“Kritik Sosial Terhadap Sistem Pendidikan Dalam Novel Orang-Orang Biasa karya Andrea Hirata (Sebuah Tinjauan Sosiologi Sastra)”

Abstract

The objects of this research material are the novel Orang-Orang Biasa by Andrea Hirata. The Purpose of this study is to describe the structure of novel Orang-Orang Biasa and social criticism contained within. Structural fiction theory was used in this study to analyse the structure of novel Orang-Orang Biasa by Andrea Hirata. This research was also conducted using the theory of literary sociology to analyze social criticism contained in the novel Orang-Orang Biasa. The result of this study shows that the novel Orang-Orang Biasa act as a medium for conveying criticism of social realities that occur in society. In the novel Orang- Orang Biasa In ordinary people's novels, criticism is made of the government's injustice of addressing the problem of access and education systems for the poor in the Belantik district, the indifference of society and the power to education for the child's future. Authors also imply criticism of the abuse of office, the bribery of government officials for personal gain, and the criticism of the accepted traditions of mystics. Keywords: novel, Orang-Orang Biasa, Andrea Hirata, Sociology of literature, social criticism.