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her pregnancy test even though she was so curious
and wanted to make sure of her hunch is a nonsense
act. A test done several hours after delay does not
change the test results. But the nervous feeling that
brought pleasure seemed to be favoured by She. The
narrator use “She remains the master of situation”
to make the reader see what the narrator sees about
the nonsense act when a woman gets pregnant.
In “Pregnant”, the restless and curious feelings
that She enjoys are repeated during fifth month of
her pregnancy. She who can immediately know
about the sex of fetus by asking the doctor feels
confused whether she should ask the doctor or not.
In spite of the fact that the problem she is facing is
so simple, she still put the deep thinking, "Should
they, yes or no, ask whether it's a girl or a boy? ... at
work, she has a lot of worrisome problems to solve
and decisions to make every other minute. She
makes them ... but this ... she does not know" (23).
This easy decision was portrayed as more confusing
to her mind than the problem of her work. In the
story, the narrator tries to bring the comparison and
proof how her confusion about her pregnancy is an
obstacle for her productive day. The narrator
compared the problems of work that she manages
with this problem. After deciding not to ask his
obstetrician, she did not feel relieve, "She wants to
grab him by the shirt and shake him so that he'll tell,
but no. it's a surprise" (24). Pregnancy is illustrated
as the obstacle for woman. The narrator describes
how pregnancy is capable of disrupting a woman's
mind through this condition.
Not only show how pregnancy can take over
women emotion controller, the omniscient narrator
attempts to show the reader that pregnancy only
takes a woman's time and energy, "she'll never think
about anything else ... not one minute goes by in
those nine months that she's not thinking about her
baby" (18). The narrator shows that a nine-month
pregnancy experienced by women will only
confiscate women's minds. The narrator tries to
show the reader women cannot concentrate in doing
other work while She is busy with her pregnancy
and her baby. Women's minds which is taken over
by the pregnancy and the baby will make women
unproductive person. This lack of productivity
certainly causes women's opportunities to be
underestimated in the eyes of patriarchal system.
This possibility is strongly opposed by radical-
libertarian feminist.
Pregnancy that take over She’s mind also affect
her productive activity. The narrator sees that the
pregnant woman will spend more time doing
unimportant things like looking at a picture of a
fetus that has not even been fully formed, "... she'll
spend a few times looking at these photos and while
she's learning them by heart, you won't hear the
sound of her breathing" (21-22). She's excitement
that grow from this looking unformed fetus activity
is ridiculed by the narrator. Her love for her
pregnancy seemed to cause She feel amazing and
did not remember that she needed to breathe. For
She, this activity is so amazing and breathe taking.
But in narrator’s point of view, this is a ridiculous
action. The narrator looks so cynical about She's
actions that are so emotional to her pregnancy.
3.2 Physical Problem Faced by
Pregnant Women
Narrator's cynicism to She’s pregnancy does not just
stop at emotional issues. The narrator also
concerning physical problems that changes during
the pregnancy, "weeks have passed and her belly's
gotten bigger. Her breast too. Now, she wears a
36C. Unthinkable" (22). Pregnancy certainly not
only affects the mental development of the
prospective mother. Physical change is also a natural
thing happening to pregnant women. The narrator
shows how this is so absent will be enjoyed by
women. Physical changes certainly disturb and cause
inconvenience for women. One of the discomforts
experienced by women who are pregnant is the
discomfort when summer comes, "In the
summertime, a huge belly, it keeps you warm" (24).
This is not a good thing. In the summer, the pregnant
woman's body temperature is described to remain
warm and effect to women’s convenience. The
warm temperature will cause swelter effect to
pregnant women. This discomfort is not stop during
the day. At the sleeping time, women with a growing
belly cannot find a comfortable sleeping position,
"Not to mention the nights. You sleep so badly; no
position is comfortable. But fine" (24). The cynicism
of the narrator implied with the diction, but fine. The
narrator tone is trying to mocking how women push
their body to accept the inconvenience they feel. The
change She experienced also effect to her pee
frequency. It is more than usual and She cannot
escape from this experience during pregnancy. "She
really has to pee. As usual" (22), this quotation
shows the reader how pregnant women will not
escape from this experience.
Many physical changes that occur to a woman's
body during pregnancy is not free from side effect.
The changes impact on women's daily activities.
Women find it difficult to do the things that they
usually do. It is because She is disturbed by their
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