Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Exploring Social Problems in Sosiawan Leak's “Sajak Hoax” Poetry: A Literary Sociological Analysis

Aprida Hasnitah *

Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Post Graduate, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.

Nazurty

Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Post Graduate, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.

Warni

Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Post Graduate, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.

Hary Soedarto Harjono

Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Post Graduate, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Sosiawan Leak is a writer from Central Java, Indonesia. His various literary works are filled with various realities of social life that occur when a work is created. The "Hoax Poems" referred to in this article are a collection of Sosiawan Leak's literary works which meaningfully provide an overview of the social life of society in that era.This research aims to analyzing the Images of Social Life in the Hoax Poetry of Sosiawan Leak. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out using the literature review method. The literature referred to in this research includes books, journal articles, etc. published between 2009 and 2023. Thus, this research is descriptive and analytical. The results of the research show that the Leak’s hoax poetry to have covered political, economic and socio-cultural aspects. Social life related to political aspects includes expressions of disappointment in the government's indifference to the poor; social life related to economic aspects includes, among other things, poverty and social inequality, which have the impact of unequal welfare on various layers of society, the helplessness of the poor and the weak; and social life related to socio-cultural aspects, includes social inequality, cultural shifts due to modernization, abuse of authority, nationalist feelings and positive responses to the improvement of the education system in Indonesia. This research has the implication that Leak's hoax poems cover political, economic and socio-cultural aspects and are suitable for use as inspiration for studying cultural, political and economic history in the past as a basis for future decision making.

Keywords: Social life, hoax rhymes, sosiawan leak

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