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Women s Reistance Against Hegemony In Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter and Ahmad Tohari s Bekisar Merah: A Comparative Study Pritania V. V. Mokalu; Tini Mogea; Elisabeth Z. Oroh
Journal of English Language Teaching, Literature and Culture Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): JELTEC: Journal of English Language Teaching Literature and Culture
Publisher : English Education Postgraduate Program, Universitas Negeri Manado

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53682/jeltec.v2i1.6239

Abstract

H< span>< span>egemo< span>< span>ny< span>< span> is a dominance treatment from one to another This article tried to compare women s resistance against hegemony from novels < span>< span>Lasiyah< span>< span> the protagonist in < span>< span>Bekisar< span>< span> Merah and Hester Prynne the protagonist in The Scarlet Letter both encountered oppressive hegemonic values from their patriarchal societies namely Javanese and Puritans Using Hegemony and Comparative Literature theories this research reveals the two protagonists resistance to hegemonic values which caused them to become new people with new personalities and identities They were also reborn Both women were motivated by similar factors such as pride and dignity to engage resistance Women who are generally regarded as weak and powerless are in fact strong and powerful < span>< span>< p>