Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: The Analysis of Ideology and Patriarchal Attitudes in Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk and the Dancer
ABSTRACT
This paper analyzes Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk using feminist theory of the
second sex as Simone de Beauvoir described. The analysis is focused on the
minor women characters that Srintil, the dancer, meets. Through the minor
women characters’ ideologies, the existence of patriarchal system will be
analyzed. There are two ideologies found. Firstly, the myths in Dukuh
Paruk lead the women to sexual freedom. Secondly, the dependency of
women to men makes them feel and believe themselves to be incomplete
without men. These ideologies result in men’s domination on sexual,
economic, and voice factors.
Keywords; Feminism, Patriarchy, Ideology
This paper analyzes Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk using feminist theory of the
second sex as Simone de Beauvoir described. The analysis is focused on the
minor women characters that Srintil, the dancer, meets. Through the minor
women characters’ ideologies, the existence of patriarchal system will be
analyzed. There are two ideologies found. Firstly, the myths in Dukuh
Paruk lead the women to sexual freedom. Secondly, the dependency of
women to men makes them feel and believe themselves to be incomplete
without men. These ideologies result in men’s domination on sexual,
economic, and voice factors.
Keywords; Feminism, Patriarchy, Ideology