Abstract
This study discussed the responses of readers from Chinese language students at the University of Sumatera Utara towards Yu Hua's novel Huo Zhe (活着). This study aimed to determine the responses given by students to Huo Zhe (活着) novel by Yu Hua. The theory used was literary reception theory which focused on exploring various judgments, responses and impressions hence a literary work can be accepted by its presence in society. The methodology used was a qualitative descriptive method. The research informants were 35 students majoring in the Chinese Language in semesters 6th and 8th who had taken a concentration in literature. Informants will be asked to read Yu Hua's novel Huo Zhe (活着) and provide their responses through questionnaires. The results of this study indicated that the Huo Zhe (活着) novel fulfilled all the evaluation criteria for novelty, impact and design as proposed by Segers. Thus, from the three evaluations, it can be concluded that the reading informants from the 6th and 8th semester students of Chinese Language accept the presence of the Huo Zhe (活着) novel as good and positive reading material.
Highlights
IntroductionLiterature has an important role in strengthening knowledge of a language and even the origin of a nation
Along with the times, literature has an important role in strengthening knowledge of a language and even the origin of a nation
This chapter presented an analysis of reader responses, namely students in semester 6 and 8 of the Chinese Language study program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara
Summary
Literature has an important role in strengthening knowledge of a language and even the origin of a nation. Kurniawan (2012: 2) stated that literature is a cultural system as a representation of human thoughts that represent their collectivity in social life. Literature as a work of human art offers various images of life, such as customs, culture, history and politics, which can stimulate readers responding to something. Based on this opinion, it can be said that literature has a unique relationship with the socio-cultural system as the basis of life; literature will always live and be lived by the community. The existence of literature is strengthened by readers who enjoy and take advantage of literary works to interpret every phenomenon that occurs in life. The relationship between literature and readers is like a link that can move and respond to its developments
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