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SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE - READER RESPONSE THEORY (MARIAH by Che Husna…
SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE -
READER RESPONSE THEORY
(MARIAH by Che Husna Asahari)
SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
In this theory, the social role holds the reader's response on the literary work based on the situation where the social side plays the role.
Any individual interpretation of a text is created in an interpretative community of minds consisting of participant who share a specifics reading and interpretation strategy
social perspective- mariah
Women are encouraged to cover their
“aurat”, especially by wearing a head shawl.
Mariah is looked down upon for only wearing a “kain lepas” to cover her head and part of her torso
Because of this, Mariah was accused of being a homewrecker and was accused and blamed for seducing men including the imam
However, the irony of it was that, the imam was seduced by her through complete lust and wanted to marry her
social perspective -
gender role fulfillment
patriarchal society
men hold the primary power in the household and society in general
women are expected to adhere to men and their every needs
men hold authority over women and children
women are expected to resign to their fate
women based principally on their biological capabilities
Maryam, being the imam's wife, is expected to have a baby as she is considered the pride of the village.
fertility has nothing to do with men
women regarded as property and child bearers - motherhood and managing the household
oppression of women by society
Beautiful women are often regarded as objects of desire
women do not usually speak up for their right because of the limited power they have
Mariah is labelled a homewrecker by the villagers, mainly the women in the village; she is accused and blamed for attracting and seducing the men, when actually the problem lies on the men themselves
women are blamed for the actions of men
Summary of
Mariah
by Che Husna Asahari
A short story about a beautiful and attractive widow name Mariah who ran a nasi berlauk stall that was famous and attracted many men despite the average tasting food
The women of the village viewed her as a threat and even disregarded her as they considered her a threat as their husbands neglect their home cooking and eat at her stall.
In the village, there lived an imam and his wife who were both very highly regarded in their village and whose 15-year marriage was viewed as a perfect example by the other villagers
Imam was viewed as a man of strong spirituality, morals, modesty, propriety and the enforcer of stringent mores.
Imam’s wife, Cik Yam, was a good, loyal, obedient wife with good culinary and housekeeping skills and was considered the ideal icon of a wife by the other women in the village as she was the ‘full package’.
However, one day, after being invited to eat at Mariah’s stall by one of the villagers, imam immediately falls for Mariah as she looks a lot like his past love from when he was studying in Pattani
Imam expresses his wish to make Mariah his second wife to Cik Yam and although heartbroken, Cik Yam agrees in the end because she says she loves him