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Gabriel Fajar Sasmita Aji
Universitas Sanata Dharma
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RUMAH KACA’s Minke’s Death and Its Question on Postcolonial Catastrophe Gabriel Fajar Sasmita Aji
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 23, No 1 (2023): April
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v23i1.5879

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Rumah Kaca, or House of Glass, is the last episode of Pramoedya’s Tetralogy of Buru, and it gives “a surprise,” or a shocking end of Minke’s postcolonial strives. Here, he died several days after his coming home from exile. This looks surely to present the catastrophe of the native’s postcolonial hope and dream. The strategy of the colonial government in conducting “house of glass” has gone successful and Minke’s death might stop any local political activities opposing the government. However, this phenomenon, i.e. the death of Minke, appears as the new perspective dealing with the local Indonesians, or pribumi, in undergoing postcoloniality. Minke’s death is not to stop his postcolonialism, since he’s still kept it in his writings. Those are to represent Minke’s continuation in flaming postcoloniality to the next local postcolonialists.  The novel Rumah Kaca seems to reemphasize the idea of postcolonialism, previously stated in the first episode, Bumi Manusia, that the main weapon of postcolonialism is the postcolonial brain of the postcolonialists. As the concepts of postcolonial ideologies by Bill Ashcroft and Annia Loomba, this discussion focuses on how Indonesian postcolonialism, by Pramoedya’s Tetralogy of Buru, has the ultimate power in writings, since compared to the colonial government the colonized’s technological civilization is much less powerful. In other words, Minke’s death does not mean the end of the local postcoloniality, and it is a new perspective in dealing with the common concept. 
Ambivalensi Ketokohan Pangemanann dan Metafora “Rumah-Kaca”: Kajian Rumah Kaca, Karya Pramoedya Ananta Toer: The Ambivalence of Pangemanann's Character and the "Rumah-Kaca" Metaphor: A Study of the Rumah-Kaca, a Work by Pramoedya Ananta Toer Gabriel Fajar Sasmita Aji; Kristophorus Budiman
JBSI: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia Vol. 6 No. 01 (2026): Artikel Riset Periode Mei 2026
Publisher : Information Technology and Science(ITScience)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47709/jbsi.v6i01.8191

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This research examines two prominent elements: the ambivalence of Pangemanann's character and the metaphor of the "glass house." Criticism of colonization and authoritarian power is the strength of the novel Rumah Kaca. The strict surveillance system with the "glass house" model places the character Jacques Pangemanann as a colonial "puppet" to silence the colonized group. As a result, Minke, the postcolonialist, is killed, but behind this has emerged the meaning of postcoloniality that has gained a new form or perspective. Through a historical and postcolonial literary approach, this research presents memories of Indonesia's colonial history. It interprets the new model of Indonesian postcoloniality, shaped by the authoritarian strategy and the ambivalence of Pangemanann, a native who works for the colonial side. Rumah Kaca presents a historical narrative through the conflict between Pangemanann, who represents the colonial government, and Minke, a native of the colonized nation. Pangemanann's ambivalence stems from his being both the subject and the object of surveillance. The metaphor of a "glass house" alludes to the conditions of a colonized society that is strictly monitored by the state. The impact of this strict surveillance is the emergence of fear among the community and the death of Minke. The ambivalence of Pangemanann's character creates a new meaning in Indonesian postcoloniality. A new perspective emerges: postcoloniality is not about "who" but rather about "what" is carried. This meaning is emphasized through the metaphor of a "glass house." This metaphor refers to the condition of a colonized society, afraid because it is under surveillance by the colonial government. Moreover, this condition is actually carried out by a colonial agent, who is a native.
Co-Authors Kristophorus Budiman