Ekspresi Resistensi

terhadap Dominasi Patriarki

Yulitin Sungkowati

Balai Bahasa Surabaya

Jalan Siwalanpanji, Buduran, Sidoarjo

yulitins@yahoo.com

Abstract

The aim of the article is to discuss Ayu Utami's resistance toward patriarchal domination in her novel, Saman, by using the expressive approach. Through the writing of Ayu Utami’s experience, perspective, and thought in the book, Si Parasit Lajang (2004), it can be identified that Saman (2003) is an expression of Utami’s struggle toward patriarchal power. Things being contested include the myth of virginity, the power of a father, and social construction of passive women.