STUDY OF RADICAL
FEMINISM THEORY THAT RELATED WITH THE SOCIAL SOCIETY
IN THE NOVEL “A KISS
IN TIME”
Socio Psyco Of Literature
Lecturer : Destary Praptawati, S.S, M.Hum
Arinda
Saraswati Wulandari
082110080
ENGLISH LITERATURE PROGRAM
COLLEGE OF LANGUAGES
SULTAN AGUNG ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG
2013/ 2014
INTRODUCTION
Background Of Research
A Kiss In Time is one of Alex
Flinn bestseller book of her. This novel has similar story with Sleeping Beauty but has many social
issues into it. This literary work present of many social issues involved
gender inequality, social life style and the occupation.
In this analysis will be
discussing about these issue which is the issues can be bulid in social
society. This analysis also focused on the Feminist Radicalism approach. That
study is to respond to the issue of the equality
of gender and social construction of sex
in the social society. With the aimed to proving and to knowing in
deeply, the issues that exis in that novel.
Theoritical
Feminism was born in America in the year of 1776
after revolution. It is also happened in Europe especially France and
Netherland it became a public issue in the year of 1837 ([1]). The aims of feminist
theory are to understand the role and the nature of gender inequality between
women and men by examining role and lived experience of women. The feminist
theory has developed a theory which concern in all aspect of life, in order to respond to
the issue of the equality of gender and social construction of sex ([2]).
This analysis will focus on Radical feminist approach
with social issues that involved
gender inequality, social life style and the occupation. Radical feminism says that women's liberation can only
be achieved through the transformation of the private realm in human relations.
However, they also developed the concept of patriarchy to explain the
institutionalization of male domination of women, and put forward the concept
that gender is not only a the issue of individual identity and sexual.
According
to radical feminism , the patriarchy is that cause oppression against women. One
of the characters was Kate Millet argued that the roots oppression of women has
been buried regards sex system / gender in patriarchy . In her book Sexual
Politics (1970 ) it is to enlarged the patriarchal
biological differences between men and women . That why where men have a
dominant masculine roles and women have a feminine role . the result of the
spread of this ideology for most women is internalized inferiority of sense
" themselves " to men .(4)Radical feminists who were born
in the era of 60-70s basically have 3 basic ideas as follows: 1. That women
experience oppression and oppressors were male. 2. That gender differences are
often called masculine and feminine is entirely socially constructed or
invented by people, not on the basis of differences in the actual experience of
women and men. 3. Whereas oppression by men is the most important of all other
forms of oppression, where it is becoming a pattern of repression. Radical
feminism, which roughly spanned the period between 1967 and 1975, rejected
woman’s maternal, relational roles as patriarchal and oppressive. Radical
feminism dedicated itself to a vision of an equal society which included both
woman and men. Radical feminists believes that men and woman differed only in
their genitalia and they argues that culture imposed all other differences of
nature and role. Radical feminists believed thet men would also benefit from a
new society, but only woman possessed the incentive to create change.
Sociology
of literature is a discover that focused on human problem. Because literature
often to show up the buffetings humman being in the future established. From
this view can see that the buffetings of human always coloring literary work.
Perspective sociology of literature give attention to Levin (Elizabeth and
Burns, 1973:31) “literature is not only
the effect of social causes but also of social effect.” This suggestion
give feedback that a literary work turned to reciprocality relationship between
society and literary work. Both of them will be involved each other that’s way it
make sometime a literary work similar with the event on historical society.
Synopsis of
the Story
“A Kiss In Time” with the major character Jack and Talia
which is Talia live in two different eras because of the spell of the witch
Malvolia. Talia who lived in 300 years ago is a princess from Euphrasia and now
known as Belgium. Than she lived again because of kissed by Jack, as we know as
her true love. The story full of complicated about the true love traveling of
Talia and Jack. In this story Jack tells as a American guy with the future
bleak. But he has full controlled of Talia. He is 17 years old. And he loved
traveling, beach and party. Talia 16 years old in this era and 316 years old
the old era. An ancient princess with the old thinker. But she smart and love
freedom and traveling. Talia escape from Kingdom of Euphrasia because she want
run from her father who opperassed her to be princess and blame her for what
hapened today. She escape to run her true love “Jack”. But it’s not easy Jack
lived in modern technological era and
she lived in the old kingdom era. And she strived to follow Jack action
from the clothes until how she carry-well to other. Also she adaptable with
Jack family that notabene dislike her and wanna her to go out from their house.
Bus she adaptable very well. With her cleaverness and braveness in the
diplomasi she can have a place in Jack family. Especially his father who
dislike her much. One day in the morning she’ve got gate crasher, it is
Malvolia. Malvolia kidnap her and bring her to the up hill in Euphrasia to
finished her revange to the king that ever chase away her from the kingdom
without any reason from Malvolia. Then in the last Malvolia told that if Jack
is really her true love he will come and found her eventhough the witch gave an
ordeal to him. And finally it is true Jack found her and bring Talia to the
Kingdom. The witch Malvolia was dissepeared and the kingdom of Euphrasia change
named became Royal Euphrasia. The last is Jack continued his study in bussiness
scholl and Talia become a Royal Princess. Two years letter they meet again and
they made a spectaculair performance that the story come from their story. The
End by the audience applouds and they make their way to happily ever after.
Again.
CONTENT
Discussion
In this analysis Talia and Jack as the major character
and the main topic on this discussion, discuss about Radical Feminism. In the
Talia’s life she feels opperessed by her father because she never ever getting
freedom like the other child in that era. She with no permit to never ever
touch spindles without any exsplanation before. Also when she with insensibly
touching spindles with her finger and caused she and entire kingdom of
Euphrasia fall asleep. Then she woken by kiss of her true love, and they woke
on different era. Almost entire the kongdom of Euphrasia blaming her.
Especially her father. Then she was decideing to escape from the kingdom and
run with Jack to getting freedom and traveling as she want to before.
“Inconvenient! Talia, do you not understand? Could you be
so stupid?”—
“What does it matter? If, as you say, we have all slept
these three hundred years, we are ruined, destroyed—you,
I, the entire kingdom. ---everyone realizes that my
daughter
is the stupidest girl on earth.”
----but yourself, Talia, and we
are paying the price. ---
“I am sorry, Father.”
He looks at the floor. “Perhaps, Talia, you ought to go
to your room.” (pg 76 cp 1)
I am an outcast now. Father
despises me. They all . . .” I gesture toward (pg 81 cp
1)
I see my escape. “Do you think
perhaps . . . ?” (pg 84 cp 1)
From this scene it is clear
that Talia escape because she doesn’t comfort if she must despised by her
father after the insesible mistake she did.
The day was run Talia and Jack goes to Miami. She learn
many things. Start from the clothes she used that mirroring the life style in
that era in the country. Talia force to uses an ancient clothes (Talia think). One
thing kiss is usual in nowadays era. The different life style in the old and
modern eras.
“A clock? On your
wrist? How strange.” She pulls back
from me and examines my clothes, the flag T-shirt.
“What is that?” --- Old Navy puts the year on all their
flag
T-shirts. It’s sort of a racket, I guess—you have to buy
a
new one every year.” (pg 61 cp 6)
I’m wearing something halfway
between pants and tights,
a red jacket, a ruffly shirt, and boots, all too small. At
least they don’t wear kilts in this country. (pg 84 cp 2)
Jack laughs. “Girls don’t wear ball gowns anymore,
Princess—not even to balls.”
I open the sack. Men’s trousers, a green piece of fabric,
and two objects which might be some
sort of tools. (pg 121 cp 6)
It is very difficult to dress without a lady’s maid.
There
are so many buttons to unbutton, stays to unlace... (pg
122 cp 6)
It’s look different from era to
era that first people wear ball growns and everybody consider that clothes is
modern but now, those clothes looks ancient and the modern clothes is that
men’s trousers, flag’s t-shirt, fabric bathing clothes and always replace in
everyyear. Nowadays is modern era, one night Talia and Jact invited to the
small party of his friend and in there there is a rule to wear bathing clothes
and the music was full of Rock it is different when she was on kingdom. In that
night there is a radical feminism that shows on scene. Is when jack start to
love Amber’s again and Talia was dissepointed, she was angry and she do the
same she corrupt with Jack friend Robert’s. She don’t care what Jack do next but finally
Jack sane if he has responsibilities to her. Then he find her. And say sorry. Radical
feminism dedicated itself to a vision of an equal society which included both
woman and men.
“I missed you, Jack.”--- “You were leaving. I couldn’t
stand
to think how much I’d miss you.” She leans up against me,
so warm.---- (pg 196 cp 15)
Jack just kisses anyone and everyone, I now see.
It was not special at all when he kissed me. His lips are
everywhere. I turned to run away. (pg 200 cp 16)
I feel about to cast up my accounts like a common drunkard.
Still, I must keep Robert with me.
“It is a lovely
night,” I say
As I say it, I stumble upon my own feet. Robert reaches his
hand out to steady
me. (pg 203 cp 16)
Can we see that Talia wanna equality after she follow
Jack intstruction to wear this, to do this to go this. Bus she fells
dissepointed and despises for Jack and she was angried. Then Talia and Jack was
home. She is not received well in Jack house his parent disagree she lived
here. But because the smart brain she has and diplomasi spoken up that she has,
finally she acceptable in Jack House.
“But hey haaate me. They make me sleep on air mattress.”
(pg 209 cp 17)
Breakfast was a silent meal, but afterward, as we are sitting
together at the table, it occurs to me that I should use
the diplomacy skills that were the work of years.
if I talk to her, she will begin to like me, --- as a spoiled extension
of my hated father. Then she may be less likely to kill me.
At least, it is worth a try. (pg 305-306 cp 38)
In there there is an unmaching
between Jack family with Talia but she can handle it. Radical feminists
believed thet men would also benefit from a new society, but only woman
possessed the incentive to create change. After that in here there is the
occupation that shows in radical feminism theory that corelation with social
society.
Boys helped their fathers in the fields. Girls milked
cows and gathered eggs. (pg 242 cp 22)
Dad’s working late, and Mom’s shopping with
Meryl. (pg 274 cp
27)
You have talent, Jack. You can work with the
landscape designers to help us
achieve a really
great look for Royal Euphrasia.” (pg 361 cp 49)
Those is scene that show the inequality between man and
woman. Man tand to work hard then women tent to work on house, similar like
housemaid. That just work on spindle, swept floor, always attention on man
caution.
CONCLUSION
From the Alex Flinn literary work “A Kiss In Time”,
it has been shown, therefore, that radical feminism
especially feminism have always exsisted in society. The modern technology is a
relatively recent phenomenon, which is one reason for the society to views the
radical feminism in the old era and nowadays. Story from novel A Kiss In Time describe about radicalism
feminist, with the result is in the fact feminism is still existed and radical
feminism as a secondary aspect that kick to proven by social society. That we
can see in the inequality, social life-style and the occupation
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