WOMAN PORTRAYAL IN KIDD’S THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES

Erni. 2020. Woman Portrayal in Kidd’s The secret life of bees. (Supervised by M. Syafri Badaruddin and Abidin Pammu ) This thesis aims to describe the portrayal of the main character of female in the novel the secret life of bees, Lily. This thesis also explains the other characters influence to Lily in the novel. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method. The data source in this study is the novel the secret life of bess by Sue monk kidd. To support the data in the analysis, the writer used structuralism approach to analyze the intrinsic structures of the novel, included character, plot, setting, and theme of the story. The result of this research shows that the main character of female in the novel, Lily Melissa Owens is portrayed by the author as an strong women that is full of stunggle to find the answer about her memory in the past about her mother. The writer also finds that the other characters in the novel have influence for Lily’s portrayal. The other characters also have influence for woman Lily’s life in the novel. Keywords: woman, portrayal, structuralism