Abstract:
This study aims to find the types of equality, inequality and portrayed in
feminism against World War II in the 40th century in the novel Lilac Girls by
Martha Hall Kelly, this research is expected to be a reference for future
researchers.
The data source in this research was Lilac Girls novel. In analyzing the data,
the researcher used a qualitative descriptive research method. The data were
obtained by using reading, noting and quoting continue with highlighting the data,
analyzing techniques through a feminism approach specifically liberal feminism
to literary works and to classify the types of equality, inequality and feminism
portrayed inside the novel, the researcher used the theory of Allison M. Jaggar and
Sarah Gamble.
There were 5 types of equality and 6 types of inequality with 26 data and an
explanation of feminism portrayed in this research. The feminism types could be
seen that inequality was more dominant with 20 data, divided into 2 data of
discrimination, 3 data of objectification, 9 data of oppression, 4 data of patriarchy,
1 data of stereotype, 1 data of sexual objectification. The least data was equality
with 6 data divided into 1 data of women had the same natural right as men do, 1
data of women had to develop in educational equality, 3 data of either woman or
man could gain professional job, 1 data of women were defined such a rational
creature to take control as men did. This research found 17 data of how feminism
portrayed. There must be parity between men and women positions; they must not
overlap. Despite this, the situation of women as seen by the data in this research
indicated that they must support their subordination to men
