The Identity Construction Of Najwa As A Jordanian Muslim Woman In The Novel Of Willow Trees Don't Weep

This research discusses the identity construction of Najwa‟s character as a Jordanian Muslim Woman in the Willow Trees Don?t Weep (2014) novel by Fadia Faqir. The research uses qualitative method with descriptive analysis. The writer studied the novel and the character of Najwa that focuses on Najwa‟s identity construction as a Jordanian Muslim woman who lives in a strong patriarchal culture. This research is supported by the concept of identity of Stuart Hall. The aim of the research is to show how Najwa as the main character construct her identity, especially it is seen clearly in the way she tries to find her father to some different countries include Pakistan, Afghanistan, and England. The writer finds out the process of negotiation and articulation of Najwa as the effort to construct her identity through her appearance and certain practices as a Jordanian Muslim woman. However, it is changed as she goes to the new environment of England as well as starts a new experience as a woman in England. The result shows that identity is not static but something dynamic because it is something that never ends and always in progress, but at once identity suggests a changing due to the influenced by the culture where the people live in