Women's Struggle for Oppression in the Cantik Itu Luka Novel by Eka Kurniawan

Abstract

This study aims to describe the form of struggle of the main character Dewi Ayu in the novel Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan. In the novel, Dewi Ayu fights against the oppression of women and the steadfastness of the main character fighting for women's rights. In society in general, gender differences make women looked down upon by men. The problem in this study is How did the oppression of women occur in the post-colonial period according to the novel Cantik Itu Luka By Eka Kurniawan? What is the position of women, especially those who are still young in the novel Beautiful That Wound?, and How is the resistance of women in fighting for their rights?. In this study using the approach of the flow of feminism. Feminism is an effort to equalize the position between women and men. This type of research is descriptive qualitative.