Research Article
Identity Changes of the Mentawai Tribe in the Novel Burung Kayu by Niduparas Erlang
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.28-10-2020.2315322, author={Dian Susilastri and Budi Agung Sudarmanto}, title={Identity Changes of the Mentawai Tribe in the Novel Burung Kayu by Niduparas Erlang}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st Konferensi Internasional Berbahasa Indonesia Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, KIBAR 2020, 28 October 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={KIBAR}, year={2022}, month={2}, keywords={identity identity changes mentawai tribe}, doi={10.4108/eai.28-10-2020.2315322} }- Dian Susilastri
Budi Agung Sudarmanto
Year: 2022
Identity Changes of the Mentawai Tribe in the Novel Burung Kayu by Niduparas Erlang
KIBAR
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-10-2020.2315322
Abstract
The novel Burung Kayu (Wooden Bird) by Niduparas Erlang (2020) presented the problem of identity changes of a Mentawai tribal child named Legeumanai, from primitive to modern life, then back to jungle life. The changes in identity were analyzed by Hall's cultural identity theory, in which cultural identity was seen as always in process and non-essentialist in nature. The purpose of this research was to describe the representation of identity changes of the Legeumanai character in the novel. Data obtained from the facts of the story in the novel. The data analysis was carried out by using the descriptive analysis method. The results of the analysis showed that the changes experienced by Legeumanai from childhood to adulthood symbolize changes in the Mentawai ethnicity.