turnbough adalah orang tua yang ramah, pengertian, perhatian,penyayang, bijaksana, sabar, demokratis. Alice dikategorikasn tipe Sanguin yanghidup, mudah bersosialisasi, penuh gerak, dan menginspirasi. Dia mempunyaipribadi yang terbuka. Sebagai orang tua angkat dari Dave Pelzer, pasanganTurnbough berperan dengan baik dalam peran-peran orang tua: sebagai instruktur,pendidik, penasihat, pengawas, penyedia, dan contoh gambaran. Berdasarkankombinasi tipe Kolerik dan Sanguin pasangan Turnbough, dan juga pemenuhanperan orang tua, disimpulkan bahwa pasangan Turnbough mendidik anak dengangaya autoritatif, dimana tingkat kontrol dan kehangatan sama besar dalamkeluarga. Kesuksesan gaya mendidik anak pasangan Turnbough dilihat daripemenuhan kebutuhan Dave berdasarkan teori kebutuhan Maslow. Hasilnya,Dave yang kaku, tertutup dan minder berkembang menjadi seorang Kolerik yangberpandangan ke depan, mandiri, percaya diri, sabar, dewasa, tabah, danbertanggung jawab.

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