Abstract
Warera no Jidai no Fuukoroa - Koodo Shihon Shugi Zenshi's short story by Murakami Haruki tells the romance of Japanese teenagers in the 60s (Showa era). This study uses a sociological approach to literature to analyze the meaning of the story through a picture of the society of the 60s told in a short story. The results showed that in the Showa period gender equality was still difficult to realize because people's thinking still supported patriarchal domination. Besides, the portrayal of the romance story is the author's criticism of the fragility of society in that era.
Highlights
Literary works are created by writers to be enjoyed, understood, and utilized by the community
From the discussion of the Warera no Jidai no Fuukuroa - Koudo Shihon Shugi Zenshi short story above, it can be concluded that the Warera no Jidai no Fuukuroa - Koudo Shihon Shugi Zenshi was intended as a social criticism about the condition of the community at that time
Murakami Haruki's writing style that always presents his work as entertainment even though it is jun-bungaku or serious literary work can lead the reader to an understanding of the social criticisms that he wishes to convey through his work
Summary
Literary works are created by writers to be enjoyed, understood, and utilized by the community. His parents who taught him about classical literature and traditional Japanese values encouraged his interest in literary works Instead, he was influenced by the western writing style, he still presents Japanese cultural heritage in his books. Murakami Haruki began writing his work at the age of 22, Kaze no Uta wo Kike, Hear the Wind Sing, which was published in June 1979 and received film adaptation in 1981 His first success encouraged him to continue working. Nen ni (The year of Spaghetti), Warera no Jidai no Fuukuroa - Koudo Shihon Shugi Zenshi (A Folklore for My Generation: A Prehistory of Late-Stage Capitalism) to his most famous work Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood) Some of his works are entertaining by putting humor, and some contain social criticism and reflection of people's lives. The approach of literary sociology views literature as a reflection of society, related to the norms and values that exist in the author's society, literature is seen as a means of social criticism of the existing state of society
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