OBJECTIVES AND WOMEN'S RESILIENCE IN NETTY VIRGIANTINI's NOVEL PEREMPUAN BAYANGAN

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  • Tania Intan Universitas Padjadjaran Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25134/kng0qd03

Keywords:

feminist literary criticism, Netty Virgiantini, objectification, resilience, women

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the objectification and resilience of women in the novel Perempuan Bayangan by Netty Virgiantini. This research was conducted in April 2021. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative, with a feminist literary criticism approach. Data in the form of words, phrases, and sentences from the research object were selected using the note-taking technique after going through closed reading. The data are then classified, interpreted, and reviewed with relevant theories. The results of this study indicate that women are prone to objectification, as experienced by the main female character, Ningrum. The objectification was carried out by her parents (who forced her to marry), her two prospective parents-in-law (who rejected her because she was unable to give offspring), Satria (who used her to get rid of loneliness and indulge sexual desires), and the spirit of Utari (who expected her to become a substitute wife). The female character responds to objectification with resilience verbally and also in the form of active action.

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04-12-2025

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OBJECTIVES AND WOMEN’S RESILIENCE IN NETTY VIRGIANTINI’s NOVEL PEREMPUAN BAYANGAN. (2025). Fon: Journal of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, 17(2), 108-121. https://doi.org/10.25134/kng0qd03