Abstract
This study is a descriptive qualitative study, focused in discussing the domestic violence and man domination that are potrayed in Zora Neale Hurston “Sweat” in 1926. This story presents a woman who is trapped in a bad marriage. This story has protagonist character and antagonist character. The woman in this story is protagonist, and the man is antagonist. The woman becomes victim of domestic violence. She has to struggle to provide her living. As a part of feminism study, the researcher uses feminism approach. It focuses on the explanation on how the character gets violence using Simone de Beauvoir theory “The Second Sex” (1949) which is applied to analyze this research paper. The aim of this research is to analyze the problem of domestic violence towards woman. The researcher shows the domestic violence happened in that era, and men are dominant because of the social construct build to make men are powerful. Domestic violence and man domination in the early 20th century can truly be seen in Zora Neale Hurston story.
Highlights
Violence against women still becomes a crucial case that never ends, from sexual harassment to domestic violence
Feminist movements and the foundation of the women protection began to appear in harmony with many cases occurred, for example in married life, the violence against couples still occurred, that led to physical injuries, psychological disorders, and divorce
Domestic violence is any behavior which power of control over a spouse, partner, girl or boyfriend or intimate family member”. (It is accessed on October, 15 2018 from https://acesdv.org/domestic-violence-graphics/)
Summary
Violence against women still becomes a crucial case that never ends, from sexual harassment to domestic violence. According to Arizona Coalition to End Sexual & Domestic Violence, or abbreviated as ACESDV: “Domestic violence is not physical violence alone. More than one-third of women in the United States (35,6% or approximately 42,4 million) have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. These data are taken according to a survey of NISVS, National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS, 2010:39). Such violent treatment can make the victim is unable to perform daily activities with calmly, because they imagine the fear
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