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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis deals with the criticisms which appear in Pramoedya Ananta
Toer?s works "Stranded Fish" and "Creatures Behind Houses" from the book
Tales from Djakarta which seen from the Social Realist perspective. Social
Realist writing, as one of literary genre, always speaks and portrays the reality of
exploited class is based on Marxism. Since Social Realism literature as Marxism
is usually associated with politics and economics subject, I am interested in
exploring how it can be used in the literary subject. Hence, in this thesis, I want to
prove, through the analysis, how the criticisms appear in the two short stories.
Then, in order to prove that the Social Realist criticisms which based on Marxist
theory existed in the stories, I will analyze it through the main characters of the
two short stories? talks and criticisms. Marxism, specifically the Historical
Materialism will be the grand theory for the analysis, while the historical
background is needed to sharpen the analysis when it relates to the topic. As a
product of Marxism, Social Realist writing has to present the criticism toward its
three main enemies; Capitalism, Feudalism and Imperialism and Neo Colonialism
in the society. For this reason, I will divide my analysis into three kinds of the
main characters? criticisms in the stories. First is the criticism against Capitalism,
then the criticisms against Feudalism and third is the criticism against Imperialism
and Neo Colonialism. Having analyze the criticisms in the story, it is possible to
show that the short stories represent the voice of Socialism