LINGUA LITERA : journal of english linguistics and literature
Vol 6 No 2 (2021): Journal Lingua Litera

REGINA’S LIFE JOURNEY TO BEA TRANSRACIAL ADOPTED CHILD IN I AM SOMEBODY’S CHILD: THE REGINA LOUISE STORY

Diana Zuriati (Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Persada Bunda)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2021

Abstract

Abstract This study aimed to explain and describe how Regina’s life journey to be a transracially adopted child. The researcher formulated the problems into two, thefirst how Regina’s life journey at foster care and Psychiatric Treatment, and the second how Regina’s life journey to be a transracially adopted child in I amSomebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story Movie. The research method used by the writer was the qualitative research method. In answering the first formulation of the problem, it showed that when Regina was in foster care and Psychiatric Treatment, she was still an emotional girl, had bad behavior, it was because she never got any love from her parents, she also often got bullied by the people at these two places. She already navigated more than 30 places, but when she met Jeanne Kerr as her counselor who cared about her, she changed a lot. She listened to her and learned many things from her, Jeanne was the one who wanted to adopt her. The second result of this research was how Regina’s life journey to be a transracially adopted child. Her first efforts were to find Jeanne by studying hard, then she could go to a college and had her own business. When many people knew her, through her business, she decided to make a book about her childhood experience that could be published everywhere, she believed that Jeanne would know her so that they could be reunited. Finally, Jeanne could adopt Regina as her transracial adopted child from the same courthouse which is denied them before

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Journal Info

Abbrev

stba1

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Focus and Scope Jurnal Lingua Litera aims to spread conceptual thinking or ideas, review and the research findings obtained in the field of English Linguistics and Literature. Jurnal Lingua Litera focuses on the issues of English Linguistics and Literature involving : • Linguistic • English ...