The Image of Makassar Women in Natisha Persembahan Terakhir by Khrisna Pabichara

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue VII, July 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Image of Makassar Women in Natisha Persembahan Terakhir by Khrisna Pabichara

Bulan Rara Yangsen, Inriati Lewa, Muhammad Syafri Badaruddin
Faculty of Cultural Sciences – Hasanuddin University
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract: This study aims to reveal the image of Makassar women contained in the novel entitled Natisha Persembahan Terakhir (NTA). The data collection method used in this research is the literature study. The data analysis method in this study is qualitative descriptive in manner. The data presented are regarding the image of Makassar women contained in the NTA by Khrisna Pabichara. The results showed that the image of Makassar women was seen in two domains, namely the domestic sphere and the public sphere. In the domestic sphere, it is characterized by women staying at home, women being obedient and emotional, women choosing partners, and women in the household. The image of Makassar women in the public sphere is marked by women in education and women in society.

Keywords: image, women, novel, literary structural theory, woman voice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Women with all their positions and existences have always been an interesting discussion and never ended. This can be seen from the many studies on women’s issues than men. In essence, women and men have the same status in society. What distinguishes them is the function and role they carry in dealing with life’s problems.
The Makassar tribe is one of the ethnic groups in South Sulawesi whose dynamics in the lives of women and men can be traced to this day. The position of women can be seen from various studies on patterns of gender relations, both in lontara, writings about women, folklore, or history.
Makassar ethnic society views women in life as baine. The mention of baine comes from the word bine which means seed or forerunner, so it can be interpreted as the origin or beginning. The Makassar tribal society places women as the pinnacle of dignity which is not only a symbol but also the essence of a marker of degree and dignity in a family.
Records of Makassar women in the written or oral tradition began during the formation of the Gowa Kingdom regarding the story of the presence of “To Manurung Bainea”. The history of the manuscript about To Manurung Bainea version of the Ancient Lontaraq of Gowa tells of a beautiful woman wearing Makassar’s oversized clothes that came down from the sky, then named To Manurung Baine or To Manurunga. The woman was the answer to the prayers of the people of Gowa at that time who longed for a new leader because of the failure of the previous leader, namely Paccalla. Paccalla’s leadership of nine groups of

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