Her movement to America shows her refusal on male domination that happened in her past. Bindia tells that she has been suffering of the situation like
Deedi in a long time when she still lives in Pakistan. Bindia’s perspective that
American life is better than Pakistan refers to Chaudry and Rahman explanation in the journal “The Impact of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty in
Pakistan: An Empirical Analysi s”, that Pakistan women in Pakistan is not same as
women in western countries. The status of women in Pakistan is somehow different from that of
western countries. Gender is one of the organizing principles of Pakistans society. Home has been defined as a women legitimate ideological and
physical space where she performs her procreative role as a mother and wife while a man dominates the world outside the home and performs his
productive role as a breadwinner 2009:174.
The explanation above clearly shows that Bindia wants freedom in her life also she does not want to be restricts by the patriarchal culture in Pakistan.
She expresses her feeling about the life that she had before; helpless, confuses, and loneliness. Her statement shows that she is actually not happy to
live in Pakistan, the writer found her reason to move to America through her statement above. In fact, Bindia gets what she wants, she treats in the equal
position in her new society; she married an American man and her marriage is without arranged marriage that is a part of a Pakistan tradition.
In this play, Bindia’s experience also shows that she realizes of her no-
freedom condition while she lives in Pakistan. She fulfills her will to be in an equal position woman by leaves her homeland. Her leaving is an embodiment
form of her disagreement about male domination, which is a part of the ideas of feminism.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION
In this chapter, the writer would like to draw a conclusion from the analysis that has been done in Chapter IV.
My Ancestor’s House play describes about patriarchal culture and tradition in Pakistan. This play discusses the position
of women and the rules in that country. Most of the characters explore the patriarchal culture and the ideas of feminism that exists in the society. The
characters that have been discussed in the analysis are all of the characters in the play; Bindia, Roona, Begum Hajira, Nazo, Deedi, Sahid, and Ali Buksh.
Begum Hajira is an ideal image of Pakistani woman and an obedient wife as well. The ideal image of Pakistani woman are religious, obedient, respect and
support the husband, serve the children and educate them. She is the gatekeeper; it means she is the agent that maintain the continuity of patriarchal culture in
Pakistan society. She indirectly gives the understanding about the rule of women in Pakistan that women have to be obedient to men.
Nazo’s experience is reflected the patriarchal practice but she enjoys the patriarchal culture. She gives full respect to her eldest brother and believes that
what he decide is the best. In the other hand, even though her husband also treated her unequal such as exploited her mother, she choose to accept his action and be
an obedient wife in the family. Sahid and Ali Buksh are two male characters in the play that practice the
patriarchal culture in their life. They both have the same thought that women and
men are in the different position in the society. It shows when Sahid has more rights in the family as a eldest son. Ali Buksh also has a same thought as the
society about Bindia’s habit as a smoker. When he asks Bindia to not smoke again, it shows that he actually agree that smoking is only for man.
Deedi is the figure that most of the characters discussed. She is the victim of tradition; she suffered of the patriarchal culture that surrounded her life. She is
the figures that captured the exact situation in Pakistan, when women have less of freedom and ruled by men. In any condition, as a Pakistan woman she has to
respect her husband and serves the best for her family. Deedi character is submissive, it means she follows her husband and still loves him and gives full
respects. Bindia is the character that reflects the ideas of feminism; she leaves her
homeland to America as the form of her refusal about men’s domination. She
move to America to venture her life and to get freedom in her life as a Pakistani, she is married an American man and has a job in America. Bindia also has the
awareness of gender equality that women and men should have the same rights and position.
Her father already passed away years before when she already lives in America. Bindia is an objective woman, she has a practical idea of what could be
achieved in her life and she thinks every moment and problems in sensible thought. Even though she has a rebellious perspective, in the other hand she has a
realistic though as well. It shows from the way she face the problems in her life and the way she communicate with other characters.
