THE PRONCESS SULTANA'S CIRCLE: JEAN P. SASSON'S EMPATHY TOWARD PRINCESS SULTANA'S STRUGGLE TO HELP WOMEN FROM THE PATRIACHAL OPPRESSION IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE END OF 20th CENTURY.

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The Pnnces

Sulkna\

Cncb, karya

Jm

P. Ssson merutakd bcDtuk larya

enE

p€renpud yma Dengugkapkd bcntul empali nya lerhadap

perjuese

Prhce$ Suliam

uiuk

nelawd

pcnindasm

rdg

dilatu*u

oleh laki-laki Amb

Saudi terhadap pcrcnpum. Sclain

itu

penuh

jus!

menyinpulke

banwa

penenam linlar negdr

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dijalin oleh

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P.

Sdsd

dm Princess SullaDa

CHAPTERI

TMRODUCIION

l,

Background of th. R€etrcn

leninist

Criticish nudies

hor

litemtu€ analvz$ the "oppression

of

Ronen in all

f.ds

'ftis

cnLicism refuscs towatd potidchai cuirure thar

hditio.allJ, thee

cultw

sho{ nen in

donimt

ioles &d wonen in submissivc

roles.

Fdinist

cnticisn in litcFtud ,tFeds

fion

tlie fad lnal posino. of wonen is doninated by nen. ln

$t

lir€Ery works prcsnt

won6 d

ih€

m

theme' bur

nost oflhen _{aliays Pres.t men\} dominatioD. (Bdrv, 1995:l2l) lt neans thal

the

oncoralihs

loi

ol de lcninisl author ee wheD wone. lrv 10 novc into

noc

doFinet, or cleady le$ subDissive oles, this slrussle lends ro b€cone a

local poinl ol fie

]nedu.

fte

Pnnc€ss Sultdas Circlc. a book by.,eo

F

SNt

Ys

published bv

Wind{cBm.kc Dooks in 2000 ln $is 6ook SN$n hd Fied 10 dcscibe aboDt

her

ftiend\

slory, Pnnccs Snltana. Pincess

Sdtna is

a

wona.

*ith

m

indep€ndot

iind

who wmis lo b.ins chmge ro

sonm\

livs

in Saudi AEbia lo be ft.e ftom pdrirchal cdhm. Paaidcbal cultuE

shos ner

in

doni.et

roles

dd

wonen in s'rbnissive roles. Falridciul idcolost

rorks

to k€ep nen ord

*omen lolloB

hdirion.l

g.ndar ioles. so malc's dominance can be nainiai.cd.

'lbc

I'ri.€ss

_{Sultanas Circle.}

al$

_descnbes

abc

_{how rvonen's}

liles

_under

'Ine

qicr

_{chooses lhis bool bsausc dns book} is bNed on lhd

tle

slorr_

ofx

Princess ol saudi

A'rbir.

ln thrs bNk dcscibe

abd

lhe sLor!

'l{omen

s

.o

ntuns undcr

patrur.It,:

shoN $e

inpeK

olmaD s dom;diotu lo\rard

r$ment

life. Besidc lha1,

iio

$h

book

se

dr

ger morc krouledg' md

hfomolion,boul life nr Saldi Anbia The

lsl

Ea$n *hv tle *nter chooses this

book is

beaue

thh book

cd m,!E

by

leninin

thmrv

ed

$is

book llso

Miften bt

vonont

aulhor, il

nem

this b@k is kind ol len.lc wrinre

&sed on kJne

rcsoN

above. ihc

witer

is inreicsled ealvze

!

b.ok

of

The Princes

sulma\

Circle by

Jd

L

S6son by usins leninisr apFoach The

"Thc

Princ*

Sultana\

cinlc: Jeo

P. S4son s

sii.r

entitled her

esedh

Empathy

lo*"d

lrincess Sulbna\ St uggle to Help Wonen lroo thc

Patrielul

oppre$io! in saudi Ambia in the end ol2on cenory. '

2.

(dcntificrtion

ofth.

problen

alier ftading rhis bool. rhe

*rile! lihds.ut

lbal this book is a kind

ol

fenale-rririns. Jean P. S4son crcatcs this bo.k bsause her enpathy lowdd

hncess

Sulha

who

wdls

to heb

the

wnen in

Saudi

Anbia

lion

thc

P

naEhal Clminadrn dal nates _{them sels} thc oppEsion.

w.nen

:E

al*ats

thc obiar oi

CIIAPTERV

The Pn.ess Sulram s Cnck is

'

work whi.h is tulI of sad slones abour

rsj6

udcr

patriarcncl

o!}ssion.

By

atpiyilg

cxpKive

approach

dd

CrlGitics

.ttjcis

to

this

vort.

tht

Esemh

sho*

$at

tb.

',ork

is

EpEstarion of

fdale

vntine.

ln

The Princds Snlbna\ Circle. Jean P.

S$en

desnbes rbod her The

e*

Evals lh3t nost Saudi nen iNriry lhen

panidhli olp€sion

d€€ds toward

wond

by

uing IslDic

teacddg. This oppGsio! gives the bad

iipa.ts rowtrd won€n\ life

i,

Sandi Anbia. Ihe inpaots olthis oppEssion are:

l) sons

have

io

deJ

ro alroged nmiag€ fored 1o theE,2)

mdy rcnen

{Saudi

Emen

ed

wom.n

lom

othd

coutryi

becoms

viclin of

numd

taficking md slav€ry, 3)

lMy

vonen h€cohe viciim ofphysical .buse.

Arabid's

Fifldt

slory, Prine$ Sultna, wno prodoles sislerhNd.

living

and

Erc!,ing up in Saudj

Anbi!

rhar srill nai.rain pairimhal

cdhE nale

Srltlra

h6

sFons pesonalil,v.

Sul.@ is

beins

ce

and fightlxl

lowdd

women's condition. She tries to help the wmen wno _{set rh€} oppresian by ncn by givins

love

ed

cm. Il is fomred in a ciEle suppon Danely Sultam s Ctcle lhat helpins

the iomen Nho gd the violence by men.

Prince$ Sultana helDs rhe

{onen

$no

_{ser thc oppre$ion}

b)

_sivins

suppori 1o them. Princess Sulrana lnows lhal she

cd

nol .npose the nan's

doninarion in her cobrry bul she

m

heh rhe woner by _civing then suppon,

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