Posisi Tokoh Utama Dalam Novel Cerita Tentang Rani Karya Herry Santoso : Tinjauan Feminisme Sosialis

Abstrak

This study aims to determine the position of the main character in the novel Cerita Tentang Rani by Herry Santoso using a socialist feminist approach. The results of this study show the main character's position and the main character's ordination in fighting for her rights as a woman. The main character's position is divided into two: the position in the family environment and the position in the work environment. In the family environment, Rani's position is divided into her position as a child, sister, wife, and daughter-in-law, which shows the subordination of women. In the work environment, Rani's position is as an elementary school teacher on Masalembo Island. The ordination of the main character in the family environment as a wife shows Rani's efforts to fight for herself as a woman. Rani fights against male dominance and shows that women are not always considered inferior. In the work environment, women succeed in coordinating themselves and show efforts to prove that women are not always under the domination of patriarchy and capitalism (the capitalist class). The position of the main character in this novel shows a subordinate position. However, in the end, Rani can coordinate herself.

Kata kunci

• Women Position
• feminism
• socialist