ABSTRACT

Kinayang, Paulina Gressya. 2019. A Comparison on Parenting Styles between

Coraline’s Two Mothers in Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline”. Thesis. Undergraduate
Program. Mercu Buana University of Yogyakarta. Advisor: Restu Arini, S.Pd.,
M.Pd.

Keyword: Parenting Style, Family Relationship, Motherhood

Parenting style is one of the usual events happening in daily life. It reflects on
how parents treat their children in order to help them grow. Parents’ distinctive way
of nurturing children have effects on the children’s mental and behavior.
This research analyzed the differences of parenting styles between Coraline’s
real mother and the other mother in Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline”. It was because
Coraline met two different treatment from her real mother and the other mother.
Then, this research wanted to find out the types of parenting style which were used by
the two mothers.
The descriptive-qualitative method was used and merely focused on the
analysis of textual data. There were two kinds of data in this research which were
primary data and secondary data. The source of the main data was taken from the
novel entitled Coraline written by Neil Gaiman. The primary data were in the form of
description of utterances, dialogues used among the characters, words, phrases, and
also sentences. The secondary data were taken from the other sources in the form of
books, articles, dictionaries, and sites which are related to the study. The data were
collected through some steps, they are reading, identifying, inventorying, classifying,
selecting, and reporting. Data analysis was based on Creswell (1998) data analysis
spiral. Data analysis was done through organization, data understanding, identifying
and classifying, then integrating and summarizing. The result of data analyzing
shown in a descriptive way. Coraline’s real mother was portrayed as ambitious and
less attentive but she was also responsible, caring, and supportive. Meanwhile, the
beldam was pictured as an frightful, untruthful, controlling, and manipulative
character. Coraline’s real mother had authoritative and neglectful parenting styles.
The other mother presented authoritarian parenting style. Coraline’s personality when
she was raised by her real mother were independent and socially accepted however
she often felt to have lower self-esteem. But when she was with the beldam, Coraline
become aggressive and a liar.

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 ABSTRAK

Kinayang, Paulina Gressya. 2019. A Comparison on Parenting Styles between

Coraline’s Two Mothers in Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline”. Thesis. Program Sarjana
Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta. Advisor: Restu Arini, S.Pd., M.Pd.

Kata kunci: Gaya Pengasuhan, Hubungan Keluarga, Pengasuhan Ibu

Gaya pengasuhan adalah salah satu peristiwa yang biasa terjadi dalam
kehidupan sehari-hari. Itu mencerminkan bagaimana orang tua memperlakukan anak-
anak mereka untuk membantu mereka tumbuh. Namun, setiap orang tua, cara khas
mereka dalam mengasuh anak-anak mereka dan itu memiliki dampak pada mental
dan perilaku anak-anak.
Penelitian ini menganalisis perbedaan gaya pengasuhan antara ibu asli Coraline
dan ibu lainnya dalam “Coraline” Neil Gaiman. Itu karena Coraline bertemu dua
perlakuan berbeda dari ibu kandungnya dan ibu lainnya. Kemudian, penelitian ini
ingin mengetahui jenis gaya pengasuhan yang digunakan oleh kedua ibu tersebut.
Metode deskriptif-kualitatif digunakan dan hanya berfokus pada analisis data
tekstual. Ada dua jenis data dalam penelitian ini yaitu data primer dan data sekunder.
Sumber data utama diambil dari novel berjudul Coraline yang ditulis oleh Neil
Gaiman. Data primer berupa deskripsi ucapan, dialog yang digunakan di antara
karakter, kata, frasa, dan juga kalimat. Data sekunder diambil dari sumber lain dalam
bentuk buku, artikel, kamus, dan situs yang terkait dengan penelitian ini. Data
dikumpulkan melalui beberapa langkah, yaitu membaca, mengidentifikasi,
inventarisasi, mengklasifikasikan, memilih, dan melaporkan. Analisis data didasarkan
pada Creswell (1998) analisis data spiral. Analisis data dilakukan melalui organisasi,
pemahaman data, mengidentifikasi dan mengklasifikasikan, kemudian
mengintegrasikan dan meringkas. Hasil analisis data ditampilkan secara deskriptif.
Ibu asli Coraline digambarkan sebagai ambisius dan kurang perhatian tetapi dia juga
bertanggung jawab, peduli, dan mendukung. Sementara itu, beldam digambarkan
sebagai karakter yang menakutkan, tidak jujur, mengendalikan, dan manipulatif. Ibu
asli Coraline memiliki gaya pengasuhan yang otoritatif dan lalai. Ibu yang lain
menyajikan gaya pengasuhan yang otoriter. Kepribadian Coraline ketika ia
dibesarkan oleh ibu kandungnya adalah mandiri dan diterima secara sosial namun ia
sering merasa memiliki harga diri yang lebih rendah. Tapi ketika dia bersama beldam,
Coraline menjadi agresif dan pembohong.