Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Language, Literature and Education (ICILLE 2018)

Social Criticism in “Orang yang Selalu Cuci Tangan” Short Story by Seno Gumira Ajidarma

Authors
Syaiful Amrin, Else Liliani
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Syaiful Amrin
Available Online April 2019.
DOI
10.2991/icille-18.2019.84How to use a DOI?
Keywords
literature sociology criticism, corruption, “Orang yang Selalu Cuci Tangan” short story
Abstract

The analysis of “Orang yang Selalu Cuci Tangan” short story by Seno Gumira Ajidarma, gave a view on the factual phenomenon of corruption at the national level, especially the cases in 2013 in which this short story was written. This short story was published in Kompas daily newspaper on May 20, 2013. The critical discourse analysis was used as an approach aiming to find out, analyze, and interpret the discourse in the short story representing the corruption cases. The critical discourse analysis used was Norman Fairclough's perspective carried out in three ways, namely micro, meso, and macro analysis. This study used a sociological literature approach with descriptive qualitative method. The note taking technique was also used in this research. The data were analyzed descriptively, and the results of the study indicate that the writer criticized the rampant corruption behavior in 2013 in certain institutions and by individuals, and the silence of the journalists/media causing the huge losses to the country.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Language, Literature and Education (ICILLE 2018)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
April 2019
ISBN
978-94-6252-710-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icille-18.2019.84How to use a DOI?
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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
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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