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All Journal English Education and Literature Journal (E-jou) RUANG KATA: Journal of Language and Literature Studies
Dindadari Arum Jati
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Resistance to Gender Norms in Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman: A Feminist Analysis of Women’s Roles in Japan’s Patriarchal Society Regita Sekar Arrum; Dindadari Arum Jati
Ruang Kata Vol 6 No 01 (2026): Ruang Kata
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/jrk.v6i01.2152

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This study examines resistance to gender norms in Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman through a feminist literary perspective. This study focuses on the representation of women’s roles within Japan’s patriarchal society where social expectations surrounding marriage, career, and femininity strongly shape women’s identities. This research employs a qualitative method using feminist literary criticism by Judith Butler about Gender Performativity. The analysis explores the narrative strategies and the characters in reinforcing feminist discourse within the context of modern Japan. The findings reveals that the main character, Keiko Furukura, is portrayed as a form of resistance to the dominant gender norm in Japan. Her rejection of conventional life trajectories such as marriage and corporate success destabilizes hegemonic ideals of femininity and exposes the constraints imposed by patriarchal values. Through its characters and narrative strategies, the novel also advances a feminist critique by revealing patriarchal values that marginalize women. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that Convenience Store Woman articulates a subtle yet powerful feminist critique by foregrounding nonconformity as a form of resistance. This study also reveal that the novel redefines female autonomy beyond socially imposed ideals of womanhood.
Enhancing Reading Comprehension Skill Through Retelling Story Dindadari Arum Jati; Nandy Intan Kurnia; Regita Sekar Arrum
English Education and Literature Journal (E-Jou) Vol 6 No 01 (2026): English Education and Literature Journal
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/e-jou.v6i01.2151

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English reading comprehension remains a challenge for many Indonesian students learning English as a foreign language. This study investigates the use of story retelling as a pedagogical strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension. Conducted in 2021, the study employed a descriptive quantitative approach with a one-group pre-test and post-test design involving nine Grade XII students from an Islamic private senior high school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, who followed the 2013 national curriculum. The students read two Aesop’s fables, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Fox and the Grapes, and retold the stories through written and recorded oral tasks as part of emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students’ performances were assessed by three teachers using a scoring rubric covering relevancy, accuracy, fluency, and creativity, with relevancy and accuracy treated as the primary indicators of reading comprehension. Data were analyzed through descriptive comparison of mean pre-test and post-test scores. The results indicate an overall improvement in students’ reading comprehension, particularly in terms of relevancy and accuracy in the post-test. These findings suggest that story retelling can serve as an effective instructional strategy to support reading comprehension in English, especially when integrated with written and oral activities. This study highlights the potential of children’s literature, such as Aesop’s fables, to facilitate comprehension among Indonesian senior high school students
Co-Authors Nandy Intan Kurnia Regita Sekar Arrum