Pravitasari, Destarina Intan (2013) NORA’S STRUGGLES FOR LIFE INDEPENDENCE IN IBSEN’S A DOLL’S HOUSE: A FEMINIST STUDY. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research is a study of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House viewed from feminist perspective. The objectives of this research are to find out and explain the kinds of women’s problems that the main female character faces, to identify and describe the struggles of the main female character in gaining independence in her life, and to find out the significant meaning behind the success of the main female character’s struggles as represented in the play. Feminism theory, especially radical feminism is implemented to answer the objectives of this research. This research is a qualitative study applying content analysis method. The object of this study is Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The data collected are words, phrases, clauses and sentences related to women’s problems and their struggles found in the play. The data analysis was conducted by classifying and categorizing the data to find the inferences. In achieving the reliability, the researcher read and reread the play carefully and comprehensively, and then recorded the data into a systematic framework based on the theory. The triangulation method was applied to gain the trustworthiness of the data by consulting her findings with her consultants and friends. The result of this study shows three important points. They are women’s problems, women’s struggles, and the significant meanings behind the success of the main female character’s struggles. First, women’s problems in the play are because of the strong patriarchal power and the weak images of women. The strong patriarchal power creates limitations toward women’s movement in every aspect of life, while the weak images of women create bad assumptions toward women’s ability. Second, women’s struggles are divided into two categories. Those are struggling against the strong patriarchal power and the weak images of women. The struggles against the strong patriarchal power are deciding to solve the problem faced by the main character’s husband by borrowing some money, deciding to earn money by working to pay for the debt, deciding to show her resistance by speaking up against her husband’s domination, and deciding to get the loan by forging her father’s signature to get the surety of the bond. The struggles against the weak images of women are setting aside money from the monthly living costs, trying to show her attention and affection to her children, and finally deciding to leave her family as a result of profound disappointment because of her husband’s negative response. Third, two significant meanings behind the success of her struggles are that women are capable and independent. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Nora as the representation of women in general is a capable and independent woman.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Radical Feminism, Women’s Problems, Women’s Struggles, and the Significant Meanings behind the Success of the Main Female Character’s Struggles |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2015 06:28 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 23:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/21099 |
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