THE IMAGE OF WOMEN AND THE CORRELATION OF PRINCIPLE 4B IN THE NOVEL RACUN PUAN BY NYOMAN AYU SUCIARTINI

Abstract

The image of a woman is a mental, spiritual and everyday behavioral picture of a woman. The purpose of this study is to obtain results related to self-image, social image of women and their correlation with the 4B principle ( Brain, Beauty, Behavior, Brave) in the novel Racun Puan by Ni Nyoman Ayu Suciartini. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research approach. Data collection techniques in this study use library techniques, listening and note-taking techniques. The validity of the data in this study uses researcher triangulation, while the data analysis technique uses content analysis based on Elaine Showalter's feminist literary criticism theory. The results of this study demonstrate women's self-image from both physical and psychological perspectives. Meanwhile, women's social image is examined through their relationships with family and society. The image of women in the novel Racun Puan correlates with the 4B principle because it represents an image that can serve as a role model for today's women.