The Kreutzer Sonata: The portrait of woman in the chains of sexuality and inferior stereotypes of 19th century Russian society

Ali Mustofa; Fithriyah Inda Nur Abida; Fahri Fahri

doi:10.21744/lingcure.v6nS2.1981

Authors

Ali Mustofa
alimustofa@unesa.ac.id
Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Fithriyah Inda Nur Abida Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Fahri Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia

Keywords:

inferiority, marriages, Russian society, sexual, women

Abstract

Women's inferiority persists, particularly in patriarchal societies. In Russia, women have always been treated as second-class citize (Placeholder1)ns to men. As a result, because it is a system that already exists in society, women's inferiority is the fundamental problem of inequality for women in Russia. The novel The Kreutzer Sonata explores the inferiority of female characters in nineteenth-century Russia, where the church's influence is still strong. The aims of the research were to examine about women inferiority and struggle in patriarchal society as portrayed in the novel The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy. The data was collected using the following methods: 1) attentively reading the novel to determine which sections featured inferiority and struggle, and 2) collecting notes and marking the facts of inferiority in the marriage and society. 3) categorizing; and 4) analyzing. Based on the research, it was discovered that there were two major forms of women's inferiority: 1) the feeling of powerlessness in decision of marriages. This powerlessness happens to both the mother and the daughters. 2) being subjected to discriminatory treatment, such as a lack of freedom and mobility based only on sexuality, as well as physical abuse and loss of inheritance.

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