Women's struggle in Oka Rusmini's Tarian Bumi and Alice Walker's The Color Purple

Priatna, Resan Angga (2025) Women's struggle in Oka Rusmini's Tarian Bumi and Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Sarjana thesis, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.

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Abstract

Tarian Bumi is a novel by Oka Rusmini that depicts the lives of women in Bali, Indonesia. Through rich and profound narratives, this story focuses on the struggles of women in confronting oppression and the strong patriarchal norms present in their society. The novel illustrates how social and cultural pressures compel women to adhere to traditional roles that often restrict their freedom and rights. On the other hand, The Color Purple is a novel by Alice Walker published in 1982. This novel follows the life of a black woman named Celie in the American South during the early 20th century and explores themes of oppression, struggle, and women's empowerment within a racist and patriarchal system. Given the thematic similarities in both novels, the researcher focuses on the issue of oppression and the struggles of women as the main topic of the study. The aim of this research is to describe the social norms that oppress women and to explain the struggles of women against these social norms in the novels Tarian Bumi and The Color Purple. In this study, the researcher adopts a descriptive qualitative method with a mimetic approach, as well as applies comparative literature methods. The findings of the research indicate that in both novels, there are five forms of oppression experienced by the main characters, including oppression through gender stereotypes, normalized violence, women as preservers of patriarchal values, marital and sexual relationships, and certain religious values. Although the forms of oppression experienced are similar, each novel reflects different aspects and cultures. The female characters in both novels fight against the oppression they face in distinct and unique ways, reflecting their resilience and courage in confronting various challenges.

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