ELITE Journal: Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education
Vol 5 No 1 (2023): ELITE JOURNAL: Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education

The Portrayal of Nyai Ontosoroh Struggle in Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Bumi Manusia: A Study on Socialist Feminism

Rike Dwi Santari (Al Azhar Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jan 2023

Abstract

Nyai Ontosoroh is one of the main character in Bumi Manusia novel by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. She is a Javanese woman that was labelled by society as Nyai which is mean gundik londo. Her journey as Nyai brings obstacle and influence in her life as woman. Thus, this research aims to examine the forms of struggle of Javanese socialist feminist as portrayed in Nyai Ontosoroh character through Bumi Manusia movie. The researcher uses theory of socialist feminism that focus on the scope the class, sex, race and identity as common background of women’s oppression. The analysis model of socialist feminism theory reveals the forms of oppression that occur during the colonialization and also the struggles to voice out women rights through the character of Nyai Ontosoroh. Thus, the result of the analysis reveal that there’s a form of oppression in Bumi Manusia movie related to socialist feminism, it is gender based conflict. Thus, in the movie also depicted the forms of gender based struggle that has done by Nyai Ontosoroh. Keywords: Bumi Manusia, Socialist Feminism, Nyai Ontosoroh

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ELITE

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal aims to be an open-access journal platform which publishes and disseminates the ideas and researches on English Linguistics, Literature, and Education in primary, secondary or undergraduate level. The scopes of the published articles in prioritized order are (1) Affects and values in ...