Woman struggle for belief in Okky madasari’s entrok

Abstract

Women in Indonesia have long struggled for the better life. The struggle has been started from the colonial period. They struggled for getting independance, getting education, and getting better economic life. This study concerns with woman struggle for belief in Okky madasari’ Entrok. Okky is one of the woman writers in Indonesia. She has won Khatulistiwa Literary Award, a prestigious award for writers in Indonesia. Sumarni, the main character in Okky’s Entrok, struggled for her belief , Javanism, among the Moslems community. Javanism is the belief of the Javanese people which is not the religion stated by the government. This study uses This study used a qualitative method with descriptive and hermeneutics approach. Sociological literary concept is used to see the reflection of the community in literary works. The result shows that Sumarni still convinces with her belief although her surrounding doesn’t support her and oppose her. She also quarells with her only daughter who is a Moslem. Sumarni still performs all the ceremonies in Javanism. She shows to the society that she could be good person in spite of her belief.