MULTIDIMENSI KEMISKINAN DALAM CERPEN “GEROBAK” KARYA SENO GUMIRA AJIDARMA: KAJIAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA
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https://doi.org/10.22460/semantik.v14i2.p289-304Keywords:
Gerobak, Poverty, Robert Chambers, Sociology of literatureAbstract
The short story “Gerobak” by Seno Gumira Ajidarma portrays poverty as a multidimensional problem involving economic, social, cultural, and structural aspects. The cart used as the character's home reflects economic limitations while symbolising alienation, uncertainty, and the persistent cycle of poverty. This study applies Robert Chambers' five dimensions of poverty. There are poverty itself, powerlessness, vulnerability, dependency, and isolation. This research using a qualitative descriptive method and a sociological approach to literature. Data comes from the short story as the primary source and supporting literature as secondary sources. The analysis shows that the story not only depicts poverty in material terms but also highlights cultural dimensions such as resignation and dependency, which reinforce the cycle of poverty. Poverty is further shown as the result of the state’s structural failure to ensure basic rights, pushing the poor into deeper marginalisation. The cart thus becomes a metaphor for social isolation and the suffering of marginalised groups, while also serving as a critique of injustice and inequality that sustain poverty. In conclusion, “Gerobak” presents a complex portrait of poverty that encompasses economic, cultural, and structural dimensions, acting both as a reflection and a critique of Indonesia’s social reality.
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