Abstract
This research aims to show the masculinity crisis experienced by a male character (a husband) due to the shift role of breadwinner in marriage in the short story "Huruf Terakhir" by Benny Arnas. This research is essential because it can demonstrate the impact of the wife's involvement to work in the public domain towards the husband's condition. This research is qualitative research by utilizing the concept of gender. Data collection techniques are carried out through document tracing on a short story "Huruf Terakhir" by Benny Arnas as the corpus. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive analysis method. The results showed that shifting role of breadwinner can cause a man (a husband) to experience a crisis of masculinity such as loss of independence, confidence, courage, assertiveness, and emotional control. The shifting role as breadwinner is also shown to open the opportunities for repression in women. Therefore, the research on the short story "Huruf Terakhir" is expected to contribute to the study of gender-sensitive literature, especially since it is able to show masculinity traits associated with the role of breadwinner can complicate men’s position and potentially hinder women's freedom.
Highlights
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan krisis maskulinitas yang dialami oleh tokoh laki-laki akibat pergeseran peran pencari nafkah dalam pernikahan pada cerpen “Huruf Terakhir” karya Benny Arnas
This research aims to show the masculinity crisis experienced by a male character due to the shift role of breadwinner in marriage in the short story "Huruf Terakhir" by Benny Arnas
Data collection techniques are carried out through document tracing on a short story "Huruf Terakhir" by Benny Arnas as the corpus
Summary
Karya sastra merupakan salah satu sarana alternatif yang sering diberdayakan untuk menyuarakan kesetaraan gender. Utomo (2012) menyatakan bahwa di perkotaan Indonesia, keputusan perempuan terdidik untuk terlibat dalam pekerjaan berbayar melibatkan negosiasi seputar norma tradisional dan modern yang sering bertentangan terkait peran gender dalam rumah tangga. Kejanggalan sikap dan keputusan tokoh Illy tersebut penting diteliti lebih lanjut khususnya untuk melihat bagaimana kehilangan pekerjaan dan pergeseran peran sebagai pencari nafkah dalam pernikahan berdampak pada krisis maskulinitas pada laki-laki selaku suami. Beberapa penelitian terdahulu tersebut berbeda dengan penelitian ini, karena penelitian ini justru akan membongkar bentuk krisis maskulinitas pada tokoh laki-laki sebagai akibat dari pergeseran peran pencari nafkah dalam pernikahan. Lindsey (2016) menyatakan bahwa peran gender dalam rumah tangga berdasarkan pandangan fungsionalis menempatkan suami sebagai pencari nafkah yang memiliki kekuasaan akhir atas keputusan rumah tangga sedangkan istri serta anak menjadi tanggungan
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