of Riyadh. The discriminations will be categorized, whether it is social, domestic, political, or law discriminations.
After identifying the gender-discrimination that happen in the story, the struggle of women toward the discrimination will be identified through the
characteristics of the major characters. The way the women struggle toward the gender discrimination depends on the characteristics of the character, thus each
character might have their own way of struggle.
D. Definition of Terms
There are terms that should be explained clearly in order to avoid misunderstanding.
1. Characters
According to A Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H Abrams, characters are,
The persons represented in a dramatic or narrative work, who are interpreted by the reader as possessing particular moral, intellectual, and
emotional qualities by inferences from what the persons say and their distinctive ways of saying it--the dialogue--and from what they do--the
action 2009: 42. The writer concludes that character is a person in a literary work such as novel or
other narrative work whose qualities can be seen or identified from the descriptions about the character, the dialogue, what other characters say about
another characters, and the way the character react toward a certain situations.
2. Gender
Based on Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies by Pilcher, gender is,
A line of demarcation between biological sex differences and the way these are used to inform behaviours and competencies, which are then
assigned as either masculine or feminine . It can be said that gender is a way to differentiate two sexes based on their
biological characteristics. These characteristics will define the nature of the two sexes whether it is masculine or feminine .
3. Discrimination
Based on Eurofond website discrimination is defined as, Different treatment of individuals or groups based on arbitrary ascriptive
or acquired criteria such as sex, race, religion, age, marital or parental status, disability, sexual orientation, political opinions, socio-economic
background, and trade union membership and activities. http:www.eurofound.europa.euareasindustrialrelationsdictionarydefin
itionsdiscrimination.htm Gender discrimination is the inequal treatment to individual or groups that based
on some aspects such as sex, religion, age, etc. Discrimination might cause a person or a group live in limitations or without full freedom.
4. Patriarchy
As stated by Madsen in Feminist Theory and Literary Practice, patriarchy is,
a cultural ideological system that privileges men and all things masculine, and a political system that places power in the hands of men
and thus serves male interests at the expense of women 2000:xii. It can be said that patriarchy is about the prerogative rights of men to control
women in many aspects of life that men have the absolute power over women.
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