The Reflection of Cinderella Complex on Women in Kenanga Novel by Oka Rusmini

Abstract

The research aims to examine the Cinderella Complex in Kenanga novel by Oka Rusmini. The approach used in this research was feminist literary criticism and women's psychoanalysis approach. The data collection technique used in this research was the reading-note technique. The data validity in this study was verified in two ways: (1) reading in depth and repeatedly and (2) reviewing by colleagues and the supervisor. The results of the study are as follows. First, the forms of the Cinderella Complex experienced by the female characters in Kenanga's novel are the fear of independence, the fear of dependency, and the fear of success. Second, the causes of the Cinderella Complex's emergence in female characters in the novel are parenting, maturity of personality, and negative self-concept.