[Terdapat tiga cakupan dalam pendekatan sosiologi sastra, yaitu analisis hubungan sosial dan pengarang, analisishubungan sosial dan pembaca, atau analisis hubungan sosial dan karya. Dalam makalah ini, penulis menerapkanpendekatan sosiologi karya dalam menganalisis tiga cerpen karangan Toha Mohtar yang berjudul “Meneer CharlieBoon”, “Sersan Wolters”, dan “Perginya Seorang Sahabat”. Hal ini disebabkan adanya kesamaan yang cukupmencolok dari segi intrinsik tiga cerpen ini, terutama mengenai pemilihan tema, latar waktu, latar sosial, dantokoh. Penulisan makalah ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan kondisi sosial masyarakat Indonesia yang tercermindalam cerpen “Meneer Charlie Boon”, “Sersan Wolters”, dan “Perginya Seorang Sahabat”. Lebih jauh lagi, untukmenerangkan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan yang terdapat dalam masyarakat Indonesia saat itu., There are three approaches in the sociology of literature coverage, the analysis of social relations and theauthor, the analysis of social relations and the reader, or the analysis of social relationships and work. In thispaper, the authors apply a sociological approach in analyzing the work of three short stories written by TohaMohtar entitled "Meneer Charlie Boon", "Sergeant Wolters", and "It Goes A Friend". This is due to thesimilarities are quite striking in terms of the intrinsic three short stories, especially regarding the selection ofthe theme, setting time, social background, and character. This paper aims to describe the social condition ofthe people of Indonesia which is reflected in the short story "Meneer Charlie Boon", "Sergeant Wolters", and "ItGoes A Friend". Furthermore, to explain human values contained within Indonesian society at that time.] |