Misogyny in the Novel “Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam” by Dian Purnomo

Abstract

In the feminist perspective, women and men have equality in all fields. Misogyny is an inappropriate attitude in the feminist discourse. The current study was carried out to discover the misogynistic practices experienced by the female characters in the novel Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam By Dian Purnomo (2020). This study employed a qualitative method. The collected data employed by words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and expressions contained in the novel where the data were organized and sorted into patterns, categories, and descriptive units. The obtained data were analyzed based on several dimensions such as domestic and social, both verbally and non-verbally. The results of the study imply that misogyny practices are detrimental to women as individuals.