Muftihaturrahmah Burhamzah
Faculty of Languages and Literatures, Universitas Negeri Makassar

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The Position of Women as the Second Sex in "The Kreutzer Sonata" by Leo Tolstoy Tuti Andriani; Murni Mahmud; Muftihaturrahmah Burhamzah
Lakon : Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): JURNAL LAKON
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/lakon.v12i1.43286

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This research aimed at analyzing the position of women as the second sex in the novel “The Kreutzer Sonata” written by Leo Tolstoy. The writer used descriptive qualitative method and the theory of gender feminism. This research analyzed about feminism but focused on the position of women according to the inequalities of gender; marginalization, subordination, stereotype, violence, and double workloads. The results of this research showed that the position of women in the novel based on the inequalities of gender is the second sex. This novel shows that women as the second sex in patriarchal culture have certain limits in doing things in their lives. The position of women under men where men were considered as the main sex which has an important role in society.