Abstract:
Maharani R. 2019. Feminism Struggle of Greer Kadetsky in Meg
Wolitzer‟s Novel “The Female Persuasion” (Supervised by Dahlia D.
Moelier and Andi Tenri Abeng)
The aims of this research to find out the reflection of feminism that
conveyed through Greer Kadetsky as the main character and the struggle
of Greer Kadetsky for her rights.
The method of this research is genetic structuralism, approach
focuses on character and characterization in the novel. The writer focused
to the significant things which are related to feminism portrayed in Meg
Wolitzer‟s Novel. This research discusses two problem formulations, the
first is the reflection of Greer Kadetsky feminism in “The Female
Persuasion”. The second is the feminism struggle of Greer Kadetsky.
The result of this research shows that the reflection of Greer
Kadetsky feminism in the novel represents the liberal feminism, radical
feminism, social and marxist feminism. As the main character in this
story;her struggle of getting her rights as an intelligent, independent,
ambitious, and desecive woman proved that she could be as equal as
men. She was able to have a job to earn her own money, so that she
could managed hers life independently. The feminism struggle of Greer
Kadetsky when she got sexual harassment of men, unfair treatment in her
family, the struggle to achieve her dream such as equal in the work rights,
freedom of speech, and equal to gain her dream to be famous feminist
writer. and struggle of her love. It is implied in her characterization based
on the dialogue and behavior in the novel.
