| dc.description.abstract | The research analyzes some issues related to the representation of
orientalism. It is portrayed in Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories
represented by some various characters and settings. This is an interesting novel to
be analyzed because Rushdie as the eastern people represents the East based on
the western thoughts.
This research is qualitative research. This research is divided into two
kinds of data, primary data and secondary data. The primary data are taken from
Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The data in this thesis are the
selected dialogues and narrative structure. I also use journals, theses, articles,
other books and websites as the secondary data in this research. In this article
there are two goals of the study. The first goal is to answer how orientalism
discourse is constructed in the novel. The second is to expose the writer’s critical
position. This research uses Said’s theory of orientalism.
After the research, it can be concluded that Salman Rushdie represents the
orientalism in his work. Those constructions are the result of his study and an
experience living in England. Rushdie has been influenced by the Western
thoughts. In this point of reference, it can be seen that the Western reading books
have an impact to Rusdie’s work and his critical position. Unconsciously, the way
the West looking at the East is constructed on Rushdie’s mind. Rushdie agrees
with the idea of orientalising the East through his work without any awareness.
So, the empirical experience of the author brings evidence that the Western
hegemony through the texts is successful. | en_US |
