Ambitious and Dreamer Figures of Women Character

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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING

4.1 Figures of Women Character

As the writer mentioned above, most of Balineses hold Hinduism in which social caste is applied. The tradition and panoramic view makes Bali become favorite tourism destination. The tradition in Bali is really unique. Today, we can see women are busy making offerings meanwhile men prepare the ceremony in Bali. In this novel, The figures of women characters reflected in women which come from different generations. The figures of women that reflected in Tarian Bumi are:

4.1.1 Ambitious and Dreamer

Social caste already became the problem of Balinese. Sudra caste as the lower caste sometimes lives in poverty. Because of it, some women in Bali decide to get married with the man from higher caste to make their lives become better. The woman that reflects this figure is Luh Sekar. She is a Sudra woman. Poverty becomes the first reason for her to get married with the man from higher caste. Become the part of griya ‘Brahmin household’ can made her status more than others sudra. This reason can be seen in these quotations; Luh Sekar bangga diangkat sebagai keluarga besar griya. Dia merasa dengan menjadi keluarga besar griya derajatnya lebih tinggi dibanding perempuan- perempuan sudra yang lain.Oka Rusmini:19 Luh Sekar proud being part of griya family. She thinks by being the part of griya family it makes her social status get higher than the others Sudra’s women.Oka Rusmini:19 “Aku capek miskin, Kenten. Kau harus tau itu. Tolonglah, carikan aku seorang Ida Bagus. Apa pun yang harus kubayar, aku siap Oka Rusmini:20. Universitas Sumatera Utara 24 “I’m tired for being poor, Kenten. You know it. Please, find me a nobleman, Ida Bagus . I will do whatever you want, I ‘ll Oka Rusmini: 20 She never wanted to get married with the man from her caste. She rejected the proposals from them and only wanted to get married with the man from Brahmin. This can be seen in this quotation: Dia juga pernah bercerita pada sahabatnya, Luh Kenten, bahwa dia hanya ingin menikah dengan lelaki brahmana, seorang Ida Bagus. ”Apa pun yang akan terjadi dengan hidupku, aku harus jadi seorang rabi, seorang istri bangsawan. Oka Rusmini: 19. She had talked to her bestfriend, Luh Kenten that she only wants to marry a Brahmin, Ida Bagus. “Whatever will happen to my life, I have to be a rabi, wife of nobleman Oka Rusmini :19 That quotation as prove that Sekar had a big ambition becomes a part of griya by marrying man from Brahmin. Before marrying the Brahmin man, Sekar had the ambition to be a part of sekehe ‘dance group’ and became the pragina ‘beautiful dancer’. The background of her father who was a PKI Indonesian communist Parties, made her family exiled from the society but it didn’t stop her to reach her dream. That can be seen from this conversation. “Aku ingin jadi penari, Kenten.” Suatu hari dia berkata sungguh-sungguh pada Luh Kenten, shabatnya yang dia percaya. “Mimpi” Kenten setengah memekik. “Mimpi? Aneh sekali tanggapanmu.” “Sadarlah Sekar, sadar. Kau tahu siapa dirimu?” “Apa kalau ingin jadi penari harus jadi anak tokoh masyarakat dulu?”Oka Rusmini:23 I want be a dancer, Kenten “One day she seriously told Luh Kenten, her trusted bestfriend. “Are you dreaming” yelp Kenten “Dreaming? Weird response” Come to your sense Sekar. Don’t you know who you are? “Do I have to be a daughter of a public figure, so then I can become a dancer?Oka Rusmini:23 Universitas Sumatera Utara 25 The other quotation that proves about her dream become the pragina, can be seen from this. “Kau tak bisa menjawab. Aku yakin itu.” “Jangan ngawur. Menjadi penari jogged itu ditentukan para dewa, bukan orang-orang tua desa ini.” “Apa syaratnya agar seorang perempuan bisa menjadi penari?” “Dia harus cantik. Memiliki tubuh indah.” “Apa komentarmu tentang tubuhku?”Oka Rusmini:24 “You can’t answer it. I’m sure about it.” “ Don’t be silly.Gods choose the dancers, not the people in this village”. “What condition is needed by a woman to be a dancer?” “She has to be beautiful and in a good shape’ ‘what do you think about my body?” Oka Rusmini:24 Sekar believed that women could have a dream and ambition, and only God as the only person who can decide our destiny. Every women can had a big dream and ambition about her life and nobody can stop them to reach that. This can be seen from this quotation; “Kupikir tidak. Semua perempuan berhak memiliki mimpi” Oka Rusmini:25 “I don’t think so. Every woman has a right to dream” Oka Rusmini:25 After marrying the Brahmin’s man, Sekar continue her ambition through her daughter Ida Ayu Telaga, she has a big ambition for her daughter. She educated and reminded her about her duty as nobleman, such as Telaga should memorize the variety of offerings, carve janur ‘coconut leaf’ for ceremony. This can be seen from this quotation; “Kau adalah harapan Meme, Tugeg. Kelak, kau harus menikah dengan laki- laki yang memakai nama depan Ida Bagus. Kau harus tanam dalam-dalam pesanku ini.Sekarang kau bukan anak kecil lagi.Kau tidak bisa bermain bola lagi. Kau harus mulai belajar menjadi perempuan keturunan Brahmana. Menghafal beragam sesaji, juga harus tahu bagaimana mengukir janur untuk upacara Oka Rusmini;59. Universitas Sumatera Utara 26 “You are my hope, Tugeg. Someday, you have to marry an Ida Bagus. You need to deeply remember this. Now, You are not a kid anymore. You can’t play anymore. You have to start learning how to become a Brahmin girl. You have to remember various sesaji, and also have to know how to make a janur for ceremony Oka Rusmini :59 Her ambition through her daughter can be seen when Sekar require Telaga become a pragina. This is the quotation that proves about her ambition through her daughter. “Jadilah perempuan tercantik di seluruh bumi ini, Tugeg. Kau harus mampu. Setiap hari hanya itu doa Meme.’ Untuk ambisi yang satu ini ibunya mendatangkan guru tari. Oka Rusmini:66 “Be the prettiest girl on earth, Tugeg. You have to. I pray for it everyday.’ For this ambition, her mom hired a dance instructor.Oka Rusmini:66 Beside become a pragina, Sekar willing Telaga marrying the man from same caste to keep her nobility. Sekar was really proud of her daughter nobility, and unwilling if Telaga got married with the man from lower caste. Even she arranged the man for her daughter. The social caste already made the gap between one caste with the other especially with the higher Brahmin and lower caste Sundra. Oka through this novel reflected that figure of women in Bali are dreamer and have a big ambition by Sekar character. Sekar as the Sudra also reflected the liberal feminism, one of concept of feminism is equal rights to improve themselves. She already had it by tries to be a good dancer and wife of nobleman

4.1.2 Traditional