WOMEN OPPRESSION AND STRUGGLE IN THE NOVEL MOXIE BY JENNIFER MATHIEU

: This study aims to analyze women oppression and struggle in the novel Moxie, this novel tells East Rockport High school because sexism and the patriarchy system act as triggers for sexual violence and sexism in schools. Using Marion Young's iris theory to find out various kinds of oppressions occurred in novel Moxie and women's resistance using 2 theories of feminism, radical feminism by Alison M. Jaggar is used to analyze how the patriarchy system triggers sexual coercion and multicultural feminism. This theory is used to analyze the patriarchy system that triggers sexual coercion that happens because of race and black skin. The methodology in this research is qualitative descriptive. This research resulted in women oppression such as sexual harassment, intimidation, and rape as a form of sexual coercion contained in the novel. This research also shows how women struggle against oppression that occurs because of the patriarchy system and sexism at school.


INTRODUCTION
In real life, people do not escape oppression. Oppression includes exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, violence, and the use of force, threats, or coercion to abuse or intimidate another person.
This behavior can result in a habit and involve an imbalance of social or physical power. Oppression is defined as the abuse of power and authority to achieve personal or group gain (Louis & Dickson, 2018). Young (1990) defines oppression as when people make others less human. It can mean treating them in a dehumanizing way and denying their language, education, and other opportunities that might make them less than human in mind and body. According to Kilas (2017), the oppression of women has been carried out since the days of hunting and gathering, more precisely in the phase of barbarism. In this phase, the concept of ownership has emerged, which is controlled by the Patriarchy means that men are dominant over women. According to Bressler (2007), patriarchy is a social system that employs men as the main central authority figures in a social organization. Fathers have authority over women, children, and property. Implicitly, this system institutionalizes male government and privileges and demands the subordination of women.
Otherwise, women seem to be considered weak creatures who need men to get protection from dangers and uncertainties in this dynamic life (Mandrastuty, 2010). According to Yudi and Haryadi (2017)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this study, the writers used qualitative (1)The theory of radical feminism by Alison Jaggar (2)

Moxie Struggle against Women Oppression
In the novel moxie women are oppressed by male students, the oppression of women is clearly unfair and harms them so they need to get their freedom. To be free from oppression, they must carry out a struggle to break the patriarchy system that exists in  (Mathieu,2017, p. 277) The dialogue shows the phrases The other kind of struggle against patriarchi and race by the women from the novel moxie can also be seen from the followings:  (Mathieu, 2017,p. 249-25) " Marisela posts that she's tired of boys at east rockport acting like assholes and treating girls like property. People agree with her but some boys start posting that she's accusing all boys of being jerks and huge debate follows. Kiera posts a picture of Wonder Woman and a quote by a woman named Angela Davis. …" When on commits one self to the struggle, its must be for a life time."….."I look her up and read about how angela davis was a black feminist who was imprisoned for fighting for her beliefs. It makes a walkout look pretty minor in comparison, to be honest". (Mathieu, 2017, p. 295) The conversation is confirmed by words in a flyer that unfold anonymously at East Rockport excessive school. Even though There aere also some struggle towards oppression on partriarchy in the niovel, they are in the following dialogues:  (Mathieu, 2017,p.109-112) (Mathieu, 2017, p.45-48) The dialogue shows the words in a flyer distributed anonymously at East Rockport  another friend in high school who agrees with Vivian she will make a sign and love to join the moxie group. In this way, the injustices that occur in schools can be countered by having women support women.

CONCLUSION
Based on the analysis above, the novel Therefore, the writers found through this research that the oppression of women that occurs because of the patriarchy system in schools and sexism.