"MENJADIKAN CANTIK� DALAM NOVEL MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA KARYA ARTHUR GOLDEN
| Main Authors: | , ELMY SELFIANA MALIK, , Dr. Wening Udasmoro, M.Hum, DEA |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
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[Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ugm.ac.id/130155/ http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=70570 |
Daftar Isi:
- The background of this research is the problem of appearance and behaviour which is supposed to be a form of self-expression of each individual who freely chosen. However, in the novel MOAG shows how women's bodies are not neutral, determined and controlled by the strength and power outside of herself. In MOAG, the women are portrayed as a figure who adherent to the ideal of beauty concepts which is constructed by environment. In this case, researcher attempts to reveal how the beauty of women shaped and why beauty is important in the novel. This study uses Naomi Wolf�s theory of the beauty myth because the concept of the beauty myth is closely related to the work of Arthur Golden which is loaded with issues regarding the \"beauty\" of women. The complexity of \"making beautiful\" in MOAG will be seen by using the concept of Naomi Wolf about the \"image of beauty\" as the beauty myth, the issue of Professional Beauty Qualification (PBQ), and goes beyond the myth. This research found that in MOAG novel clearly seen Arthun Golden�s desire to establish the image of ideal beauty which applies in the patriachal society. Women in the novel are required to fulfill the image of �beautiful face� in order to be appreciated and earn a decent living. women who are unable to meet the image will not be appreciated and at the end they will be isolated. Women in this novel are also not fully feel the freedom, eventhough they have entered the public space as a geisha. The geisha girls are required to adhere to PBQ of her work environment. PBQ demanded women who work as the geisha in this novel to be �beautiful� by wearing special geisha�s makeup, do the hair up, and wearing the kimono as the qualification of geisha�s beauty. Although their professional as a geisha, they are more demanded to give priority to the attitude and �feminine� character than to have artistic ability. At the end, the efforts they made to meet the criteria of the beauty in the MOAG novel make them oppressed and fettered, eventhough they have been free from mystical domesticity.