The Portrait of Black Women's Position Under Patriarchal Oppression in Alice Walker's The Color Purple.
THE PORTRAIT OF BLACK WOMEN:S POSITION I]NDER
PATIIIARCHAL OPPRESSION IN ALICX WAIXER'S
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ABSTRAK
ysg
b€dudul ,,The
Prnra
or Btr.k Wohenis posilion undcr
frtriarchrl Oppr€sion in Atic. Wrtker's Tlrc Cotor purplc', ini mefrbahas
lenlue pe{ua.ge B@ir! kuln hitab yana sclalu mendapa&b penind.stu ddr
domnrasl dri kaD'n pria kuln hitan. Dalm tenetirian ini, pcnulis lertebih duhr
melihdtjoh-jenn penindas& ymg Jilakulm kau.r pria kcpanJ *uila kulir hilan
dan kemudia. diltrjutkan dcnee perjuansar d,rj weila kuLn rian trmLt
rncmbcbdkm din da.i Fnindasar ldscbul
Skripsi
itDulis mensanalhis novcl ini b.rdd! rar sudur Fndrne tc.rnis dln
ncnSguald teori kdtik s4ra feminh ysg dikenn*rle otch hl0inc Sno{a.lrr.
lk an a! Vrito Melalui leo iri, Fc.trlis nrengdralisis gmbare kcrcnjnda\an
ymg dialdi wdita dalm karya sanra pcnulis wmira. {Jnruk menduku g reori ini.
pcnulf menagunakd lco. 41,.1Ferlrd olch Barbtra Snrjd ka.eni donjnrsi Bi
diaimi oleh *aiia tulii hjb dd rEnutn novcljuga
wmiiu kuln hlm.
'rcnpahd
Anahk dia*ali dened dalie hri, plot, sudut pinddjs.
rrdakter, do rma.
lenelhi& i.i nenssunalm neLode deskriptil dinbadara dm ddisis di ubil dri
nov.t ilu scndid da sunbcrshber lainnva bcr$at dai buta, anikel drr Fn.aritur
Dalan pcnclftiar ini, penulis mengmbil kesimpul bJn\r prir kulil hitxti
sclalu ncncmpark wmita kulil hian sebaeri inGnor dm Lid,l punya ha* untdk
melak kd tckcnae di lue runah. Seblgai suFrior. lna kulil hnm selxlL'
melalukm p€nindam d31m kehidupan berumah L?ngga da nrembeikb badss
driam bidang Nndidikd scna pekelen. Penindasln hebut meFbrat wmita knh
tilam menjadi td.il dd lida! b€bos dalm berekspresi Sehingga Mtul leFa dai
peni.ddd wmik kulir hitan h@s berdi Dtul beriumg. PcrjuMem ini dilakukln
agd srnik kulit hnm nemiliki p€Fanr@ h.l dm tosni dcng& pda kulit hitam
dillm kehidupln b€mayaralal.
AI}STRAK
Skipsi yms berjudul !'Thc Portrait 0f Black lvonenir Posilion undu
F,l.ir.ch,l olp.esJon in Alice w,lkcr! I!s_.1!!!9r_I!lpE' inr mcmblhN
Llnlms pcrjuansd vdita kulit hitam yans selalu nend.palktu penndas.n d.tr
donrinasi d.d kaum pda kulit hilln. Daldn p€nclilian ini, rcnuLn tcncbih dulu
nel ihal j enis-j enis peninddm ya.g dilakukan kaun pria L?.da wdilr [tr]i( lnlon
dln kmudian dilmjulkan densan p€rjuan8an d.ri srnl. knh Inram 0nxrk
me.rbehakln diri dan I)enindNr lcscbut
Prnulis dc gdrlkis norcl i.i bcrdasrkd sudut pdda.A taftinls dan
ncnggMal,e teori kilik sasira lcnids yars dikenuk,te oleh Elnine sfuwrll.r.
tvonan a: wtuet. Mcldlui lcoi ini, pcnulis ncnsuatisis !mb!.e tctrrrindnr.o
yog dialui rvuitr dald ldya saslra pcnulis wMih. IJnluk tuendulunA reon i.i,
pcnllis ncnggunahM tcori ,1aci /crl,'v oleh Ba$dx s iil| ktucdx dd ir.si i'ii
dialmi olch *mita kulit hil,m dar penuLis nolcljusa,ncn'paklr w.iit.lulil Iilail
A.alish diasali dcns an.lh lrtlr. plor. $dul p.n.l.nc, kirktl, dm ictrr
Pcnclnim ini ncnscu.t melode deskiptil dinrda dara du mlisisdienbil drri
novci ilu scddin dd sunbcFsumber lai rya bcrsal ddi bulu. dikcl d p$canm
Fnelitid ini, Fn0lis hengahbil kesinrpulrn brhRr nnr kdlil hllnm
menemlalkd wlnita kulil hibn sehaeai inrenor Jan lidak r0nya h,l umul
Dalanr
selalu
superior. I)ri3 luli hnatr selah
ncl.luh. pcninddd dalan tehjdupm berumah L1nssr du nenbenko bads
daler bidds pcndidikan serb pekerjm Penin.hsan reBebut membuL srila kdln
hilm mc.iadi pEifdan tidir bebds ddd bereksFesi Sehinega Mtul leFas ddi
pcn dasan NaniE kuln hih hdus bcrdi mtuk bc4hrc. Pcrjndem ini dilatukan
agd Rmira h ii hibm nrediliki rcshm nak dan losisi dcnee pna kulit hitm
mclakukan pekerjdn
di lur rumah seb.gri
d.lm kchidupd bcrmsllrakat
LI
I
TNTROT'IICTTON
1.1
thc Baclqrolnd of the R*srch
Feninisn is woment novement ihat aftempt
udposilion*ilh
men
10 siruBale 10
Betequal
tht
ashumabeing. rtminnm oppc6 becou* women Eulize
lhal they Iive undq rhe palrimnal society whicb mak s lhen
s
the second
s
wha rlways cxploiied by nen. Fcminisl criticisn is one of lileruy cndchE
which dc.h sith
natuE
of
int€Ests,
sons d
inequality and
sd
rhe
subjst. Ieninisl theory tics io undelstdd thc
ltrues
on the pronotion oaMment rights, eende's,
issles Theory offemirist aho tells discriminarion, slcrcotFing,
obj*tilication, oppGsion
dd patidchy (hdp//}vw.
sves.cotrlopic{.ninis!
wonen *ho s€ inlerior in s@ial position always loe their lib.ny b.cause
of rhe powr ol men. Men aNays u.dereslimale wonen bdc sc tadhjo al
fdrdel oles
wofrei
s
6t
nen
6
nridnal, slrong, protective lnd decisiver lhey clst
enotional (idariohal), wsk, nuriuring
dd llbnnsive
(Tyson. 85). so,
fcminisl critichn appes !o slpp3rt somen in nshdns dale doninalion in
society that dalyzes lhe pre$nlation
exdinalion
horv lhe
ol woncn in the liter.iv sork, sd
Rat women aE described in liteiature
Men
d
6
sup€rior
i*dvsrases ror women
alslys domidlte oll tspecc
such
6
conFol all
sd
sociely
tunohiq politiql.
dom.stic issues. Men domination crused by
cultual nind{€l
i.
patimh.l
dd
sive
laws and wen in
system that is likc a
does.ot grow up biolosicolly. As Aristotlc in Selden
3nd
widdowson\ A Raders Cuide !o codtemmEv ]-ilcmry Th6ry sbres thrt '1he
fcmale n fenale by virtue ol a ertain lack of qulities". In accordde wilh this
sratemenl, sl. Thomas
Aquiru al$
believes
that wonM is 'impertecl
(203). Clerrly, it sives a description how low tne posilion
ol women in nen's
vieqloint is. Mcn also asme lnat they od @nlrol wonen s llfe md
Lilera.y
Mrkr
ne'
de
lne
is one olthe mcdiums ol leminisl criLics wnich is usurllv
nadc by tcmale md it always gives represenlation aboul vonen in palriachd
sFt€n. Most of *oo€n wite6 try lo expess their erpqienes md @nvey3 their
id6
ebout d1e sNiety mund lhen in litemry works One
of th.m is Alice
walker; blek wome wit€r who alwsys gives tpreentalion aboll $e ondition
of bldk women Rho alNays set rhe doninotion by nen in
Ali*
walke! is
d black femsle
wielv
wiler wno ws bom on Fcbruar] 9'
de snall ruFl rorn of Eatonton, Ceorgia She hrs some wo*5 sucb
Thnd Life oJ Arange Copeknd (t91q, Evryda! Us. (1973)' In
ftufite:
Stoties aJ Black
mot
othcs.
si
in
1.€
Lov a d
Wo ek (1973), ]"lelidian (1976), The Tenple
Idniliat (tss9), Finding the Oreen stot. (991). Posdsihs
{1992), and
1944'
the Sectut
All ofher workr alsavs conbin aboul life
olLt
afJor
and lnc
struffls ol blek won€n
dwys
wno
se1 lhe
di$rinjnation in eciery even non
$eir om omnu.ity; bltck me! me Colot Purple (1982) is 6et lmous wotk
whioh
hs sning i. C@.gia.
UPon its publioation,
Irs C,lor Prdd unleshe'j
a
slom of @ntovesy. The novel is cho.icles to th. slrussle ol selenl blek
wome. in ru61 c€org1a in the nrst half orlhe iws.tielh @ntury
s.
cntitled
1o
Miter is inteeled in 6ne of the iirmous work of Ali@ walkc!
rhe
lhe colot Purple which published in 1982. Tbis toY€l
eallu
be@use
ofbkck women
wdlG 5
the writer
s lie s*ond
sivs a tp6enlatio.
6
before. Celie
cmot
her mmiage. celie
@ manY
wi$ Mr'
iCnoe ner f6lh€as
6
a
wor
do
will give her
6nnsd ad
plnknnent Bn!
iisnls to get her happiness
dd
ering
posirion
ofthe lnemes in
won
*ho
dod what nei farha
s
d
sk
ln
he6'l'
h€r husbdd
dislake in doing ajob, her bub&d
buftd
she deoided to
smnodr df
m
ud lovci
houswife jusl siay at nome md cdnol esepe
vhat she wls lfshc mal€s
some
dt
whom she never kn€w
nom the patrtaEhal systcm, She alwsvs do6 all lhe
she
about
is one
thc main chdctet is low edueted bttck
fo(ed by her lathe!
ve.y int
scx in society. In this nov.l, lhe Mner finds sone
ki.d of oppdsions lhal @ &cen by hlok wonen which
th€ story. Celie
is
being, she €alized thst she bos
b@k the ptlrioichal sv$en in ber
FroD the story, the Miler ses that Celie as $e main chmct€r is rhe
reni.ist wonM bedusc she reallv wanr3 lo essp€ hefelf fton patidchal
system lnal she ges
i.
society she
*bts
to be softeonc ahhough 6en alvavs
i.
domimte
all spect of her liie md even ude.etimare her position
6pecially black woma.
cb
ge
Fon
her
ohecter, the Miter
lnal
w6frm
wobfl
m
their tutu€ illhcy b6ve to do lne s1{ssle.
A1l explanalions above give ll1e
e
co tnd
6
Riit r hucn spirit d motivation to frake
dalysis about the paEifthal oppresion loward black womcn. The wribr
mlyzs
about the kinds of palrimhal opp€$ion expeiiened by black wotoen
sd hoy fie
smeigles of black women to e$are thenselv* nom lne palidchol
oppEsion. TheEfoE, the witer
won.nt ?ditiotr
under
cnoos tie litle "Thc Poneir oI
Black
Pllriarclrl Opplsior in Aljc. wrlker'3
!!s
Color Puml€'.
1.2
Th.Idertificstior of the lreblen
In rhis Esedch, the
nxel af
wild
The Colat Purple,'n\e
fcuses on the poftayal of blrck wonen in fi€
ntin chaEder in this novel
gcls the disc.idi.alion and oppresed by black m€t
her lalner
n€ver
od
husbmd
hd nght in
6
her life.
i.
is Cclic who
dMvs
ber sooierv Bleck nsle;
the slpeiiot olways put Celie
ir
the ssond sex. She
Befoe sening the struggles ofcelie, ihe Miler finds
out sono patriNhal oppression lowaid black women. As black
Noflo,
Celie
always gets some opprdsion in donstic life by black m€n in her socictv She is
just m obFot ol violen€ tnd sxual. Besides
education. She also
h6linitation in woiking ln
1h,1,
c€lie
cdol
gel lhc hisl
her societv, hcr fader
dsmes
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION
Ihe Colot Pt?le 6y Alice Wnlker is
aiter girs
hslrortie
'ftouen
lhet
a
portlit
e
inteEslins novel. Wolker
about the situslion of black wonen
i.
6
the
Ceorgia in rhe 661
nr€nd€nl entury wlD alwols saounded by blact nen domination.
dre novel, Walker Eies
lo decribe lbe kin& of pal.iehal oppEsio.
@ 6ced by hlack woncn dd
also
shos
the sltucsl€ of blact wonm to
fieht lhe pahi@har oppresion in ordd to cet dE equality ih
ln thh
Es@h,
the
wriler focus$ on hro pointsi tne
sicly ed
fnl
is
sb.d
ako ro
kinds
of
lalriarchal oppession tbat €xpenenoed by min chmcter in tems ofdomadio
life! limitdion in educalion,
chedcter never
ed
tms
working. In
of dofr6tic lifq $e nain
6iily
h5 n8lts in ha fanily. He. fade.6 a leadd in
pnlrcl hh wife ed childen .speially, C€lie. He makes Celie 6
ncyd
a propeny md
objel ol exurl. Mmwhilq i. edudtioA celie
n€ver set oppoltuniti6 in getling
knowledge be@use of hh falhert donination.
iIh
ugly black
Then,
She
wone
ir wo&in&
lhai should stly dt
rhe
nai.
ju$ allowed @rking
in
hone
Sundly, it is tllks ob.ut
sun€s
lhat sfie is m
d never poper to grr kro*ledge.
chdacter still neve.
houe
faih€r
hs
be@use the nalur€
the sr.useles
rishts ro exp€ss her sbilily.
ofwond
is at
hone.
ollhe main chorctd to
6od donination. llre hain chaddter should aclinsl lhe oppEssio.
esoape
because she
It6.ishs
10
ch@ler lo sdggle. By
ad
EaUy
smr b
sist€rnood sle Cets
M
e
bc
ene
spinl lo €ach ne. lappims
get the equdity posnion with mdn in socicty. So 10
equality. leavins her husbbd is one of the
thar she
roin
set he. teedod in s@iett Sisterhood is the besimins way of
wys.
cit
the
she should show lo her nusbmd
independenl wonm md strong withoul depends on
nim
nen
she decides to learc hor husbod, she erns money by heNelt Ry her nobby.
swing,
morcy
ce
she
ed
she
be
e
c
ihdcpcndcnr black wonan. By scwing panls, she
buy
drdine
withoul
vom,n,nd 6rll .faelfc.nfiden.e vhen
the
l,lel
sk
she
ldres
her
husbMd Shecmshowto
dd crmol ude€slinale
tle miter conclud*
drat
m
be
a
wmls lo show
10 the
black wonen
,l*,,s
pow(
10
ceape
B&d
thar
ton
active people
aboui
wi6 sone abihies. Bt hd worlc, Walker
reades th€ sitution ol
bl&k
women.
walter descnbe
d[l
udercstimte by blrck men but black womcn ako havc
the dominaiion
oflhcm.
on the analysis, rhc miler corcludes th!1 novel of
wiften by Alice walkd
wirh qonre
llks
poden ro sct cqualiry in society. Walker dscnbe tlal black
the struE*l€ of black
also
dEn)
lovel of fte Color
Pn?/c by Alice walker hs rcpresdls tne feninisl idca beaue il is
enen
g€i
lo nm. shc is a succestul bl.ck
nen that btack wonen a1$ have abiliLy
Fron all d,lysis abov€,
u
d Mitcr.
is Elaled lo the theo.y
Waller
d blact
lre C,l,r
Pz?p/d
ofGlnocfticisn ahjch delis
womm {nler rcpeentcd hcr experience
abod lne condition ofblek women in her soci€ty lhat almys set oppre$ion
bt
men in socGry ihoush
dsc.ib6
she
p
qita
sd
a
hd
main
cb@r..
In h.r wo.rrs, watker not onty
about lhe ch&Cing ch&acteB or btoc* wonen
trom wcak to sbona 6u!
sinernood in ho work
s
ttre
diitereit
ofkrks
berween
with white wohen witer. By sislerhood, bt&k
hm€n
rlso sive spirit ach other
od it k
brek wohcn
cu she drrhi.g
rhe main spinr of bhck
woh€n lo fi8nl
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PATIIIARCHAL OPPRESSION IN ALICX WAIXER'S
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TORI YEDA FI.ANA
061850(!
ENCLISf, DEPARTMENT
FACI'LTY OI LETTERS ..ANDALA,S trNIlTRSrIY
PADANC
2010
ABSTRAK
ysg
b€dudul ,,The
Prnra
or Btr.k Wohenis posilion undcr
frtriarchrl Oppr€sion in Atic. Wrtker's Tlrc Cotor purplc', ini mefrbahas
lenlue pe{ua.ge B@ir! kuln hitab yana sclalu mendapa&b penind.stu ddr
domnrasl dri kaD'n pria kuln hitan. Dalm tenetirian ini, pcnulis lertebih duhr
melihdtjoh-jenn penindas& ymg Jilakulm kau.r pria kcpanJ *uila kulir hilan
dan kemudia. diltrjutkan dcnee perjuansar d,rj weila kuLn rian trmLt
rncmbcbdkm din da.i Fnindasar ldscbul
Skripsi
itDulis mensanalhis novcl ini b.rdd! rar sudur Fndrne tc.rnis dln
ncnSguald teori kdtik s4ra feminh ysg dikenn*rle otch hl0inc Sno{a.lrr.
lk an a! Vrito Melalui leo iri, Fc.trlis nrengdralisis gmbare kcrcnjnda\an
ymg dialdi wdita dalm karya sanra pcnulis wmira. {Jnruk menduku g reori ini.
pcnulf menagunakd lco. 41,.1Ferlrd olch Barbtra Snrjd ka.eni donjnrsi Bi
diaimi oleh *aiia tulii hjb dd rEnutn novcljuga
wmiiu kuln hlm.
'rcnpahd
Anahk dia*ali dened dalie hri, plot, sudut pinddjs.
rrdakter, do rma.
lenelhi& i.i nenssunalm neLode deskriptil dinbadara dm ddisis di ubil dri
nov.t ilu scndid da sunbcrshber lainnva bcr$at dai buta, anikel drr Fn.aritur
Dalan pcnclftiar ini, penulis mengmbil kesimpul bJn\r prir kulil hitxti
sclalu ncncmpark wmita kulil hian sebaeri inGnor dm Lid,l punya ha* untdk
melak kd tckcnae di lue runah. Seblgai suFrior. lna kulil hnm selxlL'
melalukm p€nindam d31m kehidupan berumah L?ngga da nrembeikb badss
driam bidang Nndidikd scna pekelen. Penindasln hebut meFbrat wmita knh
tilam menjadi td.il dd lida! b€bos dalm berekspresi Sehingga Mtul leFa dai
peni.ddd wmik kulir hitan h@s berdi Dtul beriumg. PcrjuMem ini dilakukln
agd srnik kulit hnm nemiliki p€Fanr@ h.l dm tosni dcng& pda kulit hitam
dillm kehidupln b€mayaralal.
AI}STRAK
Skipsi yms berjudul !'Thc Portrait 0f Black lvonenir Posilion undu
F,l.ir.ch,l olp.esJon in Alice w,lkcr! I!s_.1!!!9r_I!lpE' inr mcmblhN
Llnlms pcrjuansd vdita kulit hitam yans selalu nend.palktu penndas.n d.tr
donrinasi d.d kaum pda kulit hilln. Daldn p€nclilian ini, rcnuLn tcncbih dulu
nel ihal j enis-j enis peninddm ya.g dilakukan kaun pria L?.da wdilr [tr]i( lnlon
dln kmudian dilmjulkan densan p€rjuan8an d.ri srnl. knh Inram 0nxrk
me.rbehakln diri dan I)enindNr lcscbut
Prnulis dc gdrlkis norcl i.i bcrdasrkd sudut pdda.A taftinls dan
ncnggMal,e teori kilik sasira lcnids yars dikenuk,te oleh Elnine sfuwrll.r.
tvonan a: wtuet. Mcldlui lcoi ini, pcnulis ncnsuatisis !mb!.e tctrrrindnr.o
yog dialui rvuitr dald ldya saslra pcnulis wMih. IJnluk tuendulunA reon i.i,
pcnllis ncnggunahM tcori ,1aci /crl,'v oleh Ba$dx s iil| ktucdx dd ir.si i'ii
dialmi olch *mita kulit hil,m dar penuLis nolcljusa,ncn'paklr w.iit.lulil Iilail
A.alish diasali dcns an.lh lrtlr. plor. $dul p.n.l.nc, kirktl, dm ictrr
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novci ilu scddin dd sunbcFsumber lai rya bcrsal ddi bulu. dikcl d p$canm
Fnelitid ini, Fn0lis hengahbil kesinrpulrn brhRr nnr kdlil hllnm
menemlalkd wlnita kulil hibn sehaeai inrenor Jan lidak r0nya h,l umul
Dalanr
selalu
superior. I)ri3 luli hnatr selah
ncl.luh. pcninddd dalan tehjdupm berumah L1nssr du nenbenko bads
daler bidds pcndidikan serb pekerjm Penin.hsan reBebut membuL srila kdln
hilm mc.iadi pEifdan tidir bebds ddd bereksFesi Sehinega Mtul leFas ddi
pcn dasan NaniE kuln hih hdus bcrdi mtuk bc4hrc. Pcrjndem ini dilatukan
agd Rmira h ii hibm nrediliki rcshm nak dan losisi dcnee pna kulit hitm
mclakukan pekerjdn
di lur rumah seb.gri
d.lm kchidupd bcrmsllrakat
LI
I
TNTROT'IICTTON
1.1
thc Baclqrolnd of the R*srch
Feninisn is woment novement ihat aftempt
udposilion*ilh
men
10 siruBale 10
Betequal
tht
ashumabeing. rtminnm oppc6 becou* women Eulize
lhal they Iive undq rhe palrimnal society whicb mak s lhen
s
the second
s
wha rlways cxploiied by nen. Fcminisl criticisn is one of lileruy cndchE
which dc.h sith
natuE
of
int€Ests,
sons d
inequality and
sd
rhe
subjst. Ieninisl theory tics io undelstdd thc
ltrues
on the pronotion oaMment rights, eende's,
issles Theory offemirist aho tells discriminarion, slcrcotFing,
obj*tilication, oppGsion
dd patidchy (hdp//}vw.
sves.cotrlopic{.ninis!
wonen *ho s€ inlerior in s@ial position always loe their lib.ny b.cause
of rhe powr ol men. Men aNays u.dereslimale wonen bdc sc tadhjo al
fdrdel oles
wofrei
s
6t
nen
6
nridnal, slrong, protective lnd decisiver lhey clst
enotional (idariohal), wsk, nuriuring
dd llbnnsive
(Tyson. 85). so,
fcminisl critichn appes !o slpp3rt somen in nshdns dale doninalion in
society that dalyzes lhe pre$nlation
exdinalion
horv lhe
ol woncn in the liter.iv sork, sd
Rat women aE described in liteiature
Men
d
6
sup€rior
i*dvsrases ror women
alslys domidlte oll tspecc
such
6
conFol all
sd
sociely
tunohiq politiql.
dom.stic issues. Men domination crused by
cultual nind{€l
i.
patimh.l
dd
sive
laws and wen in
system that is likc a
does.ot grow up biolosicolly. As Aristotlc in Selden
3nd
widdowson\ A Raders Cuide !o codtemmEv ]-ilcmry Th6ry sbres thrt '1he
fcmale n fenale by virtue ol a ertain lack of qulities". In accordde wilh this
sratemenl, sl. Thomas
Aquiru al$
believes
that wonM is 'impertecl
(203). Clerrly, it sives a description how low tne posilion
ol women in nen's
vieqloint is. Mcn also asme lnat they od @nlrol wonen s llfe md
Lilera.y
Mrkr
ne'
de
lne
is one olthe mcdiums ol leminisl criLics wnich is usurllv
nadc by tcmale md it always gives represenlation aboul vonen in palriachd
sFt€n. Most of *oo€n wite6 try lo expess their erpqienes md @nvey3 their
id6
ebout d1e sNiety mund lhen in litemry works One
of th.m is Alice
walker; blek wome wit€r who alwsys gives tpreentalion aboll $e ondition
of bldk women Rho alNays set rhe doninotion by nen in
Ali*
walke! is
d black femsle
wielv
wiler wno ws bom on Fcbruar] 9'
de snall ruFl rorn of Eatonton, Ceorgia She hrs some wo*5 sucb
Thnd Life oJ Arange Copeknd (t91q, Evryda! Us. (1973)' In
ftufite:
Stoties aJ Black
mot
othcs.
si
in
1.€
Lov a d
Wo ek (1973), ]"lelidian (1976), The Tenple
Idniliat (tss9), Finding the Oreen stot. (991). Posdsihs
{1992), and
1944'
the Sectut
All ofher workr alsavs conbin aboul life
olLt
afJor
and lnc
struffls ol blek won€n
dwys
wno
se1 lhe
di$rinjnation in eciery even non
$eir om omnu.ity; bltck me! me Colot Purple (1982) is 6et lmous wotk
whioh
hs sning i. C@.gia.
UPon its publioation,
Irs C,lor Prdd unleshe'j
a
slom of @ntovesy. The novel is cho.icles to th. slrussle ol selenl blek
wome. in ru61 c€org1a in the nrst half orlhe iws.tielh @ntury
s.
cntitled
1o
Miter is inteeled in 6ne of the iirmous work of Ali@ walkc!
rhe
lhe colot Purple which published in 1982. Tbis toY€l
eallu
be@use
ofbkck women
wdlG 5
the writer
s lie s*ond
sivs a tp6enlatio.
6
before. Celie
cmot
her mmiage. celie
@ manY
wi$ Mr'
iCnoe ner f6lh€as
6
a
wor
do
will give her
6nnsd ad
plnknnent Bn!
iisnls to get her happiness
dd
ering
posirion
ofthe lnemes in
won
*ho
dod what nei farha
s
d
sk
ln
he6'l'
h€r husbdd
dislake in doing ajob, her bub&d
buftd
she deoided to
smnodr df
m
ud lovci
houswife jusl siay at nome md cdnol esepe
vhat she wls lfshc mal€s
some
dt
whom she never kn€w
nom the patrtaEhal systcm, She alwsvs do6 all lhe
she
about
is one
thc main chdctet is low edueted bttck
fo(ed by her lathe!
ve.y int
scx in society. In this nov.l, lhe Mner finds sone
ki.d of oppdsions lhal @ &cen by hlok wonen which
th€ story. Celie
is
being, she €alized thst she bos
b@k the ptlrioichal sv$en in ber
FroD the story, the Miler ses that Celie as $e main chmct€r is rhe
reni.ist wonM bedusc she reallv wanr3 lo essp€ hefelf fton patidchal
system lnal she ges
i.
society she
*bts
to be softeonc ahhough 6en alvavs
i.
domimte
all spect of her liie md even ude.etimare her position
6pecially black woma.
cb
ge
Fon
her
ohecter, the Miter
lnal
w6frm
wobfl
m
their tutu€ illhcy b6ve to do lne s1{ssle.
A1l explanalions above give ll1e
e
co tnd
6
Riit r hucn spirit d motivation to frake
dalysis about the paEifthal oppresion loward black womcn. The wribr
mlyzs
about the kinds of palrimhal opp€$ion expeiiened by black wotoen
sd hoy fie
smeigles of black women to e$are thenselv* nom lne palidchol
oppEsion. TheEfoE, the witer
won.nt ?ditiotr
under
cnoos tie litle "Thc Poneir oI
Black
Pllriarclrl Opplsior in Aljc. wrlker'3
!!s
Color Puml€'.
1.2
Th.Idertificstior of the lreblen
In rhis Esedch, the
nxel af
wild
The Colat Purple,'n\e
fcuses on the poftayal of blrck wonen in fi€
ntin chaEder in this novel
gcls the disc.idi.alion and oppresed by black m€t
her lalner
n€ver
od
husbmd
hd nght in
6
her life.
i.
is Cclic who
dMvs
ber sooierv Bleck nsle;
the slpeiiot olways put Celie
ir
the ssond sex. She
Befoe sening the struggles ofcelie, ihe Miler finds
out sono patriNhal oppression lowaid black women. As black
Noflo,
Celie
always gets some opprdsion in donstic life by black m€n in her socictv She is
just m obFot ol violen€ tnd sxual. Besides
education. She also
h6linitation in woiking ln
1h,1,
c€lie
cdol
gel lhc hisl
her societv, hcr fader
dsmes
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION
Ihe Colot Pt?le 6y Alice Wnlker is
aiter girs
hslrortie
'ftouen
lhet
a
portlit
e
inteEslins novel. Wolker
about the situslion of black wonen
i.
6
the
Ceorgia in rhe 661
nr€nd€nl entury wlD alwols saounded by blact nen domination.
dre novel, Walker Eies
lo decribe lbe kin& of pal.iehal oppEsio.
@ 6ced by hlack woncn dd
also
shos
the sltucsl€ of blact wonm to
fieht lhe pahi@har oppresion in ordd to cet dE equality ih
ln thh
Es@h,
the
wriler focus$ on hro pointsi tne
sicly ed
fnl
is
sb.d
ako ro
kinds
of
lalriarchal oppession tbat €xpenenoed by min chmcter in tems ofdomadio
life! limitdion in educalion,
chedcter never
ed
tms
working. In
of dofr6tic lifq $e nain
6iily
h5 n8lts in ha fanily. He. fade.6 a leadd in
pnlrcl hh wife ed childen .speially, C€lie. He makes Celie 6
ncyd
a propeny md
objel ol exurl. Mmwhilq i. edudtioA celie
n€ver set oppoltuniti6 in getling
knowledge be@use of hh falhert donination.
iIh
ugly black
Then,
She
wone
ir wo&in&
lhai should stly dt
rhe
nai.
ju$ allowed @rking
in
hone
Sundly, it is tllks ob.ut
sun€s
lhat sfie is m
d never poper to grr kro*ledge.
chdacter still neve.
houe
faih€r
hs
be@use the nalur€
the sr.useles
rishts ro exp€ss her sbilily.
ofwond
is at
hone.
ollhe main chorctd to
6od donination. llre hain chaddter should aclinsl lhe oppEssio.
esoape
because she
It6.ishs
10
ch@ler lo sdggle. By
ad
EaUy
smr b
sist€rnood sle Cets
M
e
bc
ene
spinl lo €ach ne. lappims
get the equdity posnion with mdn in socicty. So 10
equality. leavins her husbbd is one of the
thar she
roin
set he. teedod in s@iett Sisterhood is the besimins way of
wys.
cit
the
she should show lo her nusbmd
independenl wonm md strong withoul depends on
nim
nen
she decides to learc hor husbod, she erns money by heNelt Ry her nobby.
swing,
morcy
ce
she
ed
she
be
e
c
ihdcpcndcnr black wonan. By scwing panls, she
buy
drdine
withoul
vom,n,nd 6rll .faelfc.nfiden.e vhen
the
l,lel
sk
she
ldres
her
husbMd Shecmshowto
dd crmol ude€slinale
tle miter conclud*
drat
m
be
a
wmls lo show
10 the
black wonen
,l*,,s
pow(
10
ceape
B&d
thar
ton
active people
aboui
wi6 sone abihies. Bt hd worlc, Walker
reades th€ sitution ol
bl&k
women.
walter descnbe
d[l
udercstimte by blrck men but black womcn ako havc
the dominaiion
oflhcm.
on the analysis, rhc miler corcludes th!1 novel of
wiften by Alice walkd
wirh qonre
llks
poden ro sct cqualiry in society. Walker dscnbe tlal black
the struE*l€ of black
also
dEn)
lovel of fte Color
Pn?/c by Alice walker hs rcpresdls tne feninisl idca beaue il is
enen
g€i
lo nm. shc is a succestul bl.ck
nen that btack wonen a1$ have abiliLy
Fron all d,lysis abov€,
u
d Mitcr.
is Elaled lo the theo.y
Waller
d blact
lre C,l,r
Pz?p/d
ofGlnocfticisn ahjch delis
womm {nler rcpeentcd hcr experience
abod lne condition ofblek women in her soci€ty lhat almys set oppre$ion
bt
men in socGry ihoush
dsc.ib6
she
p
qita
sd
a
hd
main
cb@r..
In h.r wo.rrs, watker not onty
about lhe ch&Cing ch&acteB or btoc* wonen
trom wcak to sbona 6u!
sinernood in ho work
s
ttre
diitereit
ofkrks
berween
with white wohen witer. By sislerhood, bt&k
hm€n
rlso sive spirit ach other
od it k
brek wohcn
cu she drrhi.g
rhe main spinr of bhck
woh€n lo fi8nl
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