Stereotypical Portrayal of Farang Men & Thai Women in Stephen Leather’s Private Dancer

Nababan, Esther Meilani and Saragih, Mike Wijaya (2023) Stereotypical Portrayal of Farang Men & Thai Women in Stephen Leather’s Private Dancer. In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS, LITERATURE AND EDUCATION. Fakultas Sastra dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia, Bandar Lampung, pp. 128-135. ISBN 2985 - 7023

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Abstract

This study analyzes the stereotypical portrayal of Farang men and Thai women and is supported by the phenomena in each story. There are three objectives in this study. The first is to explain and see the stereotypes of Farang men looking at Thai Women., second is how Thai women perceive Farang men in the novel, third is to explain the power relations between Farang men and Thai Women. In this research, each problem or objective is accompanied by textual evidence. The writer uses qualitative methods to analyze this study. The writer uses this research supported by existing literature sources from several journals and articles and uses the primary source, namely the novel Private Dancer, followed by the theory of gender stereotypes and the theory of power relations. "Private Dancer," tells the story of Thai life in terms of nightlife; in this novel, there are two main characters, Joy and Pete. Joy's character is an independent woman who has to be the backbone of the family and works in prostitution. Pete is a British Journalist; everything changes when Pete meets Joy; there is a love story and drama that ends tragically. The research data analyzed are dialogues from dialogue characters in the novel. The results of this study prove that there are many stereotypes between Farang men as Western and Thai women as Eastern in the novel, to find out stereotypes of Farang men looking at Thai Women, and how Thai women perceive Farang men in the novel. Keywords: stereotypes, Farang, Thai women, power relations

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