An Analysis of Feminism Elements in Green’s Looking for Alaska.Citra Aulia Johansari 127010012

This research entitled ‘’An Analysis of Feminism Elements in Green’s Looking For Alaska’’. It is a research that analyzes feminism issue of character, especially the main woman character, Alaska as an object. The writer used a descriptive analysis by using qualitative approach. Before analyzing feminism issue, the writer thought that she need to analyze the intrinsic elements. Three elements of intrinsic elements that will be analyzed are plot, character, setting. Those have a great relationship in this novel. The conflict in this novel is also interesting, it is seen from the plot of the novel. The writer decided to use Freytag’s pyramid for conflict finding in the novel. To explore this research, the writer used a feminist literary criticism approach based on Showalter. Feminism issue can show how women is trying to get equality and against the pressure of the patriarchal system. The feminism issues arise through the character of Alaska would bring herself toward the controller and controlled issue. Feminism issue brought on by the thought of Alaska in line with the conflict of the story. It was about the death of Alaska who wanted to get out of the labyrinth based on the last words of famous figure. Although Alaska had died, the feminism issue has not gone but instead the Alaska’s feminist thought was giving an effect to the loss of her friends. Thus, it became an interest conflict in the novel. The conclusion of this paper that the writer is found the signs of feminism issue in this novel. Alaska strongly rejected the female body as an object. She upheld the bond between women. Her feminist thought influences the other, against women as a slave. She could control the situation and her friends. Keywords: Literature, Intrinsic Elements, Feminism, John Green. Th