Abstract
The Cultural Revolution era was a dark period in Chinese history. The resistance to the power of Chairman Mao by literati people has resulted in deep wounds, as a result of intimidation, bad stigma, exclusion, and even imprisonment which often ends in death. Ba Jin's essay Remembering Xiao Shan can be seen as a mirror reflecting the deep wounds experienced by the author who is accused of being part of a counterrevolutionary group. Not only himself, but his beloved wife also had to bear the wounds of the Cultural Revolution. This study uses a hermeneutical analysis model to explore the author's "living world" in the text Reminiscing Xiao Shan about the sorrow experienced by himself, his fellow authors who were labeled as part of right-wing resistance, and the people he loved during repressive times under the control of Mao Zedong. The Cultural Revolution was long gone, but the wounds it caused were not easy to heal, and so Ba Jin documented it in the text in the form of an essay. In the end, time has proved that the idea of resistance carried out by people like Ba Jin is irresistible, as has been proven by the current capitalistic economic style in China. The close people, even Ba Jin's wife were indeed neglected by the Red Guards, but their thoughts are still alive today.
Highlights
The Cultural Revolution era was a dark period in Chinese history
Ba Jin's essay Remembering Xiao Shan can be seen as a mirror reflecting the deep wounds experienced by the author who is accused of being part of a counterrevolutionary group
But his beloved wife had to bear the wounds of the Cultural Revolution
Summary
Dalam bahasa Cina, esai disebut dengan sanwen (散文). Bila diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia sanwen artinya prosa, sementara dalam bahasa Inggris artinya Prose atau Essay. Dalam esai itu Ba Jin mengungkit kisah hidupnya sebagai salah satu sastrawan pada masa Revolusi Kebudayaan yang diperlakukan seperti kriminal besar. Penulis akan meneliti esai Mengenang Xiao Shan karya Ba Jin untuk menyingkap lukaluka lama yang dialami kaum intelektual Cina di masa Revolusi Kebudayaan. Pada masa Revolusi Kebudayaan Deng Xiaoping di kritik dan dipenjara, ia tidak tidak bisa memisahkan istrinya dari kesengsaraan itu, dia tidak menjadi sasaran penganiayaan seperti Liu Shaoqi atau “orang yang ditandai” lainnya, karena di mata Mao, dia selalu menghargai Deng Xiaoping. Hal-hal di atas merupakan beberapa kasus khas kaum intelektual terkenal bertarung dalam perlawanan selama “Revolusi kebudayaan”, selain itu, ada beberapa intelektual terkenal menggunakan bentuk bunuh diri untuk melawan tuduhan yang keliru selama revolusi kebudayaan
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