Social Criticism on Formal Education Systems in Indonesia in Children's Novel Series Mata, Okky Madasari

Andalusia, Astri; Thahar, Harris Effendi; Manaf, Ngusman Abdul

doi:10.4108/eai.19-7-2019.2289484

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“…Secondly, Andalusia et al (2019) studied how the author of Mata, Okky Madasari of the novel criticized the systems of formal education in Indonesia. Using the sociological approach of literature, the researchers argue that even though the Mata series is just a children's story, the author successfully voices her social criticism toward Indonesian education systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Andalusia et al (2019), Okky Madasari's criticism of private schools that often hold holidays abroad such as Disney Land actually leads to criticism of capitalism and the bourgeoisie because these holidays are too excessive and just a waste of money for elementary school students. Definitely, the researcher strongly agrees with Andalusia's view.…”

Section: Social Criticism: the Complex Issue For Child Readermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hidden Adult in Okky Madasari’s Children’s Book, Mata Di Tanah Melus

Ahmad¹,

Susanto

Shah

2022

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Okky Madasari is an Indonesian novelist who is popularly known as a critic who used to voice social criticism through her writings. However, such social criticism appears not only in her adult novels but also in her children’s novels. In 2018, she first published a children’s book entitled Mata di Tanah Melus, a novel that talks about the adventures of Matara, a 12-year-old girl in the land of Melus, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This novel receives appreciation both from readers and scholars, and some scholars have examined how social criticism is reflected in the novel. However, none have analysed the reason why Madasari urges social criticism in this children’s book. Therefore, this research aims to discuss the complexity of this children’s book and to uncover why social criticism is insisted in Mata di Tanah Melus. This is descriptive analysis research in which the researchers’ attention focuses on the structure of the novel through close reading. Close reading here means the researchers read the novel several times in the way which Perry Nodelman has suggested: “reading as an adult versus reading as a child” in reading children’s fiction. The result shows that Mata di Tanah Melus is too complex for children’s readers. The complexity can be seen from the high-level language as well as the complicated idea of the story. The complicated issues are clearly seen from the way in which the author insists on social criticism as her ideology, as she has always done in her adult novels. Thus, this research is in line with Nodelman’s theory that there is always a hidden adult in children’s novels.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Criticism: the Complex Issue For Child Readermentioning

confidence: 99%