Tirai Menurun and Kejawen Way of Life

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10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_30How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Nh. Dini; Tirai Menurun; Kejawen; Transitivity analysis

Abstract

This paper presents a transitivity analysis of Kejawen expression in Nh. Dini’s novel Tirai Menurun. Kejawen or Javanism is a spiritual teaching that emphasizes harmony among human beings, between human and nature, and between human beings and God. The representation of Kejawen is analysed using Halliday’s Transitivity to reveal the roles female and male characters play in narration and dialogue of the novel that express Kejawen. Thus, this study is qualitative because reality is understood as plural and context-dependent. Also, this is a study desciptive in nature, for it aims to describe a phenomenon that is previously unknown. Data analysis suggests that Kejawen expression is discovered in the orientation, complication and resolution stages of the novel, indicating its significance for the author. The analysis also reveal that there are 8 characters the novel who are portrayed as Kejawen adherents, comprising of 3 female and 5 male characters. To these 8 characters, the author assigns different roles, as are communicated through the types of process she uses to describe them. However, a minor character Simbok (Sumirat’s mother) is the one which appears in all the stages of the novel and is described using the highest number of clauses with 5 different types of process, i.e. verbal, behaviour, mental, relational, and material. This may well be understood as the auhor intentionally projects Simbok (Mother) as the most knowledgeable (verbal process), pious and devout Kejawen adherent (behaviour, mental, relational and material processes). It is very likely that Nh. Dini uses Simbok as a means to communicate her standpoint regarding Kejawen: that Kejawen provides a valuable frame of reference how the Javanese should behave and act so they can attain good and peaceful life. Finally, the author’s preference to a female than to a male character may well be understood as an indication of her feminist point of view.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mytha Candria
AU  - Riyadi Santosa
AU  - Djatmika Djatmika
AU  - F. X. Sawardi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/23
TI  - Tirai Menurun and Kejawen Way of Life
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar SEMANTIKS & PRASASTI 2023 Theme: Language in the Workplace (PRASASTI 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 223
EP  - 231
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_30
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_30
ID  - Candria2023
ER  -