Lakon : Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): JURNAL LAKON

The Position of Women as the Second Sex in "The Kreutzer Sonata" by Leo Tolstoy

Tuti Andriani (Faculty of Language and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Murni Mahmud (Faculty of Language and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Muftihaturrahmah Burhamzah (Faculty of Languages and Literatures, Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Jun 2023

Abstract

This research aimed at analyzing the position of women as the second sex in the novel “The Kreutzer Sonata” written by Leo Tolstoy. The writer used descriptive qualitative method and the theory of gender feminism. This research analyzed about feminism but focused on the position of women according to the inequalities of gender; marginalization, subordination, stereotype, violence, and double workloads. The results of this research showed that the position of women in the novel based on the inequalities of gender is the second sex. This novel shows that women as the second sex in patriarchal culture have certain limits in doing things in their lives. The position of women under men where men were considered as the main sex which has an important role in society.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LAKON

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Subject

Arts Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LAKON adalah sebuah jurnal ilmiah yang diterbitkan oleh Magister Kajian Sastra dan Budaya Universitas Airlangga Surabaya. Cetakan pertama terbit pada tahun 2012 dan terbit dua kali dalam setahun sejak tahun 2013. Jurnal peer-review ini juga berfungsi sebagai forum yang menampung berbagai penelitian ...