Permasalahan Sosial dalam Cerpen “Yang Bertahan dan Binasa Perlahan” Karya Okky Madasari

Abstract

The research study aims to describe: 1) social problems from economic factors, 2) social problems from psychological factors, 3) social problems from cultural factors, and 4) forms of critical discourse which are consisted in the story “Yang Bertahan Dan Binasa Perlahan” by Okky Madasari. A qualitative descriptive in the research is using content analysis method. The research object is the story “Yang Bertahan Dan Binasa Perlahan” by Okky Madasari. The research data is including paragraphs, sentences, phrases, then words which are contained in the interactions of the main character, Bandiman. Data collection are used content analysis and recording techniques. The recording is showing document relate to paragraphs, sentences, phrases, and words in the short stories. Data validity techniques are using triangulation, consist of data, theory, and source. The results include 1) Social Problems from Economic Factors with the existence of poverty experienced by Bandiman related to the context of his living situation in Ngrambe village which is underdeveloped and below the poverty line, 2) Social Problems from Cultural Factors with the intervention of in-laws and biological families who throwing Bandiman away based on his action consequences, and 3) Social Problems from Psychological Factors with the emergence of worry, anxiety, sadness, fear, and curiosity that Bandiman feels for all his decisions to find a new life for the sake of his small family.