<![CDATA[This study analyzes the impact of gender injustice and the response and resistance of character Erna in the novel Mecaki Katresnan ing Satengahe Perang Politik by Tulus Setiyadi. A descriptive qualitative approach with feminist literary criticism was employed. Data comprising narrative quotations and dialogues were collected through reading, note-taking, and literature study, then analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. Data validity was ensured through observational persistence, theory triangulation, and reference adequacy. Two main findings emerged: (1) the impacts of gender injustice experienced by Erna include deep psychological trauma from repeated sexual violence, internalization of stigma as a ruined woman embedded in the victim's self-concept, and social isolation due to absent support from family, law, and community; (2) Erna's resistance develops progressively from verbal resistance through threats of public exposure against Rafa, an active decision to leave home rejecting patriarchal construction, to a resolve to expose corrupt politicians as a transformation of trauma into collective political consciousness. This reflects the emergence of female agency, shifting the character from an object of oppression to a subject who reclaims her life narrative. This research contributes to feminist literary criticism in modern Javanese literature and is relevant for gender justice-based character education in secondary schools.]]>
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