PERLAWANAN SASTRA DALAM CERPEN KORAN INDONESIA

Azwar Azwar (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta)

Dialektika
Vol 1, No 1 (2014)

This paper discusses the resistance made by a writer against the oppression of the oppressed peoples. Poets in this case is an enlightened person who represents the voice of the community. The  study  was conducted  on a short  story titled "Safrida Askariah"  by Alimuddin an  author from  Aceh. A study  of this work shows that when members of oppressed groups have access to the culture media, their representatives often express more radical alternative views about society and the perception. This study also revealed that thewriter as a representative of the oppressed to fight by using literature as a "weapon".