Author:
Harjito Harjito
Affiliation:
Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Killer, Cannibal, Drunkard, City, Reality.
Abstract:
This paper aims to know how the figure of thugs contained in the short story of Indonesia. There are three short stories that become material objects in this paper, namely "Kebakaran di Koto - Fire in Koto" by Ismet Fanany, "Kampung Rampok - Robber Village" by Yudhi Heriwibowo, and "Tempurung – Shell" by Beni Setia. There are five figures of thugs in the three short stories, namely Kim, Amran, Maman, Budiman, and Lelaki Berasap. A thug is a figure attached to the profession of murderers, drunks, pimps, thieves, burners, and cannibals. Social relations of thugs as a protector of the similarity and development of a region into a city. The findings in this study are thugs related to the world of murder or violence precisely beings and obedient to women. Kim is very obedient and a creature to Mother. Amran and Maman actually utilized by Nurmi to maintain the security of stalls and interests of Nurmi. Literary texts are not just texts that portray the other faces of reality, but also reco
rd the events and social developments that occur in society.
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