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Pramoedya's This Earth Of Mankind

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Pramoedya also uses them to describe dialectical materialism, historical materialism, class struggle, alienation, revolution and also the equality which is achieved by Natives in that time. PramoedyaAnantaToer’sThis Earth of Mankind novel sets in 1975, in which Indonesia is still colonized by Dutch. In that time, Natives are inferior to Europeans. They are hated by Europeans because they are Natives. Natives have to bent down to Europeans because Dutch controls and applies rules which make disadvantage for Natives. But, there are some intelligent Natives who disagree with that condition. They think that they are as able as Europeans and want to get equal treatments with Europeans. By showing their ability in front of Europeans, Natives are knowledged able to stand beside Europeans. Natives have capability which same and equal with Europeans. The society in that time is dividing into two groups, namely the white group and Natives groups. The white groups are considered as the highest social class …show more content…

They are treated equal by Europeans and get their right such as right for getting education, controlling and owning the company and also right for declaring their opinion freely. Political equality is gained when Natives are trusted to join and participate in European’s government to become a Bupatior Patih. Meanwhile the social equality is Natives are treated equal by Europeans in social life. In the end of the story, Native’s existence, ability and capability are acknowledged and respected by Europeans. Finally, the conclusion of the discussion in This Earth of Mankind novel reflects the inequality which is gained by Natives and their effort to be treated equal by Europeans and finally Natives show to Europeans that their ability and their power are as same as with Europeans in every aspects of life.After analyzing This Earth of Mankind novel by using marxist approach, the researcher draws the following

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