Literary Fluctuations in Indonesia
July 16, 2018Literature was born from the anxiety of its writer, and all literary works are given the opportunity to live. At least, that's what I got when I joined a seminar in Bandung a few years ago. It does not stop there, the mindset is then embedded, and I agree with that statement. Because, as concrete proof, a good work is always created from the author's anxiety, which is then developed with imagination that followed by the results of research in order to make it stronger.
Well, hi peeps! Welcome.
Yes, if
we realize, Literature is more developed than other subjects. Things that were
once considered taboo are now acceptable to society. In the process, there is a
clear truth. There is a long process of creating a work, not with just writing
it down randomly as we want.
As
time passes, more and more communities are born and introduce more literature
extensively. With the help of technology, we are more facilitated in producing
a work. It was initially impossible to do such as eating and relaxing sleeping
on the clouds, we can do with the creation of aircraft. Plus, Literature grows
rapidly in cyberspace. As the result, now, Literature becomes familiar in human
life. All circles have been familiar with this thing.
Still
in the same seminar, based on research conducted by Yulianeta, Lecturer of
Letters from UPI, there are more than 200 films adapted from short stories,
poems, and novels. It enriched the field of Literature itself, particularly in
Indonesia. So far, it's not strange anymore to find poetry, short stories, or
novels written by Police, Traders, Doctors, or other professions. Overall,
there are some facts that are implied from a work that tells social phenomenon
in society. So it is not wrong if Literature known-well as a reflection of
society.
But
behind it all, I noted that there are still some things that must be improved
in the world of Literature in Indonesia. Things that can have a big impact but
seem underestimated by us (Indonesian society) in particular. Some of them are:
1. Wild
writings by ancient poets were not introduced to people, when in fact their
writings were very influential in the fight against colonialism.
2. In
the process of deepening this subject, we often feel less facilitated. The real
example is, good books are rarely available in Indonesian bookstores. The
reason is clear, Indonesian bookstores are not too concerned with quality, the
main thing for them is the market.
3. Literature
is only used as a medium of self-expression. In the sense that many people
appreciate the work of Literature only to be seemed as a person who is not
outdated. Reading and watching a piece of work when the work becomes a hot
topic in that moment, they do it in order to join the chat of the people who
are talking about that work. It makes that book reprint, only that book. It
shows that Literature is not a necessity.
4. Besides
considered not a necessity, for our society, literature does not bring economic
benefits like music and sports events.
5. How
many books do we read in a day? In a week, or maybe in a month. Because not
many students have a good interest in reading. It was also justified by Budi
Darma, professor of Literature at the State University of Surabaya (UNESA).
"Jika minat baca kurang, logikanya kemampuan menulisnya juga kurang.” (“If
the reading interest is less, so does the logic of writing ability.”)
Well, Literature and Language are the identity of a nation, the
death of Language and Literature will kill the nation itself. So great hopes of
the senior Indonesian writers, the government can help the development of
Literature by facilitating either those who are working in that field or the
rookies who have unlimited imagination.***
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