Masalah Sosial dalam Novel Damar Kambang karya Muna Masyari

Kajian Sosiologi Sastra

Abstract

Social problems are issues that must be understood and studied in depth, especially in literary works that often reflect the reality of people's lives. Describing the form, impact, and solution of social problems in one of the literary works by Muna Masyari entitled Damar Kambang (hereinafter DK) is the purpose of this research. The research problem is studied based on the paradigm of social problems in literary sociology. The research data obtained from Muna Masyari's work was published by Gramedia Popular Literature in December 2020. Data collection is done through intensive and comprehensive reading of the novel, then identifying and marking language devices that represent social problems. Furthermore, inventorying the data using a format. Data analysis is carried out by classifying the inventory data using the format, then interpreting the data based on the paradigm applied. The data that has been interpreted is then concluded and reported in written form. The findings include (1) forms of social problems in the form of crime, family disorganization, violation of community norms, environmental problems and bureaucratic problems; (2) the impact of social problems in the form of increasing crime rates and group divisions; (3) solutions to social problems in the form of preventive and repressive actions.