Mimicri in Novel Anak Semua Bangsa Pramoedya Ananta Toer Works: Postcolonial Review

Abstract

This study aims to describe and interpret the form of mimicry contained in the novel Anak Semua Bangsa by Pramoedya Ananta Toer through postcolonial review. This research is a qualitative research that uses a content analysis approach and is descriptive in nature. The data source used in this study is a document in the form of a novel entitled Anak Semua Bangsa published by Lentera Dipantara in 2019 (21st print) with a total of 536 pages. The data used are in the form of words, sentences or utterances that contain the mimicry phenomenon. The data collection technique in this study is to use document analysis techniques. The validity of the data used in this study used theoretical triangulation and method triangulation, while the analysis technique used in this study was an interactive model analysis. The phenomena of mimicry found in the novel Anak Semua Bangsa by Pramoedya Ananta Toer include mimicry towards language, mimicry for transportation tools, mimicry for lifestyle, mimicry for art, and mimicry on dress styles.