Abstract
This research aims to discuss the imageries of Mentawaian women in the novel Burung Kayu by Niduparas Erlang and their comparison to modern women. The novel talks about conflicts between tribes and the government alongside the differences between the image of Mentawai tribal women which are very obedient to their husbands and customary rules and its contrast to modern women who come to Barasi to become doctors for the Mentawai tribes. Through qualitative method and explorative approach, this paper underlines the comparisons between two entities by the concepts of feminine images of women beings. In analysis, this novel shows different patterns of thoughts and behaviors between Mentawai women and the midwives who come in physical, psychological and social elements. This novel is not only about tribal conflicts, but also matters of imageries of women who must stay obedient but have desires to grow further. In conclusion, imageries of tribal and modern women accentuate matters of conflictual yet contradictory indications of womanness in which patriarchal structures are still within.
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