Wanita Mandiri dalam Novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa Karya Ardini Pangastuti Bn dengan Novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman Karya Khairul Jasmi (Kajian Sastra Bandingan)

Independent Women in the Novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa by Ardini Pangastuti Bn with the Novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman by Khairul Jasmi (Comparatory Literature Review)

Wanita mandiri tumbuh ketika adanya perkembangan jaman yang kian maju. Hal tersebut menjadikan peneliti untuk mengangkat penelitian terkait wanita mandiri dalam dua novel yang berbeda bahasa. Penelitian ini bertujuan menjabarkan citra, pandangan masyarakat, dan rintangan yang dihadapi wanita mandiri. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber datanya dari novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa karya Ardini Pangastuti Bn dengan novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman karya Khairul Jasmi, serta didukung penelitian terdahulu, artikel, jurnal, dan buku yang topiknya selaras dengan penelitian. Datanya berupa narasi dan percakapan dengan topik citra, pandangan, rintangan yang dihadapi wanita mandiri. Tata cara pengumpulan data yaitu menggunakan studi pustaka, teknik semak, dan teknik catat. Tata cara menganalisis data dengan cara mengelompokkan data, mereduksi data, menyajikan dhata, dan menarik kesimpulan. Penelitian tersebut menghasilkan tiga bagian diantaranya yaitu (1) Citra wanita dalam novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa karya Ardini Pangastuti Bn dan novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman karya Khairul Jasmi yang dibagi menjadi lima yaitu 1) pendidikan; 2) pekerjaan; 3) memperjuangkan hak wanita; 4) berwibawa; 5) berjiwa sosial. (2) Pandangan masyarakat terhadap wanita mandiri dalam novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa dengan novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman dibagi menjadi dua yaitu 1) dipandang berkarir; 2) dipandang berwibawa, (3) Rintangan yang dihadapi wanita mandiri dalam novel dalam novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa dan novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman dibagi menjadi dua yaitu 1) menandang penindasan; 2) menandang cobaan. Berdasarkan penelitian ini terdapat perbedaan karena mengkaji dua novel dari latar belakang yang berbeda. Tokoh wanita mandiri dalam novel Jawa termasuk jaman modern, sedangkan tokoh wanita mandiri dalam novel Indonesia termasuk jaman penjajahan. Oleh sebab itu, penelitian ini menggunakan kajian sastra bandingan dan didukung teori feminisme liberal.

Kata kunci : Wanita, Sastra Bandingan, Feminisme Liberal

Independent women grow as the times progress. This prompted researchers to carry out research related to independent women in two novels in different languages. This research aims to describe the image, views of society and the obstacles faced by independent women. The research method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method. The data sources are from the novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa by Ardini Pangastuti Bn and the novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman by Khairul Jasmi, and are supported by previous research, articles, journals and books whose topics are in line with the research. The data is in the form of narratives and conversations on the topics of image, views, obstacles faced by independent women. The procedure for collecting data is using library research, bush techniques, and note-taking techniques. Procedures for analyzing data by grouping data, reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. This research resulted in three parts, namely (1) The image of women in the novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa by Ardini Pangastuti Bn and the novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman by Khairul Jasmi which is divided into five, namely 1) education; 2) work; 3) fighting for women's rights; 4) authoritative; 5) have a social spirit. (2) The public's view of independent women in the novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa and the novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman is divided into two, namely 1) they are seen as having a career; 2) being seen as authoritative, (3) The obstacles faced by independent women in the novels in the novel Kidung Sukma Larasing Jiwa and the novel Perempuan yang Mendahului Zaman are divided into two, namely 1) experiencing oppression; 2) experience trials. Based on this research, there are differences because it examines two novels from different backgrounds. Independent female characters in Javanese novels belong to the modern era, while independent female characters in Indonesian novels belong to the colonial era. Therefore, this research uses comparative literary studies and is supported by liberal feminist theory.

Keywords: Women, Comparative Literature, Liberal Feminism