There is a saying that books are windows to the world. That is, if you read a book then you can get a wider insight, even get to know other parts of the world without the need to visit it.
Reading books can also be a way to unwind. One of them is reading a novel which is fiction reading. Especially if the story has an interesting plot and style of language, and there are characters that can be used as inspiration. An example of this is Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter fantasy books. His character who is very brave, intelligent, loyal, and unyielding is very worthy of being a role model.
Not only Hermione Granger who has a strong character and can inspire other women, there are still many female characters in the novel that can be used as inspiration. Anyone? Let's take a look at the 3 inspiring female characters in the following novel!
Entrok - Okky Madasari
This novel describes the injustice to women from time to time. The author admits that through Entrok he wants to tell about the injustices of women that occurred during the New Order era. Even though the time setting is in the New Order, don't worry! Because the packaging is not boring and you can get inspiration from the characters in the story.
Entrok tells about the main character, Sumarni, who succeeded in breaking the patriarchy at that time. He managed to break that women don't always have to be driven in every aspect of their lives. In addition to successfully breaking the patriarchy, she also managed to open a business and have a higher income than her husband, which at that time was still quite taboo in society, especially rural areas.
Particles - Dee Lestari
This novel is the fourth part of Dee Lestari's Supernova book series. Tells about the figure of Zarah who never received a formal education, but the father is still responsible for teaching his daughter about biology and botany.
Long story short, Zarah's figure is told that she left the house after her father's departure, then received a camera and she entered a photography contest after learning the knowledge from her father's friend. He won the contest and went into the wild to learn how to survive. Zarah finally has a hobby as a photographer of the outdoors or in the sense of often photographing wild animals that live in the wild.
Zarah's figure can be used as an inspiration because if you look at the society that still adheres to a patriarchy, it's probably quite rare to see a woman with a profession as a photographer of the outdoors. This can also be taken into consideration for women out there who want to move out of their comfort zone.
Scars and Other Beautiful Things - Winna Efendi
This time the inspiration for the female character is inspired by the novel Metropop by Winna Efendi. This novel tells the story of Harper who is trying to get rid of his trauma due to the abuse he has experienced. It doesn't even stop there, the perpetrators of the abuse live close to him so that he is always vigilant in living his life.
In this work, Winna Efendi really raises the issue of sexual harassment which is now increasingly prevalent in society, causing women to often feel insecure. Not only that, in her story, Winna tells the point of view of a victim of sexual harassment. Harper as a survivor tries to be able to heal her wounds and trauma, which can be used as inspiration for women out there who are facing the same thing.
Hopefully the three novels above can add to your reading references and can make the female characters an inspiration, OK! Because, women have the right to dream and have full power over themselves.