THE SEXUAL OPPRESSION OF WOMEN CHARACTERS AS REFLECTED IN ALICE WALKER'S THE COLOR PURLE.

TIId

SEXUAI OTIRESSTON

Of

WOMEN CIIATACTERS AS REALECTED IN ALICE WALI<ER'S TEE COLOR PURLE

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BY:

FACULT} OF

LEfiDRS

- ENGLISII DEPARTMENT ANDAI-AS UNTVT,RSITY

ABSTRAK

Ddan skripsi ini, penulis menganalisa novel ?itc ablor .1',./s larya lice W.lkc.,

lrena

didai@ novel ini sddgat.ielas adan,va dom'nasi _{lnda lerentuan )dng}

dilrkuk.i

oleh

lelakidimana lclakismsar berku6a re.had{ pe.empuan.Novel ini mensarshtlopil

'nensenri p€nindsn sekualiEs terhadap p€rempuM di daLam kcluar8a. Scluruh aicg0n di dalan nolcl

ini

mcngc.nbdkan

terbns

dominbi laki-laki lcrhsdap p.rempuan _r"!ng betujung p0du letemsan domenik

ddm

k€luarea.

Hmpn

scluruh lo[oh pcNmpum

di

drlrm

noveL ini mensalami hal

teebul.

Alis€ waiker

*ca€

detil nEncer:takan p€nirdasa. s.ksualilas yd'B

dirLami _Fra tokoh pcrempuan sejak mereta kecil hiDega dcNasa Topikropik

]aig

bcrleitan dflgan \eksualilas peenpuan sepeni pemerkosa.n, pcmikahan. mchhnk.n. hLbungan seksurl

dengan suani hinggr pchc &os&n dan muliLsi klilods (ecnital nutiktio.) mcnjadi lokus utana

adb

dalah

iolcl

ini.

Dilambahkan densan adanya pcmitahan, pcrcmpuan

j6m

ridak

n.tusrkd

etek posilil Bahkd denaan adarya pemikahe, pcrcmpran hanya dij.nik n scbaeai otug yang mengaturkehiduprn nrmai dai pcmud dalau suami. Sehinggr penulis dengcnjelos &93r

memrprrk

ap! yrne retadi dcng3n perenpuan dimrna pe.empud measa

reinda

CHAPTER

I

INTRODUCTION

l-1

The Br.lgrodnd

ofRddtuh

Don*tic

liolencc toweds wonen is a pmblem lnat

h

usurlly overlo.r

ad

is almost

rcl

notice by

ou

society loday. So

ney

w6nen @ absed by

men.

$ey

de ofteh verbally abusd. bealm.

Fped.

d ev€n kiued by tbeir

Most pople onen pictuE ihe abuscd wonm

d

a sedl,

wedk,

d fi?gilc pe6on. Sh€ hd several chil.lien md

anes

from a _F@r lanily. Tlousn sonc

abued

vomq

have rhis descnption, the domestic violo@ may happ€n

b

dl

wonen.

I!

fact, the donestic

violen* @cm

in

lll

acisl, Eligious, ethiml

blckgroudi,

dd

eonont

leveis

Tbe domeslic violence is inded a public mafter NevenlFless.

lot[bg

is donc to

6md

this sihntion. Womon alwys h€et this sihEtion

fith

hostiliry

dd

cFicism. Domestic uolence is not treted

d

a crime but

$

a @mmon

matlei

lhe societ] alrays 6.licvcs rhar they should

lor

_Aet involved in so

called

ldily

p.oblens. Tbey always conside. the domestic violcn@

s

a

This sit@iion

haplss

becaue the _{lower of} the

$ciciy

is in the

md

s

hdds. De B€uvoi! (1952: 301) sys thal the

sicq

l@ks eveqding in rhe mcn\ pc^p€clilc. As th€

$vercis.

ol lhe s@i€q, nen de$.ibe everythins wilh then point

ofvie!.

including dE wonen. To naintain rncn sov€r€ignty,

Millet (19?2: 3l-13) adds lnat

fmily,

s

thc smallc$

ui

af

$ciely, gives a gMr @ntribulion in reinfoEing tltc

pabiehy

i,lolosy. Th!

rcma

md dre

rru

stmnEly belicvc his md hd roles in tn€

fmny.

Ihcy b€lieye rhe

hiemhy

position of

Irm

dd

wone

in

fmily.

$ey

6elieve LhaL a

nru

is

so!€rior to

wotu.

A

hubad

is the ev€reign in

li.nily

whil€ a wife h only the

housk*ler.

Tney

ole

b€lieve $al force

&d

aeercssiveness is lhe

rm

s

mtw,

while

ve.!

md subdissireness is thc

wo.mrs natle.

MoEovcr,

uofren de

dle

econohically dep€nddlt on nen. Allhorsb thcy havc jobs,

$cir

noncy

ed

ascls de .ooaolled

br

nen. It

h

ditrcuh for

rhm

r.

liv€ withod lne nen, BectGe ollhese E6ons, thc

mn6

oRcn

cmot

fisht

bet

md pEfcr to stay in a violent silution.

ln Alice

walldi

Trg

(:,lor

P,rplo,

m

m

find the domcsLic violenc€

happ€ns to

mn€n

chmcles. This novel is about the prccess ol struggles ol wom€n chMclc6 to oscapc thc donesdc violence of thc patiarchal

lnily

Tle

somen

chT&16

de

ono

bmro

d

verbally

abwd

by thc mcn

The

srul

oppression oa women ch@cleB b€con€s

thc

Incs

ol

donestic violeoce of thh oovel. This oppEssion o@us lo woner chmcten

aln8t

in every

phe

oftheir life. Fron the besimins oflhc novcl. the

eder

is inLtuduced

*nn

lhe subject ol Bpe.

Tlis

subi*t onlinres alons the

snlr

even she! th€ wonen chmcle6

m

oLeady

h.ried. fte

wonen chmctcS de

,ho

violded by having their body They a€ oppressed wilh nenstuarion,

CHAPTNR

V

CONCLUSION

Hav;ng

allzed ihe novel, ihe

witer

cb

conclude rha! womon _set thc

*xual

oplEssior bccaus of rhe wonen

fel

in

_{intuior siru.tion. Ttris novcl}

shows the scxu.t oppression happe.ed

beace

the

patriehal

in fanity, This prtrimhal

fmily

Dat€s the vomen get rhe scxuat viotene Eonr dE

m.!

in rheii

fmily.

Tne

wommjut

lollow

d

tu

the rote bded on &e nren 6ked,

Bruue

of lhe patriebat

ilnily,

n

_{cm do}

alrhing.

s

_{tncy wtur.}

Ii

nEkcs women _{ser the} sexual opprcssion.

Tie

_{sexual orurusion hapFns in} chil.lhoo4 pubeny

rd

_{adulrhood Thcre}

de

Dey

_{sexual oppresion thoi} hrrrFned in wonen in this novel, such

s

_{beile nF€ shce} rlEy aE

yobs,

scx abue

shft

they get

rdied,

tcelins

of

intenoriry beaNe ihc

ha

alwys

supenor,

ndiage

thal .ot solved tbe

pbbte

bur

eat6

noe

probl€n, poin

of

lEgndcyj

md sivins birtn. Tbey

m

d$

rcon.nicaUy detende.r ro rhe Den. Tbe

wonm

choractG

in

lhis novel

at$

b.con€

ltr

vicrin

ot the donesdc violencc. It happeN bmaue rhey

m

considmd

s

ihc nen,s pmped, Thcir

livs

m

in their husbmd\

ad

fatlrcas hands.

The sexual opprssion in lhis rovel happ€ns _{,tso in ceorgi4}

de

place wbcE lhis novel

wftlm.

Tney

m

ho laws to torbid tho

n&

oppressed womo. Hcn. the sexMl oppression of wonen shows sincc ihey

re

youg. Thc qomen

aped by th€

nd

in

fuily,

they cm tetl

to

ybody. _Untit 1heJ, de adul! _rhey

BTBLIOGTIAPHY

AFizaldi, budhi. The

.'1tu|j!ir

of

718

Main

Chdacters pe^onati!] ddelopnenl

i,

A1i.e

raltct

s 7)!e Color pupTa Andald

U[iv.6ily,

Unpublished 2006.

Arttu.

7 he

rottajt

of ser Libqation ol poor Sodhen _Abck

,bnan

_br

Alice valkzt ih The colot.

Ajdda Udv6ny.

_{Unpubtished. 2004.}

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i,

_Fictioh an.i No"

I'inm:

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ol

po

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an!1 Po\|eiesn.ss" wnle _AnEla

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