SOCIAL DEVIATION REFLECTED IN SAMAN NOVEL (1998) BY AYU UTAMI:
A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
EMY RATNAWATI A 320100072
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHHAMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
SOCIAL DEVIATION REFLECTED IN SAMAN NOVEL (1998) BY AYU UTAMI:
A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by:
EMY RATNAWATI A 320.100.072
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAHUNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
v MOTTO
“Jadilah engkau pemaaf dan suruhlah orang
mengerjakan yang ma’ruf, serta berpalinglah dari pada
orang-orang yang bodoh.”
(Qs. Al A’RAAF)
“Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world; if
you do so, you are insulting yourself.”
(Bill Gates)
“Hai orang-orang yang beriman, janganlah kamu
haramkan apa-apa yang baik yang telah Allah
halalkan bagi kamu, dan janganlah kamu melampaui
batas. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak menyukai
orang-orang yang melampaui batas.”
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DEDICATION
Proudly and wholeheartedly dedicated to:
The Greatest Allah SWT
My beloved father “Lastono” and mother
“Ngarsiningsih” for praying, for always
support me with love and advising me forever,
My beloved brother “Bayu Mukti Prabowo”
and sister “Hastutik Satria Bayu”
My beloved family
My Husband to be “Anang Bahrudin”
x SUMMARY
EMY RATNAWATI, A 320 100 072. SOCIAL DEVIATION REFLECTED IN SAMAN NOVEL (1998) BY AYU UTAMI: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2013.
This research is proposed to analyze how the social deviation is reflected in Saman Novel (1998) by Sociological Approach. There are two objectives: the first is to analyze the structural elements of the novel by finding character and characterization, setting, point of view, plot, style and theme, and the second is to analyze the novel based on sociological perspective by identifying the relationship between the novel and the social background of Indonesian society.
This study uses qualitative method in which the data are taken from both primary and secondary data source in form of words, sentence and phrases. Primary data source is the Saman novel by Ayu Utami, while secondary data sources are other sources related to the primary data. Data collecting method in this study is library research, and in analyzing the data researcher employs descriptive analysis.
Based on the analysis, the researcher draws some conclusions as follows. First, there is a close relationship between the novel, Saman novel and the Indonesia social realities in the twentieth century. Second, Ayu Utami gives emphasis on the social deviation in Indonesia in the twentieth century. Third, the social realities of Indonesia contribute the creation of characters and characterization, setting, plot, and theme of the story.
First Consultant Second Consultant
(Drs. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum.) (Nur Hidayat, S.Pd.)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
SUMMARY ... xi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of the Study ... 1
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ... 14
A. Notion of Sociology of Literature ... 14
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C. Basic Principle of Sociology of Literature ... 17
D. Notion of Social Deviation ... 19
E. Structural Element of the Novel... 22
1. Character and characterization ... 22
2. Setting ... 23
3. Plot ... 23
4. Point of View ... 23
5. Style ... 24
6. Theme ... 24
F. Theoretical Application... 24
CHAPTER III: SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE INDONESIAN SOCIETY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ... 26
A. Social Aspect ... 26
B. Political Aspect ... 30
C. Economic Aspect ... 33
D. Religious Aspect ... 35
E. Cultural Aspect ... 41
F. Science and Technology Aspect ... 42
CHAPTER IV: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL ... 44
A. Structural Elements of the Novel ... 44
1. Character and characterization ... 44
2. Setting ... 57
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4. Point of View ... 60
5. Theme ... 61
6. Style ... 64
B. Discussion ... 65
CHAPTER V: SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ... 68
A. Social Aspect ... 68
B. Political Aspect ... 72
C. Economic Aspect ... 74
D. Religious Aspect ... 80
E. Cultural Aspect ... 86
F. Science and Technology Aspect ... 91
G. Discussion ... 96
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 101
A. Conclusion ... 101
B. Educational Implication ... 103
C. Suggestion ... 103
