International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation ISSN: 2617-0299 (Online); ISSN: 2708-0099 (Print) DOI: 10.32996/ijllt Journal Homepage: www.al-kindipublisher.com/index.php/ijllt IJLLT AL-KINDI CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Copyright: © 2023 the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Published by Al-Kindi Centre for Research and Development, London, United Kingdom. Page | 91 | RESEARCH ARTICLE Patriarchal Hegemony in Damar Kambang Novel by Muna Masyari Adhetia Sukmafitriani 1 ✉ and Agus Nuryatin 2 and Yusro Edy Nugroho 3 123 Indonesian Language Education Postgraduate Program, Semarang State University, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Adhetia Sukmafitriani, E-mail: adhetiasukma@students.unnes.ac.id | ABSTRACT Patriarchal hegemony is a complex system approved by society by placing men in a central position. One of the literary works that contain patriarchal hegemony is the novel 'Damar Kambang'. The aims of the research are to reveal the form of Madura patriarchal hegemony in Muna Masyari's Damar Kambang novel and to analyze the factors that influence the occurrence of Madura patriarchal hegemony in Muna Masyari's Damar Kambang novel. This research uses a literary sociology approach. The research data is in the form of fragments of text which are assumed to contain patriarchal hegemony through facts and story facilities, with the data source being the novel Damar Kambang by Muna Masyari which was published in 2020, while the technique of data acquisition was by means of heuristic reading followed by analysis in the form of hermeneutic reading. The results of the study show that the novel Damar Kambang by Muna Masyari contains forms of patriarchal hegemony, namely physical and psychological violence, unilateral decision-making, loss of space for discussion, and power over women who are approved and controlling children in the realm of marriage. The forms of patriarchal hegemony contained in the Damar Kambang novel are also influenced by several factors which are the cause of the emergence of patriarchal hegemony, including religion, social culture, and social status. Based on the results of the research, the benefits that can be provided by researchers are to add to the description and popularize readers about the social phenomena of the kinship system of patriarchal tribes contained in literary works. | KEYWORDS Hegemony, Patriarchy, Novel | ARTICLE INFORMATION ACCEPTED: 02 March 2023 PUBLISHED: 11 March 2023 DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.3.10 1. Introduction One form of work that is often based on social culture is the novel. Socio-culture is expressed in literature by the appearance of figures carrying out a cultural system consisting of social organization systems, language systems, knowledge systems, religious systems, arts, economic systems and livelihoods, as well as technology systems or living equipment. The birth of literary works can be accepted as a form of social reality that is contained in spoken and written language that contains societal values. These values can be used as a form of learning for readers so that the purpose of literary works is not only limited to entertainment but also useful life lessons (Suryadi. R., & Nuryatin: 2017). This is then reinforced by the opinion of Pratiwi, I & Istanti, Wati (2020). One of the novels that contain issues related to society is the novel Damar Kambang. The Damar Kambang novel, which was published in 2020, contains the socio-cultural phenomena of Madura, especially those written by a native Madura writer, namely Muna Masyari. Damar Kambang's novel reveals a lot about the existence of a complex kinship system approved by society by placing men in a central position through the events or events depicted in the novel. Damar Kambang's novel reveals the leadership of a man in making decisions, especially in the realm of the concept of marriage and offspring, in which described, the wife is likened to a betting object. She was used as a betting item for a cow-fighting bet by her husband. Another figure, a 14-year-old girl, is forced to marry because of an ancient custom which states that caring for girls is to avoid wrongdoing because of beliefs that consider it disgraceful not to marry. The view of society in the novel is that by marrying