Ketimpangan Gender Terhadap Perempuan Yang Tercermin Dalam Novel di Tanah Lada Karya Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie

Nafa Nabila Ashari (Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi)

Pasemah: Jurnal Ekonomi, Sosial, dan Pemerintahan
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): September

This study aims to describe the structural elements and identify the forms of gender inequality experienced by women as portrayed in the novel Di Tanah Lada by Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie. This research employed a qualitative method with a descriptive design using a feminist literary criticism approach. The data source was the novel Di Tanah Lada, while the data were collected through reading and note-taking techniques. Data analysis was conducted by thoroughly reading the novel, identifying, classifying, and interpreting the data, relating the findings to the concepts of feminist literary criticism, and drawing conclusions. The findings reveal that the novel's structure is developed through characterization, a first-person point of view, and settings that reinforce the development of the conflict. Furthermore, the study identifies several forms of gender inequality experienced by the female characters, Helen and Salva, including violence, gender stereotyping, women as intellectual individuals, economic constraints, and women's rejection of their position as the "Other." The study concludes that Di Tanah Lada represents a critique of gender inequality by portraying the experiences of female characters who endure oppression while demonstrating resistance to preserve their dignity, autonomy, and freedom.