Abstract
this paper will be explained about how family justice the polygamy based on the gender perspective, which has interpreted through the Athirahh novel. Considering that in this novel tells about the conflict in the polygamous family life carried out by Haji Kalla. Therefore the contributions of this research are: Firstly, the gender justice concept: marriage commitment and relation. The impartiality for a polygamous family is quiet difficult because of the balance of a polygamous family it is not only about the living sharing but also the feeling sharing. There might be a polygamy justice if the couple has a commitment to remain for the couple and maintain the marriage even though there are those who getting hurt because of that polygamy. Secondly, as told in the Athirahh novel, the figure of the woman who was hurt because of the polygamy had been done by her husband, but she was able to manage her mental and keep her good behavior in front of her husband and her children, so that was why the marriage commitment was maintained. But there was an inequality in the relation and the task division because Haji Kalla spent his time with his new wife more than the old one. Athirah had to has burden more because of it. In addition to keep her family, she also had to work for them.
Highlights
Paper ini akan memaparkan bagaimana keadilan Keluarga berpoligami perspektif gender, yang teriprentasikan lewat karya novel Athirahh, mengingat dalam novel ini banyak bercerita tentang konflik dalam kehidupan keluarga berpoligami yang dilakukan oleh haji Kalla
This paper will be explained about how family justice the polygamy based on the gender perspective
which has interpreted through the Athirahh novel
Summary
Novel Athirahh merupakan otobiografi wakil presiden Jusuf Kalla. Yang menarik dari novel ini adalah tokoh utama dalam kisah ini yakni sosok Athirah sebagai ibu ideal dimata Yusuf dan sekaligus pengusaha kain sutra yang sukses. Dia bisa menjadi ibu sekaligus menjadi sebagai bapak untuk anak- anak mereka, tak kala sang ayah memilih untuk berpoligami yang secara otomatis akan berbagi dari perhatian, materi dan kasih sayang dengan keluarga yang lain. Berita tentang bapak sedang jatuh cinta lagi dengan perempuan lain begitu banyak terdengar di masyarakat, mendengar kabar yang tidak menyenangkan Athirah mencoba bersikap tegar, dia hanya diam dan menjalankan seluruh aktivitasnya tanpa ada perubahan yang mendasar. Jusuf remaja tumbuh di tengah gejolak rumah tangga orang tuanya, dia memahami kesedihan yang dialami emma’, akan tetapi tak sekalipun dia meminta emma’ mempertanyakan alasan berpoligami pada bapak atau bertanya pada emma kenapa “tak melawan” semua hanya dipendam dalam hati. Kuat keinginan melindungi emma’ dan saudara yang lain, membulatkan hati jusuf untuk tidak meninggalkan Makassar, sementara sikap bapak tak pernah berubah. Athirah lebih memilih berdamai dengan keadaan, ketidak setiaan sang suami tidak menjadikannya hancur bahkan dia makin menjadi wanita yang kuat
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