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How to Be a Man?: Masculinity Construction in a Short Story Mina's Eid Cake's Secret

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  • Rima Firdaus,
  • Mey Pramita Suudi,
  • Puji Karyanto,
  • Ervan Kus Indarto
Rima Firdaus
Departement of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga
Mey Pramita Suudi
Student at Departement of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga
Puji Karyanto
Departement of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga
Ervan Kus Indarto
Departement of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga
Published in : International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) , Vol. 12 No. 02 (2024)

Submission to VIJ 2024-02-20

Keywords

  • Construction of Masculinity, Gender role conflict, Humans, Flood

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Abstract

This research aims to describe the masculinity construction between the characters in the short story Secret of Mina's Lebaran Cake. The research data was gathered by a review of the literature. The descriptive analysis of the data obtained is the method adopted in this study. Data was gathered through a review of the literature. Following data collection, descriptive analysis was carried out as follows: (1) attentively reading literary works; (2) marking the part of the short tale that incorporates a feminist narrative; (3) data were analyzed using a masculinity approach; and (4) data were interpreted. The analysis and interpretation results are then provided. The findings of this study reveal that patriarchy and the development of masculinity produce tension in the gender roles accepted by the characters in the short narrative. Patriarchy not only confines and creates women, but it also molds boys to conform to the "might'' that men create and spread.

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