The
Female
by: Bella Utami
by: Bella Utami
You
are loved, you are prized,
But
you’ve always been discriminated
You’ve
been used, you’re ashamed,
And
now you’re full of hatred
And
then you weep, and then you cry,
But
still they wouldn’t listen
With
tired hands she waves goodbye,
And
men won’t ever be in our position
A. Feminist Theory
Feminism is a women movement that emphasizes on the emansipation and the
equality of a women. Feminism derives from a latin word femina which
means woman. This term was first used in 1890 and refered to a theory of the
equality between men and women also to the movement for getting the women’s
right. The feminism movement itself was began in the 18s century. One thing
that united them (the feminist) was the assurance that the society was made
with the patriarch system.
The most essential of all the feminist theories is as
follows:
1. The women’s roles in all aspects of literature.
2.
Women’s experiences and situations.
3.
Active and critical in developing a better future for women
Types of Feminist
Theory:
1.
Cultural Feminism
Cultural feminism
gives emphasize on the values in which woman is different from a man.
2.
Liberal Feminism
It views on
giving a woman freedom. Human has their own right to act, to think, and to
choose. This theory encourage women to be a well-prepared in facing the life’s
challenge.
3.
Radical Feminism
This was first
emerged in the end of 19s century. Its concern was toward sexism and social
dominated (gender). This theory emphasize on the sexual abuse and pornography
industry.
4.
Psychoanalysis Feminism
This feminism explains about
how women are discriminated by men. And the discrimination is based on men’s
mental to discriminate.
5.
Social Feminism
The social feminism
emphasize on three things;
a.
To examine the discrimination of both patriarch and
capitalism
b.
To analyze the history of materialism
c.
To analyze the determination of human’s life
6.
Intersectional Theory
This theory
explains that women are experiencing all kinds of discrimination (gender, sex,
social imbalance, etc).
Based on the
theories above the researcher will only take a conclusion on what theory this
poem will be based on, that;
It’s been long
ago since the women have been being exposured with such a discrimination
(gender, sex, etc).
We’ll take a look
closer to the poem of Bella Utami to show that there’s a discrimination toward
women.
B. Analysis
You are loved, you are prized,
But you’ve always
been discriminated
Analysis:
The first line clearly shows that women really are
beautifull that all will actually praise them, but at in the end it’s all about
forgetting what they (men) truly found in a woman.
You’ve been used, you’re ashamed,
And now you’re full of hatred
Analysis:
This lines show that the faster the era is changing, the more the man make use of women existence. And the women will eventually drown into the hatred.
This lines show that the faster the era is changing, the more the man make use of women existence. And the women will eventually drown into the hatred.
And then you weep, and then you cry,
But still they wouldn’t listen
Analysis:
Weep and cry here are the effect of what men had been done to
women. The thing to matter most is men still won’t listen.
With tired hands she waves
goodbye,
And men won’t ever be in our
position
Analysis:
And finally, women will leave but sadly to say how much it’ll
be hurt, men will never be in women position.
C. Conclusion
And at in the end women and men will never be the
same, there’ll always be a thick line between “What women are” and “What men
are”. But the writer believes that we still can talk about anything that matter
toward the problem that refers to the women’s right or even the gender
equality.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Carter, David.
2006. The Pocket Essential Literary Theory. Harpenden: Pocket Essential.
SA, Afidati. 2015.
Teori Feminisme dan Jenisnya http://ciphaphidaty.blogspot.co.id/
(Diakses pada 7 Oktober 2015 pukul 20.14 WIB).
Utami, Bella.
2015. To the Scenarios We Play in Our Heads. Yogyakarta: Writing
Revolution Publishing.
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