The image of women in the novel Masyitoh by Ajip Rosidi

Novels as part of literary works always present various social realities. One of the presented social realities is the existence of quite complex gender relations and routines. This study aims to describe the image of women in the novel Masyitoh by Ajip Rosidi. The study of women's image is focused on four aspects, namely physical aspects, psychological aspects, aspects in the family environment, and aspects in the community environment. The research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method. Research data in the form of sentence quotations were collected through the reading-note technique. After being collected, the data were processed and analyzed using interactive techniques. The results of the research show that the image of women in Masyitoh's novel is very complex and diverse. From a physical perspective, women are portrayed as beautiful and graceful. Viewed from the psychological aspect, the female antagonist is portrayed as a violent character, while the female protagonist is imaged as a woman who has concerns, is firm in her mind, is courageous, and is patient. Viewed from the family aspect, women are portrayed as responsible, caring and compassionate, loyal and open. Meanwhile, from the perspective of their relationship with society, women are portrayed as humanists, humble, and powerful.