Wayang Deconstruction in Recent Indonesian Novels

Keywords

decontruction; wayang; novel.

Abstract

This study aims to discuss and describe wayang decontruction in recent Indonesian novels. The subject of the research is the latest Indonesian novel with a research sample of the novel Kitab Omong Kosong, Drupadi, Wisanggeni Sang Buronan, by Seno Gumira Ajidarma and War by Putu Wijaya. This research uses a qualitative interpretive text approach. Data was collected through literature review and analyzed with qualitative descriptive techniques. The results of the research are as follows; (1) Satriya figures in wayang who have been considered as protectors of the world peace are deconstructed into bad and cruel characters; (2) Javanese power which has the concept of king power as a virtuous representative of God is deconstructed by presenting commoner figures, (3) the war carried out by satriya figures both Rama and Pandawa in the deconstructed Baratayuda war is no longer a holy war and symbol the fight between the good and the right but it becomes a war that brings disaster to humans and civilization, (4) punakawan in the novel deconstructed is no longer as a true tutor, (5) binner disarmament in the novel is indicated by being raised by others who have been considered marginal, useless and ignored.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tjahjono Widijanto
AU  - Herman J. Waluyo
AU  - Suyitno Suyitno
AU  - Suminto A. Sayuti
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Wayang Deconstruction in Recent Indonesian Novels
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Cultural Studies (BASA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 503
EP  - 511
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25906129
ID  - Widijanto2018/11
ER  -