The Oppression of Women through Marriage in the Novel Sang Tandak by Yit Prayitno

The novel Sang Tandak is the material object of this research. This novel by Yit Prayitno indirectly contains women who experience sexuality restrictions through marriage. Women's space is deliberately limited and even constructed not to resist male domination. Feminists see literature as an effective tool to socialize patriarchal ideology and provide interpretations of literary works by readers, which have been done from a male perspective. Therefore, reading as a woman model is needed to deconstruct androcentric readings of male and female relations, especially in marriage. Through this approach, readers will also find a concrete portrayal of women's conditions under the existing reality. They will read, interpret, and understand the women's body. Ultimately, women who read can liberate themselves from the confinement of frames that restrict creativity and overhaul the existing patriarchal system.