The Dehumanization of women in the W.S Rendra’s blues untuk bonnie Antology

Many social problems expressed by Rendra in the poetry anthology Blues
Untuk Bonnie, such as matters of love and lives of women. Rendra exposing this
problem because he loved women, especially his mother. Women’s life issues of
his concern was the dehumanization of women. The dehumanization of women in
this anthology discussed with sociological theory of literature and semiotics.
The method used is qualitative research method in the form of a literature
study.

The
results showed that Rendra discloses various forms of dehumanization
experienced by the women, especially in the sexual and other social services.
Dehumanization of women committed by officials or people who have a lot of
money. Rendra explained that concern with proper diction so that the message
conveyed easily understood by the reader. In semiotics, the meaning behind the
dehumanization of women is society should be able to appreciate women as human
beings. Sociologically, the dehumanization of women caused by the powerlessness
of women, both economically and physically.