OPPRESSIONS TOWARD AFGHANISTAN WOMEN REFLECTED IN NADIA HASHIMI A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS

ABSTRACT

Nimas Putri Al Sjafira. Oppression Toward Afghanistan Women Reflected in Nadia Hashimi “A House Without Windows”. Thesis. English Study Program, Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, University of Trunojoyo Madura. Advisor: Dr. Dra. Siti Hanifa, M.Pd.

OPPRESSIONS TOWARD AFGHANISTAN WOMEN REFLECTED IN NADIA HASHIMI A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS

The oppression of women is a global issue that continues to increase from year to year. This study examines the oppressions experienced by women and the struggle of women against oppression in the novel A House Without Window by Nadia Hashimi. This study anlyzes several female characters who experience oppression such Zeba, Gulnaz, Mezghan, Nafisa, Latifa, Laylee and other women in Chill Mahtab prison who experience oppression from society. This study is qualitative descriptive research. Through a qualitative descriptive method, this study describes narrators narrative, the characters utterances that show the existence of oppression and the struggle of women against oppression. By using Iris Marion Youngs theory of oppression combined feminism theory proposed by Naomi Wolf, this study finds the types of oppression experienced by female characters and also the struggles of women against oppression in their lives. As a result of this study, the writer found that the oppression experienced by each female character was different, starting from exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Meanwhile, the second result of this study is the struggle of women against oppression, including womens courage, solidarity between women, and defending womens basic rights. Keywords: Feminism, Womens Oppression, Womens Resistance.