Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)

Generational Politics in Toer’s Work

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Fungleong Chan
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Fungleong Chan
Available Online 17 December 2020.
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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.426How to use a DOI?
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Generational Politics, Indonesia
Abstract

Throughout Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s work, the reader can discover the younger generations that were leading the movements for progressive change within Indonesia. One motive to demand change was the desire to escape from the constant warfare the young generation had experienced under the rule of the Dutch and Japanese. The difference of ideology between the present and past generations, as a result, created a generational divide. Toer’s work fictionalizes, and comments upon, the generational divide between parents and children that was evident in 1950s Indonesian politics. We will see this political, economic, and social strife play out along the lines of this generational divide in Toer’s short stories. These changes ushered in by the young generations are seen in the areas of political leadership, societal norms, and the economic structure.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
17 December 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.201215.426
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201215.426How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, 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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