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Allusion

ISSN 2301-5829

Vol. 3 / No. 1 / Published : 2014-02

Order : 5, and page :32 - 37

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Original Article :

William mandella’s struggles in a gender-shifted world: a queer study on joe haldeman’s the forever war

Author :

  1. Mohammad Herza Trico Medino *1
  2. Lastiko Endi Rahmantyo*2
  1. Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
  2. Dosen Fakultas Ilmu Budaya

Abstract :

A person will always be a part of society, regardless of whether he or she wants it or not. Each and every societies have its own set of rules and norms, and it is expected of the member of the societies to abide by those rules and norms, in order to be perceived as a proper member of the society. The norms dictates many things, and it includes the issue of gender and sexuality. There will be a distinction within certain societies about what kind of sexual behaviours that are considered to be acceptable and those that are not, which in turn will shape the overall perception of sexuality. In the novel The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, the main character Wiliiam Mandella went through the process of marginalization due to his sexual orientation, which contradicts the accepted norms in the society he lives in. Curiously, there is a change in the societal norms regarding sexuality that is being presented in the book, and the writer would like to see further into the issue. This article uses Queer theory, together with Charmed Circle theory to analyze the issue in the novel. The writer uses qualitative method by using close reading. After analyzing the issue that is being discussed in the article the writer finds out that the shift of societal norms regarding sexuality in the book reinforce the idea that gender and sexuality is socially constructed, rather than being innate on each individual. 

Keyword :

marginalization, queer, sexuality, social constructivism, heterocentrism,


References :

Bressler, Charles E,(2007) Literary Criticism. Fourth Edition New Jersey : Pearson Education, Inc.





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