Social Problems in Shahnon Ahmad’s Novels Sutan Baginda (1989) and TIVI (1995)

Siti Meriam Binti Yaacob

2018

Abstract

Shahnon Ahmad has long been synonymous to the literature world that he no longer requires any introduction to the people of such literature circle. His pieces of thoughts are always awaited by many. His words are captivating and may touch many souls. The issues raised are not illusions but real ones. Everything is implicit and embedded in the writing containing worrisome life tragedies. Shahnon’s works invite readers to reflect deeply into the selves and think of their life paths. Among works which attract readers to delve into deep thinking are the novels Sutan Baginda and TIVI. Even though these novels have been discussed quite frequently, this paper aims at elaborating them focusing on the issue of social problems. The issue is believed to be still relevant in today’s world—needless to say within the era of borderless world. Incest, promiscuity, scandal and politics are issues popular in the public. These prove that Shahnon Ahmad plays not only with life imagination but also with that reality. This paper uses the content analysis method. This analysis shows that Shahnon Ahmad writes by referring to events occurring in society.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Binti Yaacob S. (2018). Social Problems in Shahnon Ahmad’s Novels Sutan Baginda (1989) and TIVI (1995).In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR, ISBN 978-989-758-437-4, pages 670-675. DOI: 10.5220/0008892206700675

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icmr18,
author={Siti Meriam Binti Yaacob},
title={Social Problems in Shahnon Ahmad’s Novels Sutan Baginda (1989) and TIVI (1995)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,},
year={2018},
pages={670-675},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008892206700675},
isbn={978-989-758-437-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,
TI - Social Problems in Shahnon Ahmad’s Novels Sutan Baginda (1989) and TIVI (1995)
SN - 978-989-758-437-4
AU - Binti Yaacob S.
PY - 2018
SP - 670
EP - 675
DO - 10.5220/0008892206700675