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FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF WOMAN’S SITUATION IN TEST PACK NOVEL
Kartika Arundyna
Abstract
Due to the fact that novel nowadays become one of popular product, so this study was conducted
in order to analyze woman situation in Test Pack novel, one of the famous creations of Ninit
Yunita which first publishes at 2005, become best seller and made into a movie at 2012. Test
Pack is a novel which raises a theme about marriage life, about waiting and struggling for the
presence of a baby in seven years marriage. The aim of the study is to analyze about how the
main character, Tata, deals with her situation viewed from a feminist perspective. Using the
Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir this study explores how woman struggle to have a baby in
her marriage by analyze the characters’ conversation. The finding reveal that one thing which
affect woman’s character is her situation: patriarchal situation.
Key Word : feminism, patriarchy, married woman, Second Sex, Test Pack.