The Portrayal of Married Woman’s Life in Zemindar’s Wife by Qaisra Shahraz

Marriage is a social institution that adopts patriarchal ideology to regulate the relationship between husband and wife. As result, conflicts based on gender inequality can arise as ideologies in marriage reinforce dominance of men over women. A married woman’s life often portrayed feminist literature, such short story Qaisra Shahraz, Zemindar’s This study analyzes Noor by applying theory Simone De Beauvoir her book, The Second Sex. Besides, uses qualitative approach with close reading method. results show Zemindar's Wife depicts unequal husbands wives marriage. imbalance leads inequality, women being dominated subordinated their husbands.