Subjectivity of Women in the Work of Seno Gumira Adjidarma Drupadi (A reconstruction)
- DOI
- 10.2991/icollite-18.2019.4How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- drupadi; gender; feminist criticism; reconstruction; subjectivity
- Abstract
This paper discusses the reconstruction of Drupadi's character as a strategy to present the subjectivity of women in the novel Drupadi by Seno Gumira Adjidarma. Drupadi is the retelling or the renewal of the epic Mahabharata which focuses on Drupadi as the female character in the story. As the representation of women, Drupadi in the novel Drupadi is presented with a new construction differ from the previous construction in Mahabharata both the Indian and the Javanese version (Serat Baratajuda). The method used in this study is the literary review with feminist perspective reading, and the application of feminist literary criticism reading as a woman. In its process, structural analysis is also applied to reveal gender issues within the narrative structure of the novel and the proof of Drupadi as the leading character of the story. The result of the study shows that the novel Drupadi is reconstructing Drupadi from Serat Baratajuda and retracing it back to the Indian version of Mahabharata. This reconstruction also shows a repudiation of women's weakness in the story of Mahabharata both Indian and Javanese versions by presenting the subjectivity of women through Drupadi's character, as well as denunciations over father/male lineage and myths of virginity.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Ratih Ika Wijayanti AU - Suma Riella Rusdiarti PY - 2019/03 DA - 2019/03 TI - Subjectivity of Women in the Work of Seno Gumira Adjidarma Drupadi (A reconstruction) BT - Proceedings of the Second Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture (ICOLLITE 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 19 EP - 23 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icollite-18.2019.4 DO - 10.2991/icollite-18.2019.4 ID - Wijayanti2019/03 ER -