Marginality in Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini
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Marginality in Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini Thera Widyastuti1 1Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia Keywords: Culture, Inferior, Marginal, Patriarchy, Women Abstract: The culture of patriarchy is practiced by almost all nations in the world. Women become the people who are harmed. They are treated differently from men. Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini depicts women who are living in Bali, and Balinese still adhere to customs and traditions, where women become inferior. The writer describes how women face their bodies, religion, culture and society. This research is a descriptive analytical study with intrinsic and extrinsic approaches. Critical theories of feminist literature, gender, and sociology of literature are used as tools to analyze. The research finding is that women became marginalized due to patriarchal culture. 1 INTRODUCTION In the 80-90 period, the emergence of female writers, such as NH. Dini, Mira W, Marga T, and Literary works are part of people's lives. Activities Oka Rusmini. They are very famous for works that and events that occur in the society are recorded in show women as the main characters. The presence literature. The writer wrote it, published, then read of female writers who brought up the themes of by the readers. women's daily lives gave rise to different colors. One of the functions of literature according to Their work became a best seller. Concern for Poe (Wellek, 1977: 25) is to entertain, and at the women makes female authors favored by female same time teach something. Readers feel entertained readers in particular. when reading literary works and also contain values Oka Rusmini is an Indonesian female writer that provide education to the society. known for poetry, short stories and novels. Aside Forms of literary works such as prose, drama and from being a writer, she is also a journalist. Her poetry are favored in society. One of the various concern for the lives of women made her raise the types of prose is a novel, which is a long story that theme around women's issues. Oka Rusmini is from has a variety of events and more than one main Bali, and she described a lot about Balinese customs, character. The novel is made by building elements and her life as Brahmins. She was born in Jakarta, which are intrinsic and extrinsic. Both are combined on July 11, 1967. Her works include Earth Dance in one work. A novel is totality, which is artistic by (2000), Sagra (2001), Kenanga (2003), Tempurung combining the two elements. (2004). She was awarded the Equator Kusala The novels that appeared in Indonesia have a Literature award in 2004 for her poem titled Saiban. long history, starting with the establishment of Balai This research discusses Oka Rusmini's novel Pustaka in 1920-1950. In this period Indonesian Tempurung. It was first published as a serial story romans and novels were very well known, such as in 2004 in Media Indonesia Daily. This novel tells Azab dan Sengsara (Merari Siregar, 1920), Siti the life of Balinese women in Bali with all the Nurbaya (Marah Roesli, 1922), Salah Asuhan problems surrounding their role, their bodies, and (Abdul Muis, 1928), and Tenggelamnya Kapal van Balinese society. More than one female character Der Wijck (Hamka, 1938). The development of presented, and each woman has problems with the Indonesian literature continues with the emergence surrounding society, and also the culture that of some periods: Pujangga Baru, Angkatan 45, surrounds them. Angkatam 50-60, Angkatan 66-70, Angkatan 80-90, Balinese women are bound by culture, and Angkatan 2000, and Angkatan Milineal. norms that are very binding, especially the caste they adhere to, so women are helpless, and become 468 Widyastuti, T. Marginality in Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini. DOI: 10.5220/0009001604680473 In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society (ICELS 2019), pages 468-473 ISBN: 978-989-758-405-3 Copyright c 2020 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved Marginality in Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini marginalized. The problem in this research is about Then gender theory described women who are the lives of marginalized women. And the purpose different from men. Gender is different from sex, of this research is to find out the lives of where gender can be changed, and based on the marginalized women. culture in which people are located. Whereas sex The research method used is descriptive analysis, cannot be changed. Many conditions change the role with literature studies. Descriptive method is a of women and men in the society. The term sex is research method used to investigate circumstances, generally used to refer to reproductive problems, and situations, which are then presented in the form of sexual activity, the rest are used by the term gender research reports. This is done to achieve the desired (Kessler and McKenna, 1977: 7). Sex is more about goals (Endraswara, 2003:146). Intrinsic and extrinsic the biological aspects of a woman or man, approaches are used to analyze problems in this concerning the number of chromosomes, genetics, study. Figures and settings are intrinsic approaches and reproductive organs. and the criticism theory of feminist literature, Whereas the sociology of literature helps us gender, and sociology of literature is an extrinsic understand how society is related to literature, which approach used to answer research questions. influences our perspective on certain societies. The Whereas previous research on the same problem, definition of sociology is focuses on the general among others, was stated by: aspects of society, and seeks to get the general (1) Feminist Literary Criticism in the Novel patterns of people's lives (Soekanto, 2007). Literary Imraáh Inda Nuqthah Al-Shifr by Nawal Al- work is a product of society. The writer produces Saadawi. Minyatul Ummah. 2009. The results of the literary works that are influenced by the place where research show that women in Arabia experienced he lives and the relationship that exists between the violence, and a double burden which caused them to writer and the people who live in the environment. experience gender injustice. (2) The Image of Ian Watt in Damono (1978: 3-4) said there is a Women in Novel Surga yang Tak Kurindukan by reciprocal relationship between writers, literature, Asma Nadia: A Review of Feminist Literary and society, such as (1) the social context of the Criticism. Ria Rahayu Candraning Tyas. 2017. The writerr that relates to the social position of writers in research conclusions is women who have experience society, and its relation to the reading society; (2) violence, but can rise to become independent literature as a mirror of society that describes society women. to know the state of society, and (3) social functions The presence of characters are very important of literature that see the extent to which literary role in the novel. The characters according to works are influenced by society. Abrams (in Nurgiyanto 2007: 165) are people who are displayed in a narrative work, or drama that the reader interpreted as having moral qualities, and 2 DISCUSSION certain tendencies such as those expressed in speech and what is done in action. Novel Tempurung by Oka Rusmini is a story about A novel shows the setting as an illustration women in Bali, and their bodies, as well as their where events or events occur so the reader gets an problems being women. The female characters are idea of the situation and conditions in which the present very interesting to analyze. Each character is character is located. portrayed as a woman who is confronted with Social and cultural settings have a big role in helping culture, customs, and society that adheres to the readers to understand society and culture in a certain prevailing norms, rules, and values. period of time. Setting becomes the concrete basic of The story begins with the presence of the the story and clearly. Readers can feel and assess the character Ida Ayu or commonly called Dayu. She is truth, accuracy, and setting actulisation that is told from the Brahman caste which is highly respected in so that they feel familiar. It's as if the readers find in the Balinese community. Dayu is always greeted the story something that is part of them. with respect by people who know her. Feminist literary criticism emerged as an impact People still call me Dayu, short for Ida Ayu. The of the awareness of academics who had views about name of the greatness I have to bear because I was women who had been harmed in society. The goal is born to a Brahmin family. My father, who has the to deconstruct the system of society assessment of title Ida Bagus, married a woman, Ida Ayu. It is said the position of women in society. (Djajanegara in that my position is very high because I was born Widyastuti, 2015: 23). from a woman's womb with the title Ida Ayu. (p. 6) 469 ICELS 2019 - International Conference on Education, Language, and Society father is from Denpasar, and my mother is also a Dayu made a bold decision by marrying a man who Denpasar person. I don't have a country was not of her caste and religion. She gave up all home like everyone else. I am often jealous privileges in Balinese customs. Even so, the people of some friends who often tell stories about around her still call her Dayu. their fathers and mothers countries home (p.183) That woman sometimes likes to call me atu, short for Ratu An honor call Another female character featured by the writer for Balinese women in Brahmin caste. is Ni Luh Wayan Rimpig.