Portrayal of Woman’s Images in Jostein Gaarder’s Vita Brevis

Abstract

The term "feminist" has recently received a lot of attention. In fact, feminism has long been studied and has a strong connection to the image of woman. This study attempted to investigate the main female character in Vita Brevis. To do further research, the researchers used Culler's "reading as a woman" (1984) to analyze Floria Aemelia's imagery using a feminist literary criticism methodology. Women's protests against prejudice they experienced in the fields of education and literature are at the foundation of feminist literary critique. The findings of this investigation showed that Floria is a lady who suffered as a result of the way her ex-husband and his mother treated her. She was separated from her son as a result of her divorce from her ex-husband. After all of the hardships she had been through, this work showed that Floria is an intelligent, compassionate, analytical, and objective woman.