Saksama: Jurnal Sastra
Vol 2, No 1 (2023): Saksama

THE WOMAN’S EXISTENCE IN WALTER TEVIS’S THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

Rima Sarah (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Tenny Sudjatnika (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Agry Pramita (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2023

Abstract

This study examines the existence of women from the main character in novel using the feminism theory from Simone de Beauvoir. This study aims to identify the depiction of the main character and analyze the existence of women in the novel The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis. The data used is documentation using note-taking techniques and content analysis. The results of this study: (1) Women's representation in chess was often underestimated in the 1950-1960s era. (2) Discrimination against women cannot be avoided so that they do not get equal opportunities in the world of sports. (3) Beth, as the main character, is one of the pioneers in rejecting discriminatory treatment in sports, especially chess. (4) The main character describes women's existence through tenacity, belief, intelligence, attitude, and expressions of their defense. This research suggests that the existence of women can be fought for in sports, especially chess.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

saksama

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Saksama: Jurnal Sastra is a twice-yearly open access journal starts on the structural, post-structural, post-modern, comparative and post-colonial approaches to the critical analysis and interpretation of literature, with a special preference given to underrepresented works. Articles submitted ...