Five Martin Aleida’s Short Stories as A History Note

Ria Ratna Nengsih, Dewaki Kramadibrata

Abstract


Abstract— This study discusses five short stories by Martin Aleida published in the Kompas newspaper during the period 2012-2017. The five short stories contain stories of victims of the New Order regime's atrocities against suspected PKI members. The victims described in short stories by Martin Aleida are exiles and political prisoners. Through his telling, Martin Aleida not only explained his imagination, but also his history. This study discusses how Martin Aleida described the plight of political prisoners when they were banished to exile and the conditions of the leaders who lost their citizenship so they could not return to their homeland. The study was conducted with a structural approach. The five short stories are analyzed by intrinsic and extrinsic elements contained in the short story. Extrinsic elements are examined using a library analysis method. Based on an analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic elements, it is seen that Martin Aleida wanted to convey social criticism of injustice and human rights violations that occurred in the aftermath of the PKI movement as described in his short stories.
Keywords— fiksi sejarah, tahanan politik, eksil, PKI, Orde Baru.


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