THE INSTILLATION OF IDEOLOGY IN NAOKI
URAZAWA’S MONSTER
Widowati
English Department
Faculty Language of Literature
Satya Wacana Christian University
Salatiga
[Abstract]
As a work of art which mirrors real life, literary work contains ideology because life itself cannot be separated from ideologies. As a result, reading literature exposes readers to ideologies portrayed in the work, which in turns helps them to face life better. As a product of literature, Naoki Urawasa’s
Monster also contains ideology besides an intricate plot.
Therefore, this study would discuss what ideology was implied and how they were instilled in Monster. through Marxism, particularly Ideology by Althusser point of view. The finding shows that institution pictured in the novel, the orphanage, raised the orphans to be perfect warriors who were brute, compassionless, nameless and love danger and risking their live have roles to help defend communism. To realize it, they used ideological as well as repressive state apparatuses.
Keywords: ideology, ideological state apparatuses, repressive
