Abstract :
This research aims to analyze a novel using specific theories in literary sociology. Theories in
literary sociology are analyzed using sociological issues, such as the feminist movement. The subject
of this study, The Poppy War novel (2018) by Rebecca F. Kwang, illustrates liberal feminism by
telling the story of Fang Runin, a war orphan girl, trying to gain her freedom after being humiliated
by her foster family and friends. This research analyzes literary works using intrinsic and extrinsic
approaches. The intrinsic approach in this study includes characterization, plot, and setting. The
extrinsic approach in this research includes the theory of liberal feminism, which is divided into two
factors for the birth of the liberal feminism movement: the concept of gender inequality and the
concept of freedom. This research uses a qualitative method through literature review and content
analysis of the novel. The results of this study consist of the types of gender inequality, namely
subordination, stereotypes, violence, and burden, which are seen through characterization, plot, and
setting. Then, the concept of freedom is seen in this study through characterization, plot, and setting.
Therefore, all the data related to the theory of gender inequality and the theory of freedom it reveals
a picture of the liberal feminism movement.