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Tubuh Perempuan dalam Nove Jatisaba (2024) Karya Ramayda Akmal: Ambivalensi Tubuh Perempuan dalam Karya Ramayda Akmal Jatisaba Rahman, Cinda Amilia; Priyatna, Aquarini; Saleha, Amaliatun
ELOQUENCE : Journal of Foreign Language Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): APRIL
Publisher : Language Development Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58194/eloquence.v5i1.3133

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Background: This article examines Ramayda Akmal’s Jatisaba, which portrays the female body as a complex social construct shaped by power relations. Purpose: The aim of this study is to articulate the ambivalence of the female body. Method: The study employs close reading within a narratological framework, drawing on theory of focalization and concept of narrative voice to analyze shifts in the position of the protagonist, as both character and narrator. The analysis focuses on narrative moments that depict embodied experiences, particularly the ambivalence of the female body as it emerges through storytelling strategies. More broadly, the discussion of the female body refers to Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, while the specific issue of bodily ambivalence is addressed through the works of Young and Priyatna. Results and Discussion: The findings indicate that Jatisaba depicts the female body as ambivalent, oscillating between an awareness of its position as the Other and its attempts to negotiate a space of subjectivity within constraining social structures. This ambivalence surfaces through internal focalization and the female narrative voice, which reveal Mae’s capacity to narrate her emotions while simultaneously reinforcing her position as a body that is controlled, objectified, and disciplined by patriarchal institutions. Conclusions and Implications: Jatisaba demonstrates that the ambivalence of the female body arises from the protagonist’s internal conflicts, social pressures, and patriarchal structures. The study’s implication is to open further exploration into the ambivalence of women’s bodies within the broader landscape of Indonesian literature.
Co-Authors Aceng Abdullah Aceng Abdullah Acep Iwan Saidi Adi Kurniawan Adipurwawidjana, Ari J Adji, Muhammad Ageza, Gorivana Aida Anwariyatul Fuadah Aksa, Yati Amalia, Sira Kamila Dewanti Amaliatun Saleha Anastasia Dewi Wulandari Anastasia Dewi Wulandari Ani Rostiyati Aprilia, Nurul Hanifa Ari J. Adipurwawidjana Ari J. Adipurwawidjana Ari Jogaiswara Adipurwawidjana Arining Wibowo Asep Yusup Hudayat Azhar Febryan Cece Sobarna Dadan Suwarna Dade Mahzumi Dade Mahzumi, Dade Darmawan, Adam Dessyratna Putry Dhia Anaulva Putri Dimas Yudhistira Dimas Yudhistira, Dimas Diyana Mareta Hermawati Diyana Mareta Hermawati Dzulfikar Al-anbiya Eka Ayu Wahyuni Ekaning Krisnawati Endah Istiqomah Apriliani Ezzah Fathinah Fauziah Ismi Desiana Faza Fauzan Azhima Gian Nova Sudrajat Nur Hanifah Puji Utami Hary Ganjar Budiman Hazbini Hazbini Heri Isnaini Hilda Septriani Ikeh, Tri Sulapmi Dolina Indrawan Dwisetya Suhendi, Indrawan Dwisetya Indriyani Rachman Jordy Satria Widodo Lilis Suryani Lina Meilinawati Lina Meilinawati Rahayu Lina Meilinawati, Lina Luqman, Arief Mecca, Ali Mega Subekti Mia Dwianna Widyaningtyas Mori, Alifa Syauqina Muhamad Adji Mulyadi, R.M Nisa'ul Fithri Mardani Shihab Nita, Ida Ayu Eka Vania Cahya Novia Nurul Ulfah Nurhayati, Nita Nurullah, Maria Fiducia Permata, Denti Primiani, Nurrahma Probowati, Andarini Rani R. M. Mulyadi R. M. Mulyadi R.M. Mulyadi R.M. Mulyadi Raden Mohamad Herdian Bhakti Raden Muhammad Mulyadi Rahman, Cinda Amilia Rahmasari, Rifka Alif Rani, Seni Melia Rasus Budhyono Renti Mahkota Resa Restu Pauji Ridwan, Muhammad Fauzi Rifki Zamzam Mustafa Rifki Zamzam Mustaffa Rikma Dewi, Nenden Rojak, Mohamad Abdul Rosyidah Antoni, Cheryl Desyanti Safrina Noorman, Safrina Sartika Sari Siti Karlinah Sri Rijati Wardiani syukur, andi abd khaliq Taufik Ampera Teddi Muhtadin Tisna Prabasmoro Tri Sulapmi Dolina Ikeh Wibowo, Arining wibowo, arining Yovela, Stasya Yuris Fahman Zaidan Zakaria, Mumuh Muhsin Zhafirah, Faizzah Shabrina