CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL CRITICISM IN THE ANTHOLOGY OF TRANSIT SHORT STORIES: THE WORK OF SENO GUMIRA AJIDARMA

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This research focuses on analyzing the anthology of short stories entitled “Transit” with a structural and sociological approach to literature. The structural approach is used with the aim to see the languages and the way how to write short stories. While the aim of literature sociological approach is to see social criticism in the anthology of short stories “Transit”. Research shows that the anthology of short stories “Transit” by Seno Gumara Ajidarma has creativity in terms of wordplay, writing style, and mbeling plot (unconventional plot). While the social criticisms found are a criticism of dehumanization, infidelity, and moral degradation.

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Creativity; criticism; social

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24815/.v1i1.14830

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