[ABSTRAK
Jurnal ini membahas tentang kritik terhadap kolonialisasi Jepang di Korea dalam cerpen beraliran realisme tahun1920-an karya Hyeon Jingeon yang berjudul Unsu Joheun Nal. Cerpen ini merupakan salah satu cerpen yangmenggambarkan kehidupan masyarakat Korea kelas bawah di perkotaan yang keras akibat dari adanyapenjajahan Jepang. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui penggambaran dampak kolonialisasi Jepang diKorea pada masa itu serta bentuk kritik terhadap kolonialisasi Jepang yang digambarkan dalam cerpen UnsuJoheun Nal. Metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah metode close reading dengan melakukan analisis datakualitatif yang terdapat dalam cerpen. Dilakukan juga studi kepustakaan untuk mencari data-data sejarah Koreatahun 1920-an yang nantinya dikaitkan dengan cerpen Unsu Joheun Nal. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkanbahwa adanya kolonialisasi Jepang membuat kehidupan rakyat Korea, khususnya masyarakat kelas bawah diperkotaan semakin miskin dan sengsara. Bentuk kritik tersebut digambarkan lewat kehidupan tokoh utama daricerpen ini, yakni Kim Cheomji yang setiap harinya harus bekerja keras agar dapat makan ABSTRACT This journal discusses the criticism of Japanese colonization in Korea based on 1920s realism short story entitled

Unsu Joheun Nal written by Hyeon Jingeon. This short story is the one that depicts the tough life of urban

Korean lower class society under Japanese colonization. This research is aim to know the impact of Japanese

colonization in Korea at that time and form of criticism towards Japanese colonization that was depicted in Unsu

Joheun Nal short story. This research applied close reading method by analizing qualitative data contained in the

short story. Literature study was also carried out to find the 1920s Korea history data that later associated with

Unsu Joheun Nal short story. Result of this research shows that Japanese colonization made Korean people poor

and miserable, especially urban lower class society. Form of criticism is illustrated through the life of the main

character of this story namely Kim Cheomji who must work hard everyday in order to eat.;This journal discusses the criticism of Japanese colonization in Korea based on 1920s realism short story entitled

Unsu Joheun Nal written by Hyeon Jingeon. This short story is the one that depicts the tough life of urban

Korean lower class society under Japanese colonization. This research is aim to know the impact of Japanese

colonization in Korea at that time and form of criticism towards Japanese colonization that was depicted in Unsu

Joheun Nal short story. This research applied close reading method by analizing qualitative data contained in the

short story. Literature study was also carried out to find the 1920s Korea history data that later associated with

Unsu Joheun Nal short story. Result of this research shows that Japanese colonization made Korean people poor

and miserable, especially urban lower class society. Form of criticism is illustrated through the life of the main

character of this story namely Kim Cheomji who must work hard everyday in order to eat.;This journal discusses the criticism of Japanese colonization in Korea based on 1920s realism short story entitled

Unsu Joheun Nal written by Hyeon Jingeon. This short story is the one that depicts the tough life of urban

Korean lower class society under Japanese colonization. This research is aim to know the impact of Japanese

colonization in Korea at that time and form of criticism towards Japanese colonization that was depicted in Unsu

Joheun Nal short story. This research applied close reading method by analizing qualitative data contained in the

short story. Literature study was also carried out to find the 1920s Korea history data that later associated with

Unsu Joheun Nal short story. Result of this research shows that Japanese colonization made Korean people poor

and miserable, especially urban lower class society. Form of criticism is illustrated through the life of the main

character of this story namely Kim Cheomji who must work hard everyday in order to eat., This journal discusses the criticism of Japanese colonization in Korea based on 1920s realism short story entitled

Unsu Joheun Nal written by Hyeon Jingeon. This short story is the one that depicts the tough life of urban

Korean lower class society under Japanese colonization. This research is aim to know the impact of Japanese

colonization in Korea at that time and form of criticism towards Japanese colonization that was depicted in Unsu

Joheun Nal short story. This research applied close reading method by analizing qualitative data contained in the

short story. Literature study was also carried out to find the 1920s Korea history data that later associated with

Unsu Joheun Nal short story. Result of this research shows that Japanese colonization made Korean people poor

and miserable, especially urban lower class society. Form of criticism is illustrated through the life of the main

character of this story namely Kim Cheomji who must work hard everyday in order to eat.]