Abstract

The focus of this study is on the form and the motif of Javanese women’s rejection toward patriarchy ideology in Rara Mendut novel by YB. Mangun Wijaya. The purpose of this study is to describe the form and the motif of Javanese Women’s rejection toward patriarchy ideology that presented in Rara Mendut novel by YB. Mangun Wijaya based on the theory of existential feminism from Somone de Beauvoer. Based on the data analysis, there are some findings that can be found. First, there are three forms of rejection that are done by the women characters toward the patriarchy ideology in Rara Mendut novel by YB. Mangun Wijaya. The three forms are as follow (1) the radical rejection, (2) compromised rejection, and (3) compromised rejection with political, economical and socio cultural strategies. These three forms do not provide maximum result since they do not supported by the patriarchy ideology and also the country which is still positioned the women under the domination of men, as the controllers. Men are still positioned as panatapraja (country controller) and pranatama (religion controller). Second, the rejection motif of women characters toward patriarchy ideology in Rara Mendut novel by YB. Mangun Wijaya is because there is no ownership rights for women for their body and soul, such as beauty, virginity, mate, and marriage which are always determined by noble men.