Dadaisme Karya Dewi Sartika:

Kajian Psikologi Sastra dan Feminisme

Akhmad Haryono

Jurusan Sastra Inggris

Fakultas Sastra Universitas Jember

Jalan Kalimantan 37 Jember 68121

rin_na_noo@yahoo.com

Abstract

This article is aimed at discussing Dadaisme, a novel by the Indonesian female novelist Dewi Sartika. The study is focusing on the aspect of literary psychology and feminism. Result of the literary psychology study demonstrates that this novel reflects people who are too engaged to various problems, so that they do not have the opportunity to deeply investigate the problems. Consequently, life becomes segmented, and fragmented to uncertain subdivisions. In the meantime, result from the feminism aspect demonstrates that compelled marriage is one type of injustice toward women, effect on family tragedy dan cheating problem, abnormal illegitimate child and polygamy. For that reason, this female Minang novelist wants to fight to improve women’s life quality who are the victims of compelled marriage.

Key words: fragmentation, compelled marriage, gender inequity.