<![CDATA[Abstrak tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan karakter tokoh dan citra perempuan yang terdapat dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka karya Eka Kurniawan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Jenis penelitian ini tergolong penelitian kepustakaan. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah data tertulis berupa teks novel yang memuat karakter tokoh utama wanita dan citra perempuan dalam Cantik Itu Luka karya Eka Kurniawan. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan dua cara yakni teknik baca dan teknik catat. Data penelitian ini dianalisis dengan menggunakan kritik sastra feminis. Hasil penelitian dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka karya Eka Kurniawan yaitu karkterisasi menggunakan metode langsung (telling) dan kedua, metode tidak langsung (showing); citra perempuan dikaji melalui citra diri dan citra sosial perempuan. Karakteristik tokoh utama wanita yang diantaranya Dewi ayu, Alamanda, Adinda, Maya Dewi, dan Si cantik, memiliki karakter yang saling bertentangan apabila di kaji melalui metode langsung (telling) dan metode tidak langsung (showing). Dapat disimpulkan hasil penelitian, citra perempuan yang mereka dapat baik secara citra diri dan citra sosial mereka dipandang sebagai perempuan cantik dan buruk rupa serta merupakan pelacur dan anak pelacur yang paling disegani di kota Halunda saat itu. Kata Kunci: Novel, Karakterisasi, Citra Perempuan, Feminis WOMEN'S FIGURE AND IMAGE IN THE BEAUTIFUL NOVEL EKA KURNIAWAN'S WOUND IS (REVIEW OF FEMINISM LITERATURE CRITICISM) Abstract The purpose of this study is to describe the characters and images of women in the novel Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. This type of research is classified as library research. The data in this study is written data in the form of a novel text that contains the character of the main female character and the image of a woman in Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan. The data collection used in this study was carried out in two ways, namely reading and note-taking techniques. The data of this study were analyzed using feminist literary criticism. The results of the research in the novel Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan are characterization using the direct method (telling) and second, the indirect method (showing); the image of women is studied through the self-image and social image of women. The characteristics of the main female characters, including Dewi Ayu, Alamanda, Adinda, Maya Dewi, and Si Cantik, have conflicting characters when examined through the direct method (telling) and the indirect method (showing). It can be concluded from the results of the research, the image of women they got both in terms of self-image and social image was seen as beautiful and ugly women and were the most respected prostitutes and prostitutes in the city of Halunda at that time. Keyword: Novel, Characterization, Female Image, Feminist]]>
