the individual should be granted the freedom to do anything which does not limit the freedom of any other individual to do anything as long it does not break the
law. Bindia delivers her ideas and way of thinking through her actions, behavior and attitude in her daily life. The writer sees that the life of Bindia contains the
idea of feminism. This undergraduate thesis is an effort of proving it.
C. Method of the Study
The method used by the writer to write this undergraduate thesis was library research in order to gather the data and theories. The theories and the result
of the research are gathered through books, dictionary, and any other written sources related to the study to support the analysis. The primary data of the study
was the play script My Ancestor’s House. The other data, called secondary data,
that were also needed to support the research, were taken from various sources such as the theories, approach, and the histories.
The first step used to do this undergraduate research was reading and understanding the play script. Later on, the writer tried to examine the details of
the novel by investigating the intrinsic element through the major character. The second step was deciding the topic and continuing by making the problem
formulation followed by collecting data and information from written sources. The last step is analysis, the writer tries to analyze the novel by answering the
problems formulated by applying the knowledge that was gained from prominent sources.
19
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This chapter is to discuss the answers provided for the three problems formulated in this study. The first sub-chapter describes about Bindia as the major
character, and all minor characters in My Ancestor’s House. The second sub-
chapter is the explanation of patriarchal practice reflected through all the characters in the play, and the third or the last sub-chapter reveals the ideas of
feminism reflected through Bindia and the female characters.
A. The Description of The Characters
In order to get deeper understanding of the characteristic of Bindia and others characters in
My Ancestor’s House, the theory from Christopher Russel Reaske in his book How to Analyze Drama is appropriate to be applied in this
study. There are six devices that he suggested to analyze the characteristics of the characters in a drama; the appearance of the character, asides and soliloquies,
dialogue between characters, hidden narration, language, and character in action 1966:46-48.
There are seven characters that engaging conversation in My Ancestor’s
House, they are Bindia, Begum Hajira, Sahid, Nazo, Roona, Deedi, the last is Ali Buksh. In this sub-chapter, the characters in
My Ancestor’s House is analyzed one by one, in order to get the details of each character.
1. The Description of Bindia
The first character analyzed is Bindia. She is the second daughter in the family; her age is about thirties years old. She is a native Pakistan woman who
lives in America and married an American man Sharif, 1992:274. When she comes to her homeland in order to visit her family, she finally knows the life
stories of her sisters, they tell their deficient situations as women in Pakistan, her sisters tell how difficult their situation as wife in Pakistan 1992:266.
T he character’s description can be analyzed from her appearance, which is
shown from the personal description of the character, what he or she wears and how her appearances look likes. She does not wear clothes as common Pakistan
women. She has her own style and does not care what everyone says about her. She does ignore the culture tradition in her own country though actually she does
not mean to do that. This situation is explained in the following quotation, NAZO. You have started smoking a lot.
BINDIA. Yup ROONA. Now you know you are in Pakistan. Here even the servants tell
you what to and what not to do. When he comes back, he will ask you, why are you wearing jeans and why are you smoking.
NAZO. You smoke a lot BINDIA. Yes . . . I know.
NAZO. Why? ROONA. Leave her alone.
NAZO. Smoking is not good for you. BINDIA. Yes . . . I know. Sharif, 1992:265.
In Pakistan, smoking women still get a negative assumption because of smoking in patriarchal society is a men-only activity. In this situation, Bindia ignores the
risks of getting negative image by the society. Erum Saikh posts an article about
