PEMBEBASAN SUARA PEREMPUAN MELALUI SISTERHOOD DALAM THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE KARYA ABI DARE

Abstract

This research is motivated by the emergence of oppression experienced by women by patriarchal norms depicted in literary works. The novel The Girl with the Louding Voice, involving the forced marriage of Adunni and Morufu has sparked critical responses about the exploitation of women in Nigeria. This article argues that the 2020 novel The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare proposes an idealization of female sisterhood in Nigeria that opposes patriarchy and polygamy, as well as a representation of women that emphasizes a positive human spirit. Such a perspective is driven by elements of the world of Nigerian women, some of which are traditional. Sisterhood in this study is defined as a continuum of close ties between women that includes female friendships. In a narrative told from a woman's perspective, the author emphasizes sisterhood as a source of comfort and salvation for women. This paper finds that positive affirmation is a powerful way of rebellion and resistance against patriarchal supremacy. Analysis of Nigerian culture and the concept of sisterhood promoted by Bell Hooks was also carried out to explain the role of sisterhood in life. The main function of the feminist symbol of sisterhood in The Girl with the Louding Voice is to oppose the dependence on men and the implied presence of female heroes on patriarchal norms, but does not completely consider male individuals as women's enemies.