Patriarchy is an ideology which refers to men?s dominance in all spheres
of life. In my study I trace it through family life in which the father holds the
authority of the family, and later from the work place and the life of female
criminals in prison. In this novel these institutions are proven to perform the
patriarchal ideology and they oppress women, especially Grace. Therefore, in this
thesis I want to reveal how the patriarchal system oppresses Grace and how she
struggles to liberate herself. In order to analyze this work I choose cultural
approach utilizing feminist concepts with the concepts of patriarchal ideology in
family and society. My finding is that patriarchal ideology uses family, work
place and prison to oppress Grace. Moreover, the unequal power division between
man and woman may be the source of female oppression. Finally, Grace struggles
to fight back the oppression and has made a great contribution toward her own
life. Therefore, I conclude that patriarchal oppression is unavoidable but in order
to fight back, self-awareness is firstly important and after that taking the action.
To be free and not to be submissive I think are the keys of Grace?s success; she is
not afraid of those who oppress her and she also has self-protection from anybody
that might harm her.
Author
• (11401024) CICILIA SURYANI W
Contributor
• (87-004) Sarah Limuil
• (97-012) Vyrna Santoso
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra
Year : 2005
Subject
1. ATWOOD, MARGARET, 1929 - ... ALIAS GRACE-STUDY AND TEACHING
2. CANADIAN FICTION-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
Keyword
patriarchy, women, oppression, struggle, submissive
Category
s1 - Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis (Program Studi Sastra Inggris S-1)
Language
English
Rights
Undergraduate Thesis No. 01011439/ING/2005; Cicilia Suryani W. (11401024)
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