RAHIMA’S SUBALTERNITY AS SEEN IN NADIA HASHIMI’S THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL

Umi Kalsum, NIM.: 16150013 (2023) RAHIMA’S SUBALTERNITY AS SEEN IN NADIA HASHIMI’S THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL. Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

This thesis examines the novel The Pearl That Broke Its Shell where Rahima experiences oppression and subordination, both in terms of social and personal life, such as being unable to receive education beyond the age of twelve, unable to work, unable to leave the house without a male guardian, forced marriage, polygamy, and many more. This research aims to explain Rahima's condition as she lives in post-colonial Afghanistan and faces oppression, trauma, violence, and an identity crisis. After being forcibly married off by her father, Rahima's life gets worse in all aspects. The husband and mother-in-law control Rahima's life for their benefit. As qualitative research, this study aims to explain how Rahima deals with the inequalities that occur to her. Therefore, the researcher uses the postcolonial subaltern theory of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak to analyze the issues. Spivak emphasizes in her essay entitled “Can the subaltern speak?” that “the subaltern cannot speak”. The only way for them to speak is to be dominant in language or voice. Spivak believes that if a subaltern woman wants to be free and voice her opinion, she must fight for herself without being represented by anyone. And based on the analysis using this approach, it can be divided into four parts, namely essentialism, representation, subalternity, and agency. Thus it can be concluded that Rahima was finally able to speak for herself by telling her friends and choosing to run away from her oppressors.

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