The Lesbianism Reflected In The Miseducation Of Cameron Post Novel (2012): A Feminist Approach

The aim of this research is to analyze the aspect of lesbianism, reveal the reason why lesbianism emerges as an issue, and describe how lesbianism depicted in The Miseducation of Cameron Post novel. In this research, descriptive-qualitative research is used. The researchers used two data sources in the study, namely: 1.) Primary data source which is obtained from Emily Damforth's novel entitled The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2.) Secondary data source which is obtained from various articles and journals from the internet related to the novel. This research is analyzed by using a Feminist Approach. In analyzing the data, based on Miles and Huberman (2015), the researcher centered on three core activities, videlicet: 1.) Data reduction 2.) Data display 3.) Data verification or drawing a conclusion. As a result, the researcher discovers three aspects of lesbianism that reflected in The Miseducation of Cameron Post novel namely: environmental, and psychological aspect. Secondly, the issue of lesbianism in The Miseducation of Cameron Post novel is explicitly described by the author, Emily Danforth. Lesbianism in this novel was considered as something crucial by society. There is a lot of discussion about homosexuality that is seen from a religious perspective as preventive ways. This was taken because society believe that homosexuality, both gay and lesbian, is a form of distortion and sin. Thirdly, the researcher found that there are several elements which denotes lesbianism in The Miseducation of Cameron Post novel, namely: theme, character, plot, and setting