Symbol of Social Phenomenon in the Drama Script “Orang-Orang Pinggiran” Written by M. Hasan Pabdatabi Syam

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10.2991/assehr.k.201027.063How to use a DOI?

Keywords

drama, social phenomenon, symbol

Abstract

This study aims to describe the symbols of social phenomena in the text of the drama “Orang-orang pinggiran” by M. Hasan Pabdatabi Syam. This research uses descriptive qualitative analysis techniques. The data in this study are written data in the form of symbols of social phenomena. The source of the data is the drama text “ Orang-orang pinggiran “ by M. Hasan Pabdatabi Syam. After being analyzed and described in accordance with data analysis techniques in this study, nine social phenomenon symbols were found which contained in the text, namely (1) the state of the vegetable seller, (2) the life of the busker, (3) the scavenger future goals, (4) the situation of beggars, (5) the life of a pedicab driver, (6) the life of a comforting woman, (7) the assumption of a santri, (8) the life of a newspaper vendor, (9) the behavior of unscrupulous apparatuses. Based on these results, it can be concluded that (1) the phenomenon in all groups was pessimistic. They feel life is getting harder, and the future is uncertain. (2) Some parts found by the writer in the drama text “ Orang-orang pinggiran “ are real things in daily life. The author of the text tries to compose them to become something more accessible for the reader to understand. (3) The life lived by vegetable sellers, buskers, beggars, scavengers, newspaper vendors, pedicab drivers, comfort women, santri, and security apparatuses, are an inseparable part of the pulse of life in metropolitan communities such as Makassar.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - A. Asmara
PY  - 2020
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TI  - Symbol of Social Phenomenon in the Drama Script “Orang-Orang Pinggiran” Written by M. Hasan Pabdatabi Syam
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