PANOPTICON: Journal of English Studies
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): PANOPTICON: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES

HOW I LIVE NOW BY MEG ROSOFF: WOMEN STRUGGLE IN PATRIARCHY




Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jun 2022

Abstract

This study is entitled “How I Live Now” by Meg Rosoff, Women's Struggles in Patriarchy.” This study discusses women's struggles and how the protagonists overcome them in Meg Rosoff's novel How I Live Now (2004). Daisy is a teenager from the city who falls in love with her cousin on a farm. However, Daisy has to split up and fight to meet her cousin because of the third world war. After a long struggle, Daisy was finally able to visit her cousin at her home in London. Therefore, this study uses the descriptive method. Qualitative methods are used to describe, analyze, and interpret narrative elements to build an understanding of women's struggles and how women manage them. In further research, the data were analyzed using the theory of Simone de Beauvoir (1949) and Judith Butler (1993) as the basic concepts and framework. This study reveals some of the problems of women's struggles in dealing with issues that gradually change in line with the events in the novel. The problem that raises the patriarchal issue experienced by women in their social life, such as at work and during activities in society, leads to the disclosure of the efforts made by the main character to be able to change the patriarchal treatment received.Keywords: Social system, Women’s struggle, Simone de Beauvoir, Gradual change, Main power 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PNP

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

PANOPTICON: Journal of English Studies is a scholarly journal published by English Letter of Universitas Pamulang. It was founded in 2024, with registered number E-ISSN: 3047-8693. PANOPTICON has commitment to exchange and share ideas as well as research findings from researchers. Also, it provides ...