Countering Women’s Stereotypes in Taufiq Al-Hakim’s Izis Playscript

DOI

10.2991/icclas-18.2019.8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

gender, stereotypes, woman, feminist, literary criticism

Abstract

This research focuses on the main female character, Izis, in the play script of Izis (1955) by Taufiq Al-Hakim. This study used a feminist literary critique approach that focused on feminist values applied in the literary analysis process. In addition, gender theories and gender stereotypes were used to see how the main female character was depicted, whether it confirmed the stereotypes developed in society or not. The stereotype that was used in this research was a dichotomy of female and male stereotypes which were theorized and written by Nasaruddin Umar. The study revealed that Iziz was a different woman compared to other women in the era of Egyptian kingdom. She was described as a woman who had courage, dared to fight, and was able to lead her team to uncover the truth of Oziris murder covered by others. He was a king of Egypt murdered and thrown into the Nile. It is concluded that Taufiq Al-Hakim described the main female character beyond the stereotype of women in general. It is known from how the female character can achieve success in her struggle through her efforts.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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