CULTURAL IDENTITY CRISIS IN THE NOVEL KADANG SURINAME SANAK MERAPI BY FUJI RIANG PRASTOWO

Abstract

The crisis of cultural identity often occurs in Indonesian society. This social phenomenon generally occurs in the young generation, especially those living in urban areas such as Jakarta. This social phenomenon depicted in the novel Kadang Suriname Sanak Merapi (KSSM) by Fuji Riang Prastowo. Trisnah as the main character in the novel, chose Western culture as her cultural identity rather than Javanese culture which is her origin. The researchaims to analyze the identity crisis factors of Trisnah's character that influenced her in the process of selecting her cultural identity in the novel KSSM. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a sociological approach to literature, a mimetic approach and a psychology approach to literature. The results of this research indicated that Trisnah`s cultural identity crisis is caused by two factors, namely social and psychological aspects that are interrelated, especially in the process of choosing her cultural identity. These two factors influenced the forming process of Trisnah's cultural identity by releasing the Javanese cultural identity inherited by her family. Therefore it can be concluded that two factors, both social and psychological, from bullying can provide a significant impact on the formation of a person's cultural identity, especially when they were in the midst of their identity crisis, so it is important to have character education in responding to differences in a multicultural society.KEYWORDS: cultural identity crisis, cultural identity, social, psychology, traumatic