Nyai Ontosoroh

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NYAI ONTOSOROH; A CONCUBINE PHENOMENON A LA
PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
SarjanaPendidikan

A.AdityaSatriaS.
112010102

ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
NYAI ONTOSOROH; A CONCUBINE PHENOMENON A LA
PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
SarjanaPendidikan

A.AdityaSatria S.
112010102

ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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NyaiOntosoroh; A Concubine Phenomenon A la
PramoedyaAnantaToer

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
SarjanaPendidikan

A. AdityaSatria S.
112010029

Approved by:

Supervisor Examiner

LanyKristono, M. Hum Deta Maria Sri Darta, M. Hum

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Table of Content
Approval Page ……………………………………………………………ii
Copyright statement …………………………………………………………... iii
Table of Content …………………………………………………………… v
Abstract …………………………………………………………… 1
Introduction …………………………………………………………… 1
NyaiOntosorohOutside the Box …………………………………………… 7
The Politic of Identity of NyaiOntosoroh ………………………………… 26
Conclusion ………………………………………………………… 31
Acknowledgment ………………………………………………………… 34
References ………………………………………………………… 35

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NyaiOntosoroh; A Concubine Phenomenon A la
PramoedyaAnantaToer
A.AdityaSatria S.
Abstract
Concubines are often stigmatized as seductive, immoral, and uneducated
women. However that negative perspective does not fit to Nyai Ontosoroh. Even,
she is able to turn over the mainstream point of view in Bumi Manusia by getting
honor from some educated people around her. This research is aimed at the
finding out how Nyai Ontosoroh is able to turn over the mainstream point of view
and whether the novel confirms or rejects the post colonial theory. This research
used post-colonial theory, especially one which is coined by Bhabha who stated
that the colonized tend to imitate the colonizer to keep their existence in the
colony which called as mimicry phenomenon. As the result of imitating the
colonizer, they will face identity problem and trapped in liminal space or third
space which will lead them into a new identity, not the colonizer or colonized but
the ‘black-western’. This research found that Nyai Ontosoroh is able to turn over
the mainstream point of view about concubine by getting knowledge from the
west but the novel does not confirm Bhabha’s post-colonial theory.
Keywords: Concubine, Mimicry, Liminal/third space, Identity.
NyaiOntosoroh; A Concubine Phenomenon A la
PramoedyaAnantaToer
A.AdityaSatria S.

Introduction
Generally written by Chinese authors who live in the Netherland East
Indies or by Dutch authors, concubine is one of the popular theme of literature
during the Dutch colonization (Susanto 4). There are lots of popular famous
concubine stories such as Nyai Dasima by a Dutchman, G. Francis or Nyai Alimah
by Soei Tiong Oei. Basically, stories of concubine tell about love or often lust
between a Dutch master and an indigenous woman as concubine. Because of this,
some concubine stories such as Tjerita Medan Penoe Dengan Impian, were
written for adults because they contain vulgar words to describe a sexual
intercourse and such stories were not censored (Susanto 6).
Concubine is a product of Dutch colonization in the Netherland East
Indies. They usually work as a housekeeper or a butler at house but they also have
to satisfy their master’s sexual desire (Gouda 197). However, concubines also