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THE AFFIRMATION OF SELF-EXISTENCE IN “LADY OF SCANDAL’’ BY TINA GABRIELL Tomi Arianto; Noviana Osinta Bere
eScience Humanity Journal Vol 1 No 1 (2020): eScience Humanity Journal Volume 1 Number 1 November 2020
Publisher : Asosiasi Ide Bahasa Kepri

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This study aimed to analyse the affirmation of self-existence against patriarchal construction in the novel "Lady of Scandal" by Tina Gabrielle. This research used feminist approach Simone de Beauvoir (2016) in her theory women existence. This study focused on four factors that caused women against patriarchy, namely submissive, matchmaking, mala fide and domesticity. To analyse kinds of affirmation against patriarchal construction, researcher focused on the Beauvoir terminology related; the intellectual, being herself, and freedom to actualize self. This research used qualitative methods. In this study, the researcher found on two points that made woman against patriarchy. First, because women have seen as second sex who were oppressed by men based the values and norms by society who believed in patriarchal culture. Second, woman awareness against patriarchy reflected from the showing of her existences as a woman
WOMAN VIOLENCE AND RESISTANCE IN “SWEAT” SHORT STORY BY ZORA NEALE HURSTON: FEMINIST APPROACH Noviana Osinta Bere; Tomi Arianto
BASIS (Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris) Vol 6 No 2 (2019): JURNAL BASIS UPB
Publisher : Universitas Putera Batam

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Zora Neale Hurston’s short story is a story of women with different perspective. This revealed the violence toward women and women’s resistance toward the construction of patriarchal. The violence was shown by a husband toward his wife in psychological, physical and sexual form. The theory used Beauvoir‘s theory (2012). The researcher analyzed the problem in feminist approach. Women who experience oppression took the resistance as a form of struggle over their existence as women. It was reflected toward the main character in this short story. This descriptive qualitative research was used in this short story. This method was used for looking at data contexts that were hidden from quotations in a short story. The findings showed that Delia was able to resist her husband named Sykes. Delia sought her freedom by escaping the scandal the cruel treatment of her husband. Delia’s action contradicted with patriarchal construction that women had to be submissive and respectful towards men due to the women basically were dependent on men. Feminism appeared in this short story was concerned on women’s resistance toward violence experienced in social life in order to get freedom, rights and opportunities as a human.