Study of Ecofeminism in The Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran by Mashdar Zainal

Abstract

This study discusses the study of ecofeminism found in the novel of Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran by Mashdar Zainal. Today, women are considered to have an important role in efforts to protect and save the natural environment. The attitude of caring for the environment can also be raised in literary works, one of which is the study of ecofeminism on the novel. Ecofeminism is one of the literary studies relating to aspects of ecology and feminism contained in literary works. This research is a kind of descriptive qualitative research. The main data source of this research is the text in the novel of Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran by Mashdar Zainal related to the study of ecofeminism. The data collection technique used is content analysis. The data validity technique uses data source triangulation and method triangulation. The data analysis technique uses the content analysis method which consists of three elements, namely data reduction, data presentation, and data inference. The results of this study show that in the novel of Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran there are three forms of ecofeminism, namely natural ecofeminism, spiritual ecofeminism, and socialist ecofeminism.