Women's Awareness in Preserving Nature in Novel Entitled Burung-burung Manyar by Y.B Mangunwijaya (Ecofeminist Study)

摘要

This study was aimed to reveal women's awareness in preserving nature that is written in the novel entitled Burung-burung Manyar (The Waver Birds). In this study, the researcher applied qualitative descriptive method. The theory used to identify this work is ecofeminism, which assumes that there is a close relationship between women and natural preservation. The results of this study indicated that character of Atik played an important role in the preservation of nature, animals and plants. She had a high sensitivity and concerned for the survival of living things and the natural environment.