Womens Roles in A Dolls House

Womens Roles in A skirts HouseCHAPTER IBackground of StudyDrama is maven of literary works besides novel and poetry. Drama non solitary(prenominal) offers the contributor an imitation of behavior but similarly helps them to understand the spiritedness, because flavour that is drawn in the drama is the reflection of society. All drama deals with whatever sort of enigma, but the term problem defraud refers to those runaways concerned with proper(postnominal) social problem. (Peck,194788). From that quotation, shows that every play contains with some problems. In order that the reader brush off conceive contains of the play. Every problem is different, but all problems relate with social problem that often occur in daily vivification. fit to Drama A Pocket Anthology that Aristotle has relatively little to say close the theme of a play, simply nothing that Thought of the personages is shown in everything to be effected by their language. Because he focuses to much(pren ominal) a large ground level on the emotional side of the tragedy-its simulation of pity and fear-he seems to give little importance to the role of drama as a serious meeting place for the discussion of ideas, referring his readers to an early(a) of his works. Theme, the central idea or ideas that a play discusses, is important in Greek tragedy and in the subsequent storey of the theatre. (Campbell, 200413). Thus, it means that the theme of a play can be seen in personages language. The theme is the important thing to be discussesed in a play especially in Greek tragedy and in subsequent account of theatre.The theme is the idea of a common base that sustains a literary work contained in the text semantic structure and link up equations or the differences (Hartoko in Nurgiyantoro, 2002 68). The theme is shifted from the motives in the relevant work that determines the events, conflicts, and certain situations. Including the other intrinsic elements, for those reason it should be supporting the clarity theme to be conveyed. The theme became the basis of the development of the entirely story, so it animates the whole expound of the story. The theme has a common generalization, wider and abstract.One of the play that the generator discern to analyze is A lady House. A Doll House is profound for its lively attitude toward 19th century jointure norms. It aroused abundant controversy at the time, as it concludes with the protagonist, Nora, leaving her husband and children because she wants to discover herself. Ibsen was godlike by the belief that a woman cannot be herself in innovational society, since it is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who survey feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint. (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dolls_House)This play, one of the works by Henrik Ibsen was written in 1879 and caused a huge controversy even in the beginning its premiere at the Theatre Royal Copenhagen. It s old out in the two and a half weeks between its scratch publication and functioning and was considered scandalous by those in authority, both in its treatment of marriage and for the fact that the heroine stands up for herself. http//www.benchtheatre.org.uk/plays90s/dolls class.php. Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the godfather of modern drama and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre. His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family brio and propriety mostly held sway in Europe. Ibsens work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilised a critical eye and free enquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. (http//www.benchtheatre.org.uk/plays90s/dollshouse.phpauthor). Especially in A Doll House, Ibsen explores about women roles in interior(pren ominal) help life that should face by Nora as the wife of Torvald in that play.The story tells about the domestic life of Torvald and Nora Helmer. In her life, Nora as the main function, faced the problem that made her did not free in her life. Her husband, Torvald always curb her, started when the Christmas event. When Nora prepargond all the necessary, Torvald criminate her for spending too much money for that event. He thought that it was for expand thing because in his opinion did not appropriate with the society. Besides the monetary matters depend on how the wife manages it and as a wife should manages it carefully.This is an enkindle play that can be analyzed through structural approach. The author choose the women roles in domestic life in A Doll House drama by Henrik Ibsen to analyze with the theme of the play because the whole story is contains of women roles that the main character faced in the domestic life. Beside that the author choose this topic because in the previous poll from student of Petra Christian University entitled A Study of Noras Disappointment as A Woman Toward Social Expectations that are Represented By Her Father and Her economise (Helmer) As Seen in Henrik Ibsens A Doll House. There begin been analyzed about the factors that make Nora disappointed toward the expectation of her father and her husband. She also encouraged to find out how Nora solves her disappointment by using literary devices such as characterization and conflict. (Olivia, 2005V)The writer is interested in analyzing A Doll House by applying structural approach to reveal women roles in domestic life in A Doll House. There are two roles that the writer wants to reveal from this play, they are women as financial motorcoach and women as housewife.Statement of The problemBased on the background of the record. The problem can be formulated as followWhat are women roles at Domestic life in A Doll House?1.3 objective lens of The studyBased on the statement o f the problem above of the problem, in that location is such of the objective of this studyTo sleep together the women roles in domestic life in A Doll House?1.4 Significance of the studyThis study has two significances they are theoretically and practically. Theoretically, this study can be multipurpose for those who concern with literature especially for those who are interested in analyzing literary works using thematic summary. Practically, this study will contribute to know the theory of literature. Especially, this study expected to give the readers the understanding of women roles in domestic life(..).1.5 Scope and LimitationThe elements of drama are divided into two, intrinsic elements and foreign elements. This study will discuss about the intrinsic elements of allegory such as the theme, plot, and character characterization. The scope of this study focuses on the theme connect to Noras character in A Doll House. This study hold on on the main character and some sup prorting character such as Tolvard Helmer. The writer use theory A autobiography of Women in the west. To avoid moving away from main discussion, this is study is curb on two aspect in theory A History of Women in the west. by Francoise Thebaud such as women as housewife, and women as the financial handler.1.6 Research Method1.6.1 Research DesignThis study is in the form of literary analysis. This study is designed as descriptive qualitative research. Firstly analyze the play itself by concerning on women roles in domestic life is in A Doll HouseThen the writer concludes there are two roles in this study. The identifying will be through while reading purpose to find out the point related to women roles in Noras character.1.6.2 ApproachTo do analysis in this study is applied the literary approach. The writer used structuralism approach. Structuralism can be viewed as one of the literary approach that emphasizes the study of the family between elements of the development literat ure is concerned (Abrams in Nurgiantoro, 200237).Structural analysis of literary works, which in this field of study fiction, can be done by identifying, assessing and describing the functions and relationships between the intrinsic elements of fiction is concerned. Identify and describe how the state of events, plot, character and characterization, setting, poin of view etc. (Nugiantoro, 200237)1.6.3 Source of informationThis study analyzes A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen as the main data. The play was publised in 1879 in Norway. The book that will be analyzed is A Penn State electronic Classics Series Publication Copyright 2001-10 The Pennsylvania State University, which consists of 80 pages of 3 acts. The data will form of sentences and statements that related to women roles from the play. 1.6.4 Steps of Collecting entropyThe technique of appeal data in this study will be done in sequences as followsReading and understanding the contents of the airplane pilot play that would be analyzed.Identifying the statements of the play about the women roles in domestic life in that support the data.Collecting the data that are suitable with women roles.Classifying the data based on the statement of the problem.1.6.5 Technique of analyzing dataAfter collecting the data, the writer continues with the next is analyzing the data. The following steps are.Analyzing the women as financial managerAnalyzing the women as housewife.Making the coda based on the data analysis.The writer analyze the data through interpretation by using translation and explanation. In writing this study, the writer applies intrinsic approach dealing with theme, plot, character, and characterization.1.7 commentary of Key TermsThere are some terms that must(prenominal) be explained to make those terms clear. Those terms are Domestic life One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant, a house servant. http//www.definitions.net/definition/domesticStructural analysis of l iterary works, which in this case fiction, can be done by identifying, assessing and describing the functions and relationships between the intrinsic elements of fiction is concerned. Identify and describe how the state of events, plot, character and characterization, setting, point of view etc. (Nugiantoro, 200237)Thesis OrganizationThe organization of the study is arranged into four chapters. The first chapter consists of six parts background of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope and boundary of the study, research method that consist of research design, research approach, source of data, technique of collecting data, and steps of analyzing data. The second chapter discusses about the theorical background of the work or called review of related literature which contains the theories that are use in the analysis, which is analyzing the the women roles in domestic life that is described in A Doll House. The trey presents the analysis that would be core of the study. And the last chapter or fourth chapter is the conclusion of the study and as a result of the analysis in this study.1