Mimicry and Radical Resistance in Novel Saman

DOI

10.2991/icollite-18.2019.19How to use a DOI?

Keywords

identity in postcolonial literature; mimicry; resistance; superior-inferior

Abstract

This study attempts to investigate the issue of identity seen from the issue of power relation in Saman, a novel by Ayu Utami. In particular, this study focuses on discussing the phenomenon of identity as an effect of superiority in the social order from postcolonial perspective. Data analysis revealed some phrases and sentences of postcolonial elements which show mimicry and radical resistance inside the novel. The novel shows how superiority in social order can bring the binary opposition of identity. The central figure of this novel who belongs to the inferior group in the society, Saman, accuses the Palm Oil corporation by mimicking their arrogance toward the farmers. Saman also uses the strategy used by the Oil Company in order to achieve his purposes. It is expected that this study will enrich the study of mimicry in postcolonial literary work.

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© 2019, 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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AU  - Eka Francisca Fitri Agustin
AU  - Suwarna Suwarna
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TI  - Mimicry and Radical Resistance in Novel Saman
BT  - Proceedings of the Second Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture (ICOLLITE 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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