The Portrayal of A Woman’s Resistance Against People’s Cruelty Seen from Social Oppression Theory

Abstract

Asma was a-fifteen-year-old girl. She had to drop out from school when she was twelve because of financial issues. After school, she started to replace her mother position as a dangdut singer in a night café. The night café was the beginning of her love journey. She met her married boyfriend,Ceceng. Their relationship was fine, until Asma’s mother found out that her daughter had a relationship with Ceceng who was married. Asma’s mother was so mad with the fact that her daughter was dating someone. She wanted Asma for her and her husband only and then she started to abuse her. After her mother’s abusive behavior, Asma asked her boyfriend to take her away for a day from her family. That moment, her boyfriend took an advantage of her, he took her virginity away from her so he could keep her for him. One day her boss told her that her mother and her stepfather only used her to get money. She was so mad, and decided to leave her family and start a brand new life with her boyfriend, Ceceng. Until one day she was arrested in a raid in her workplace because she was still underage. Her life suddenly changed after that raid. She met her biological father who still care for her. She met her step-mother who was very kind and loving. Her step-mother was the one who always support her to go back to school for a better future. Her life was good, although her boyfriend left her with her money that she made.