Tension Definition of Terms

96, the depressed characters were depicted to alienate themselves from the outside world and living with their imaginary world. However, during the oppression, the characters experienced the humiliation which caused Suchen put a psychological effect which driven the characters to experience “the high spirited and resistant” to the social construct of gender oppression. In adverse pyschological effects Suchen Christine Lim has developed the characters, projecting them as high – spirited and resistant to the stereotypical portrayal of the female as weak. Ramdas, 2010: 96 The high spirited character caused themselves to confront the oppressor by using the radical feminist term “escapism, confrontation, separatism, silencing, subjugation, and alienation” 2010: 96. According Ramdas‟ study, the characters set themselves apart from the oppressor and started to live as new human and independent beings, leaving and forgetting their past. The writer agreed that women had the lack of capability showing their emotion, behaviour and thought within the presence of men however they were showing the resistance toward those who oppressed them. Despite the standing point of agreement with Ramdas‟ study, the writer also noted that there were missing point that writer wanted to complete, unlike the previous study from Ramdas, the writer wanted to elaborate the essence of society‟s influence in the psychological preferences of the chosen character with the different theories and approach but using the same terms, such as “alienation”, “escape” and “sisterhood”.

B. Review of Related Theories

1. Theory of Character and Characterization

Theory is served to reveal the characteristic of Suwen deeply in the novel. Based on the theory of character by Abrams, the meaning of character are the persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work, who are interpreted by the reader as being edowed with moral and dispositional qualities that are expressed in what they say - the dialogue - and what they do - the action 1999: 32. The representation of character through their dialogue and actions lead the character‟s description, therefore the characterization be asserted. To establish the characterization, the characters in the literary work are delivered with narration, the characters in the narrative are showing and telling the motives and dispositions that lie behind what situation they encounter in the literary works. Abrams, 1999: 33 Besides the establishment from narrative, the author also implies the characteri zation based on the action, speech, and character‟s inner thoughts, feelings, and responsive to events 1999:34 thus, those kinds of method can give the idea of the qualities of character. By considering those aspects or methods, the characterization can be determined and judged with objectively. 2. Theory of Patriarchy There are many definitions of patriarchy in some terms or literary text works, but all of them conducted the same perspective or point of view about men‟s dominant or full authority within the society. The term patriarchy often considered men as the government who rulled the society, the concept of patriarchy refers to the dominion of men with priveledged authority that implies