Open AccessSimilarity and Differences of the Concubine Character in the Novel Wives and Concubines and the Earth of Mankind
Author(s) -
Xuc Lin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
lingua cultura/lingua cultura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2460-710X
pISSN - 1978-8118
DOI - 10.21512/lc.v3i2.343
Subject(s) - courage , character (mathematics) , modernization theory , dignity , similarity (geometry) , civilization , moral character , order (exchange) , personality , sociology , history , literature , psychology , philosophy , psychoanalysis , social psychology , law , theology , art , political science , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , image (mathematics)
Wives and Concubines and The Earth of Mankind showed us a situation where women is treated as animals and sold to a man. The moral standard of being concubine is to obey her master. In The Earth of Mankind, Nyai Ontosoroh took us to see her transformation process from a woman who obeyed her master into her master became dependant on her. And, on the contrary in Wives and Concubine, Song Lian, from a woman who protected her dignity changed into losing her personality in order to get the love from the master. Nyai Ontosoroh from a weak woman changed into powerful woman, but Song Lian from quite powerful changed into a woman with mental disorder. Nyai Ontosoroh’s transformation happened because she grasped a good opportunity to study new knowledge, western civilization and modernization. And Song Lian had new-style education but has not experienced self-awakening yet, did not have the concept of “earning your own living”, she did not have courage to step on a new path.