Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 15, No 2: December 2015, Nationally Accredited

WOMEN RESISTANCE TOWARD DISCRIMINATIONS: A MODERN LITERARY WORK ANALYSIS ON FEMINISM REVIEW IN BEKISAR MERAH

Mujiono . (English Education Department, Language and Literature Faculty, University of Kanjuruhan Malang, Indonesia)
Moh. Zalhairi (English Education Department, Language and Literature Faculty, University of Kanjuruhan Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Feb 2016

Abstract

This study was conducted to discover the discriminations against women in the Bekisar Merah novel and how they formulate resistance to those discriminations. To address the above objective, this study used descriptive qualitative research design with a feminism approach. Source of the data in this study was the second edition of Bekisar Merah novel written by Ahmad Tohari. The data included were words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs on Bekisar Merah which portray womens discrimination toward Lasi, the women figure in the novel, and power types formulated by her who resisted the discrimination. To analyze the data, content analysis was applied. Triangulation was used to ensure the trustworthiness of the data. The result of the study showed eight forms of discriminations and three resistances. The discriminations were domestic abuse, molestation, gender harassment, seduction behavior, imposition, coercion, bribery, and subordination. The resistances were physically, mentally, and verbally.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

celt

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published biannually in the months of July and December with p-ISSN (printed): 1412-3320 & e-ISSN (electronic/online): 2502-4914 It presents articles around the area of culture, English ...