Rahmatia Arjoyo
Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Gorontalo, Indonesia

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Women's Screams in the Novels Woman at Point Zero and Gadis Pantai: An Existentialist Feminist Perspective Herson Kadir; Frediyanto Monoarfa; Ayu Ismail; Fatmawati Mobiliu; Miranda I. Zain; Rahmatia Arjoyo; Rahman D. Daad
Jurnal Pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra Vol. 5 No. 4 (2026): Juli 2026
Publisher : Raja Zulkarnain Education Foundation

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55909/jpbs.v5i4.1573

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This study examines women's cries in the novels Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi and Gadis Pantai by Pramoedya Ananta Toer using the existentialist feminist perspective of Simone de Beauvoir. This approach was chosen because it can dissect women's experiences not as mere biological fate, but as social constructs that can be resisted through existential awareness and action. This study uses a qualitative literature review with data sources in the form of the 2003 translation of Woman at Point Zero (177 pages) and the 1987 edition of Gadis Pantai (121 pages). The primary research instrument is the researcher herself, who acts as recorder, critical reader, and interpreter of the texts. This study uses note-taking techniques in data collection. Data analysis is conducted through thorough reading, data classification, description, interpretation, and drawing conclusions. The results show that women's cries in both novels are not merely physical cries or emotional expressions, but rather a planned existential resistance against the hegemonic patriarchal system. The meaning of the scream goes beyond individual suffering, as it serves as a sharp social critique of patriarchal structures that continue to place women in subordinate, objectified, and othered positions. The scream also depicts women's persistent efforts to reclaim agency, autonomy, and recognition of their existence as self-determining subjects, in accordance with the demands of the ethics of freedom in existentialist feminism.
A Study of Power Relations Identification in the Drama Script Panembahan Reso by W.S. Rendra: An Analysis Based on Michel Foucault's Theory of Power Herson Kadir; Rahmatia Arjoyo; Israhayu Djafar; Aviva Dinanti; Fendra Amelia Abdullah; Ikbal Muliyadi Syafii; Tasya Abd. Latif
Jurnal Pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra Vol. 5 No. 4 (2026): Juli 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55909/jpbs.v5i5.1592

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Power relations in literary works are a key area of study for understanding how power operates through characters’ actions and ways of thinking. However, an in-depth examination of power relations over the body and mind in W.S. Rendra’s drama script Panembahan Reso from the perspective of Michel Foucault remains rare. This study aims to describe the representation of power relations over the body and mind in the play. The method employed is a qualitative descriptive approach using Michel Foucault’s theory of power relations. Data collection techniques involved reading, note-taking, and analyzing dialogues that reveal power practices within the play. The findings indicate that power relations over the body are represented through surveillance, control, compliance, and the subjugation of individuals to maintain royal power. Furthermore, power relations over the mind are represented through influence, doctrine, ideological hegemony, the suppression of critical reasoning, and the manipulation of characters’ perceptions to keep them submissive and loyal to the ruler. Thus, power in the drama script Panembahan Reso operates not only through physical force but also through the control of individuals’ consciousness and ways of thinking.