PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IDENTITIES IN
THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS OF
CERITA CALON ARANG BY PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER
AND JANDA DARI JIRAH BY COK SAWITRI
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Christa A. Y. Tehusalawany
112007090
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IDENTITIES IN
THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS OF
CERITA CALON ARANG BY PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER
AND JANDA DARI JIRAH BY COK SAWITRI
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Christa A. Y. Tehusalawany
112007090
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
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PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IDENTITIES IN
THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS OF
CERITA CALON ARANG BY PRAMOEDYA ANANTA
TOER AND JANDA DARI JIRAH BY COK SAWITRI
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Christa A. Y. Tehusalawany
112007090
Approved by:
Purwanti Kusumaningtyas, M. Hum
Suzana Maria L. A. F., M.Hum
Supervisor
Examiner
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Suzana Maria L. A. F., M.Hum
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PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IDENTITIES IN
THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS OF
CERITA CALON ARANG BY PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER
AND JANDA DARI JIRAH BY COK SAWITRI
Christa A. Y. Tehusalawany
Abstract
Many people still see women as the second class in the society. The
identity of a woman is determined by society. The study uses two stories, Cerita
Calon Arang and Janda dari Jirah which have same characters but, have different
version of telling the events. The theory of Simone de Beauvoir, the Second Sex,
helps this study to see how Cerita Calon Arang and Janda dari Jirah portray
women’s identities based on their behavior and beauty. Society has its own
standards about the behavior and beauty of women which according to Beauvoir
limits women to experience more knowledge. The study focuses only on the main
characters in both stories, Calon Arang and Ibu by analyzing how these characters
interact with other characters. Calon Arang, a woman who is characterized as a
cruel witch, is the Object (identity) because what she chooses for her life and how
society judges her looks does not meet the standards. She is the symbol of
evilness in her society so that people needs a hero, in this case is a man. On the
other hand, Ibu, a woman who is characterized as good witch, is the Subject
(identity). What she does and how society judges her looks is acceptable. People
respect her. Being the Subject, it redefines the idea of Beauvoir that even though
women live in what society expects her to be, she can still be the Subject.
Key words
: Simone de Beauvoir, identity, behavior, beauty, the Object, the
Subject
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