THE EXISTENCE OF MADURESE WOMEN IN THE DOMESTIC REALM IN THE SHORT STORY COLLECTION PARABAN TUAH BY ELOK TEJA SUMINAR

Ahmad Burhanuddin (Akademi Angkatan Laut)
Setya Yuwana (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Ririe Rengganis (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)

Journal of Intensive Studies on Language, Literature, Art, and Culture
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025)

This research analyzes the existence of Madurese women in the short story collection Paraban Tuah by Elok Teja Suminar through the perspective of Simone de Beauvoir's existential feminism. In contrast to feminism which focuses on the public sphere, existential feminism emphasizes the struggle of individuals in the domestic sphere. This qualitative research uses content analysis techniques to examine data in the form of information about the existence of Madurese women in a collection of short stories. The results show that Madurese women are positioned as subjects, objects, or both, with manifestations of resistance, submission, or resistance mixed with submission to men.