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Melacur Sebagai Eksistensi Tokoh ‘Saya’ dalam Cerpen “Istri yang Tidak Pulang” Karya Djenar Maesa Ayu Wijianti, Ardia Septi; Rusliawati, Ely
Ruang Kata Vol 5 No 01 (2025): Ruang Kata
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/jrk.v5i01.1591

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The short story “Istri yang Tidak Pulang” by Djenar Maesa Ayu, published in 2005, presents a narrative of resistance against the social constructs that restrict women’s autonomy, particularly in relation to the body, sexuality, and the institution of marriage. The protagonist, referred to as “Saya” (I), challenges dominant discourses that deem divorce and female sexuality as taboo. By leaving her husband and choosing to become a sex worker, she attempts to reclaim control over her body and subjectivity. This act is interpreted as a search for existential selfhood, in which the female character transforms from a passive object within a patriarchal structure into a conscious, autonomous subject who actively shapes her identity. This study employs a descriptive qualitative method through close textual reading and literature review. The analysis is grounded in Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist framework, focusing on her concepts of the Other (L’Autre) and mauvaise foi (bad faith), to examine how the protagonist negotiates her identity and bodily agency within a patriarchal society. The findings reveal that the short story portrays a woman’s effort to assert her existence through her body, despite being haunted by internalized guilt and social stigma. The protagonist’s choice to engage in sex work is not viewed as a moral downfall, but rather as an act of resistance and existential liberation. It reflects an assertion of bodily autonomy and a rejection of the objectified role traditionally assigned to women. Consequently, the story provides a critical lens on societal norms and opens new space for reading Indonesian women’s literature as a site of struggle for identity, autonomy, and subjectivity in the face of deeply entrenched gender ideologies
Konstruksi Diri di Negeri Asing: Kajian Travel Writing Carl Thompson terhadap Pengalaman Tokoh Sri dalam Cerpen Rindu Menjelang Senja Rusliawati, Ely; Wijianti, Ardia Septi
Ruang Kata Vol 5 No 02 (2025): Ruang Kata (In Progress)
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/jrk.v5i02.1739

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This study aims to analyse the short story Rindu Menjelang Senja by Raidah Athirah in the perspective of Carl Thompson's travel writing theory (2011) and postcolonial studies, focusing on three main aspects: Reporting the World, Revealing the Self, and Representing the Other. The method used is qualitative text analysis with a close reading approach to identify how diasporic narratives in this short story reflect identity negotiations between Indonesian (Eastern) and Polish (Western) cultures, as well as postcolonial power dynamics. The results show that this short story meets Thompson's travel writing criteria: (1) objective description of Poland (Reporting the World), such as snow weather and local customs; (2) expression of Sri's subjectivity as a diaspora (Revealing the Self), including the conflicts of adaptation and loneliness; and (3) ambiguous representation of Western culture (Representing the Other), the character does not explicitly criticise Polish domination but reveals inequality through personal experiences (for example, working as a nanny despite having a higher education). This analysis also reveals diasporic ambivalence through the concept of mimicry, Sri imitates Polish culture while missing Indonesia. This short story is a complex form of postcolonial travel writing, how diasporic identities are formed through constant negotiations between the self and the Other.
Co-Authors Wijianti, Ardia Septi