KRITIK SOSIAL DALAM CERPEN HASHIRE MEROSU KARYA DAZAI OSAMU SEBUAH KAJIAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA 太宰治の「走れメロス」という短編小説における社会批判

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ABSTRACT Meitri Rizkianingsih Sapari. 2017. "Social Criticism in Hashire Merosu by Dazai Osamu". A thesis of Japanese literature. Diponegoro University, Semarang. The First Advisor Zaki Ainul Fadli, S.S, M. Hum. The Second Advisor Nur Hastuti, S.S. M. Hum. The purpose of this research is to explain the structural elements and social criticism which are seen in the short stories of Hashire Merosu. This research tries to prove that Hashire Merosu has a social criticism. This study focuses on the analysis of social criticism in the short stories of Hashire Merosu. This research uses a sociology of literature method to express the social criticism in Hashire Merosu. Based on the results of the analysis, several social criticisms have been found in the short stories of Hashire Merosu, which include the social criticism of dictatorial leaders, the social criticism of human rights violations in giving opinion, and the criticism of Syracuse's mindset. Keywords: Hashire Merosu, structure, social criticism.