%A NIM. 10150090 ZAKIYAH 
%O Pembimbing :  Ulyati Retnosari S.S., M.Hum.

%T READING DAISY AS THE OPPRESSED CHARACTER REFLECTED IN
FITZGERALD'S THE GREAT GATSBY

%X Some critics writes about Daisy Fay in The Great Gatsby because the
existence of Daisy is sometimes questionable. One of them critique Daisy in bad
ways. It can be considered by her existence as the source of Gatsby’s death. She
has no responsibilities about Gatsby’s death even she leaves and ignores about it.
Yet, Daisy’s existence may inseparable of her husband, Tom Buchanan. It may
Daisy’s existence is affected by her husband. The fact, Tom dominates and
controls Daisy in many ways. The story encourages the writer to analyze Daisy who is
portrayed as the oppressed character because of Tom’s domination. This proves that
Daisy as the oppressed character is important problem to be analyzed. Besides, the writer
also analyzes about Daisy’s responses to her oppression. This research aims to describe
Daisy as the oppressed that explained in the novel and to get Daisy’s responses as her
struggle to get free from Tom’s domination. This research is a qualitative research.
Furthermore, to conduct the analysis, the research uses Radical-Cultural feminist theory
to organize the appearance of Daisy as the oppressed character. The writer concludes that
Daisy is an oppressed character in her household. Then, Daisy responds her oppression
may not be directly physical act but she attacks Tom mentally.


%K 
Keys words: The Great Gatsby, Daisy’s oppression, Daisy’s responses, Radical –
Cultural




%D 2014
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA
%L digilib14458