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Gender Identity Ambiguity in the Novel Pasung Jiwa by Okky Madasari Sari, Selvia Aniffah; Liliani, Else; Telaumbanua, Ester Anugrah
East Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 3 No. 12 (2024): December 2024
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/eajmr.v3i12.12339

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English This study examines the gender identity confusion of Sasana's character in the novel Pasung Jiwa by Okky Madasari. The objectives of this research are; (1) to identify the obstacles faced by Sasana in forming her gender identity, (2) to identify the steps taken by Sasana in strengthening her gender identity. The approach used in this research is descriptive qualitative analysis with Stuart Hall's concept of identity as a process of being and becoming. The results of this study show that the concepts of masculinity, femininity, and the assessment of identity by others, as well as body identity are factors in Sasana's gender identity ambiguity. The steps taken by Sasana's character to deal with this ambiguity is through the process of her life journey, traits, attitudes, and behaviors to resemble women. In the end, Sasana gained full confidence in herself with the identity she wanted to look like a woman and Sasana finally got the support from the mother figure she had been longing for.
Binary Opposition between Characters against Myths in the Novel Begu Ganjang by Ferdiriva Hamzah Telaumbanua, Ester Anugrah; Sayuti, Sumito A; Sari, Selvia Aniffah
East Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 3 No. 11 (2024): November 2024
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/eajmr.v3i11.11850

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This study aims to analyse the narrative construction in a novel by Ferdiriva Hamzah that explores the myth of Begu Ganjang. The study investigates how traditional narratives passed down through generations become the subject of debate in the context of contemporary society. The focus of the analysis lies on the dynamics between the characters, where the main character who tends to represent the values of modernity and rationality confronts the supporting characters who still adhere to traditional beliefs. This research examines the contestation of binary oppositions that emerge from the tensions that occur as reflected in the interactions between characters in the novel. This research method applies a descriptive qualitative approach, using Levi-Strauss' structuralism analysis framework to analyse the mythological construction process. The Levi-Strauss structuralism paradigm is applied to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of the Begu Ganjang myth in the socio-cultural context of Batak society. This study aims to explore and analyse the contradictions that occur in the characters in the narrative of the Begu Ganjang myth. In Levi-Strauss' structuralist perspective, this opposition is conceptualised as binary opposition.