AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMAGE ON WOMAN AS SEEN IN THE NOVEL KIM JIYOUNG,BORN 1982

Authors

  • Desi Angrraini Universitas Bung Hatta
  • Elfiondri Universitas Bung Hatta
  • Nova Rina Universitas Bung Hatta

Abstract

In this study, the backround of the story takes place in South Korea, where the patriarchal system is still strong even though South Korea is a developed country with rapid economic development. The story of novel describes the lives of korean women and the problem they faces through the character Kim Ji Young and other women in this novel, their life as seen from the perspective give by father, mens, and Korean society.This study aims, to analyze how are the image on women as seen in the novel and the women resistance against the image in the novel. This novel has been conducted by some researchersin several thesis, journal and research paper. One of the research is by Siti Rahmah, SP, Eti Setiawati, Sony Sukmawan, and Susi Darihastining with the titledPatriarchal Oppression in Kim Ji-Yeong, Born 1982 By Cho Nam Joo: A Feminist Literary Study. Bresslerin his book[1], feminist criticism is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to culture and literature that are of particular interest to woman.Feminism criticism has studied in multiple branches such as equality, oppression,subordinate, patriarch, the image on woman, resistance.According to Bressler book, Millet said: Consciously or unconsciously women and men are conform to the cultural ideas established for them by society. For example, little boys must be aggressive, self-assertive, and domineering whereas little girls must be passive, meek, and humble.In Bressler book, Wollstonecraft said: Women, she maintains must define for themselves what it means to be a woman. Women themselves must take the lead and articulate who tehy are and what role they will play in society by rejecting the patriarchal assumption that women are inferior to men.

References

Bressler, C. E. 2011. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. Fifth Edition. Prentice-Hall International.

Book

Cho, N. J. 2016. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982.(J. Chang, Trans). New York and London: Liveright Publishing Cor Poration.

Conference

Rahmah, S., Setiawati, E., Sukmawan, S., and Darihastining, S. 2020. Patriarchal Oppression in Kim Ji-Yeong, Born 1982 By Cho Nam Joo: A Feminist Literary Study. World Conference on Gender Studies 29 July 2020, WCGS Conference Comitee : 340-411.

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Published

2021-03-31