Abstract

The river is one important part that is so attached to the life of the Banjar people of South Kalimantan from time to time. This study analyzes a literary work that also discusses the life of the Banjar community related to river life, namely a short story titled "Jukung" by Zulfaisal Putera. The short story presents a family conflict between Anang and his mother, which originated from differences in views on life related to rivers. That problem is described and analyzed sociologically in this study. In accordance with the formulation of the problem, this study aims to describe the meaning of the river sociologically for the Banjar community, especially in the social construction of the community associated with shifting values in society related to modernity and globalization. This research utilizes the theory of sociology of literature with a focus on the relationship between the social reality of society with social reality in literary works. The method used is a qualitative descriptive method with content analysis. The results of the analysis of literary sociology show that the short story "Jukung" illustrates the socio-cultural shift of the Banjar communities as a result of modernity.

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