Review of related studies
telling method and showing method. In a telling method, the author explain all in details and give a direct comment so the readers can know the
character directly. In a showing method, the author let the readers to conclude by themselves about the character by see the dialogue and their
acts. Abrams, 1999:33 E.M Foster classified characters according to the development stage
into two parts, which are round and flat character. Round character is complex in temperament and motivation, flat character is a character that
have one characteristic only. According to him there are two kinds of character if we see from the development stage which are round and flat
character. Round character is a character that have many attitudes and qualities inside of him or her. While flat character is a character that have
one attitude and quality inside of him or her.Abrams, 1999:33 There are many kinds of the theory of characterization above. In this
thesis, the writer will only uses some of it. The writer will only use the theory that have correlation to this study. The writer will focus to analyze
their speech, act, and thoughts.
2.` Theories on Feminism
According to Humm patriarchy is men authority system which opress women through social institution, economic, and politic. Humm,
2002:332 Humm states that patriarchy is situation where man is superior than women, and it makes women are being opressed by them in all aspect
of life.
Woolf’s fundamental contribution to feminism is her argument that patriarchy is not caused by natural factor but it happen because of the social
construction. Humm,1992:21 Here, he states that patriarchy is not God certainty, but it is created by human itself through long social process.
The concern with ‘conditioning’ and ‘socialization’ underpins a crucial set of distinctions, that between the terms ‘feminist’, ‘female’ and ‘
feminine’. As Toril Moi explains, the first is ‘a political position’ , the second ‘a matter of biology’, and the third ‘a set of culturally defined
characteristics’. Barry, 1995:122 Barry states that feminist concern with women marginalization.
Then, female is the matter of biology, it means that being a female is a God’s desitny, while feminine is the traits which is constructed culturally.
Feminine is women’s trait that is not women’s destiny but it is constructed culturally. Feminine is not the matter of sex but it is about
gender. Gender differences has made many inequalities toward both men and women, but especially toward women.
Many feminists notice that in patriarchal world, there are so many inequalities between men and women. Women are described as a secondary
sex or the second class. They are assumed to be an imperfect human. It can be seen in how Simeone de Beauvoir describes a woman below. Simeone de
Beauvoir, like other Western philosopher before her, categorized women, somewhat derisive, as having no sense of logic and being more attuned to
intuition, nature, and “the ............ world and world of poetry” than men. Simeone de Beauvoir, 1989:620
According to de Beauvoir, she states that women are categorized as more irrational or emotional than men. This gender perspective can cause
women subordination. Assumption that said women are irrational and emotional can make women are placed in unimportant position, or we can
say they cannot be a leader. It is a subordination process and discrimination based on gender.
Another example of feminine traits can be seen below. Aristotle wants to show that women are identical with passiveness. He wants to show
it by giving the example of how fetus arouse. While men are assumed to be active, stronger and have many activities in their life. Aristotle fancied that
the fetus arouse from the union of sperm and menstrual blood, woman furnishing only passive matter while the male principle contributed force,
activity, movement, and life. Simeone de Beauvoir, 1989:8 From the quotation above, Aristotle wants to show that passive is
one of woman’s characteristic or it can be said feminine traits. While men are assumed to be active, stronger and have many activities in their life.
Passive is not one of the man charcteristic or masculine traits. Some examples above shows that there is inequalities between men
and women. Men are assumed to be superior than women. Men has more power than women. The inequalities between them may lead to violence.
Violence becomes masculine traits because man are assumed to be stronger
and women are weaker. In masculine hands logic is often a form of violence, a sly kind of tyranny . . . . he tirelessly proves to her that he is
right. Simeone de Beauvoir, 1989:463 We can see so many aspect which put women in a difficult position.
Many kinds of inequalities toward women above makes women aware their position in society is still inferior. Their awareness makes they want to
change this situation. They want to liberate themselves from all of this oppression. They want to rebel against men.
The rebel simultaneously experiences a feeling of revulsion at the infringement of his rights and a complete and spontaneous loyalty to
certain aspects of himself . . . . Awareness . . . develops from every act of rebellion; the sudden, dazzling perception that there is
something in man with which he can identify himself, even if only for a moment.” Camus, 1956:14
According to Camus, rebellion is a disapproval feeling that interferes with your rights and the freedom you are entitled to. Rebellion appears
because someone awareness to rejects the condition of slavery. Women rebellion is one of the characteristic that feminist should have. According to
Basin and Said Khan, a feminist is someone who makes the decision in her life based on her own will not because of conditioning or oppression from
other person, and the decision can satisfy herself and it can mantain her independence. Basin and Said Khan, 1993:31-32 Feminist gather together
to organize women wovement which is called feminism. Feminism is concerned with the marginalization of all women: that is, with their being
relegated to a secondary position. Guerin, 1999:196 Here, Guerin states