Karakter Ibu Tiri Selalu Jahat? (Studi Perbandingan Cerita Rakyat Indonesia)

Abstrak

The story of the stepmother in almost all cultures often describes her as evil,
ambitious, and cruel. This paper presents a comparative study of two
Indonesian folklore that presents the theme of stepmother. Through a
structural and sociological approach, it is found that the storyline is not
much different from the folktale of the stepmother in general. What
distinguishes it is the heroic or supernatural part of it gets less emphasis
even though it still remain exists. Apparently, such stories need special
attention (revision), especially for the formation of a stepmother image in
the midst of society so that negative stigma does not adversely affect the
child's life