Potret Kekerasan dalam Novel Rainy's Days karya Fita Chakra

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the forms, causes, and impact of violence in the novel Rainy's Days by Fita Chakra. It is a literary research that focuses on social problems depicted in literary works. The primary data source for this study is the novel Rainy's Days by Fita Chakra. The data collection techniques employed include reading and understanding the novel, conducting literature reviews related to the research, and recording relevant data for further analysis. To ensure data validity, the triangulation technique is used, which involves cross-referencing and comparing data from various sources, methods, or theories. The data analysis technique used in this research involves classifying, analyzing, interpreting, and concluding the data analysis, followed by reporting the results. The findings of this study are as follows: First, the forms of violence in the novel Rainy's Days include physical, psychological, sexual, and family neglect. Second, the causes of violence in the novel Rainy's Days can be attributed to economic, cultural, and social factors. Third, the impact of violence in the novel Rainy's Days manifests as physical injuries such as wounds, bruises, fractures, back pain, chronic pain, sleeplessness, high blood pressure, as well as emotional and psychological consequences such as depression, loss of self-confidence, trauma, alienation, loneliness, feelings of uselessness or hopelessness, shame, stress, and anger.