Hybrid Marriage Breakdown in Hamka’s Novel Merantau Ke Deli

Abstract

The two main characters in the novel, a man from Minang ethnic and a Javanese
 woman, meet and unite in a hybrid marriage institution, referring to the concept of
 combining two objects in one unit, part of a cultural hybrid and then analyzed through
 descriptive qualitative method reviewing the existence of marriage of different ethnics,
 part of a social problem in accordance with the function of literature as a medium
 for disclosure of social problems. Data and sources of data obtained are novels and
 words, phrases and sentences in the novel pointing to the discussion points. Tolerance,
 mutual understanding, solidarity, mutual support and not disputing cultural background
 are the main requirements in carrying out a hybrid marriage and all these requirements
 do not exist enough in the male character of this novel and eventually the marriage
 experiences a severe shock and ends in divorce. Disclosure of causal factors is the
 purpose of this study and the results are the norms of cultural traditions conveyed by
 a group of people and self-centeredness triggers the breakdown of the marriage.