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THE BRITISH COLONIAL POWER IN GEORGE ORWELL’S BURMESE DAYS

CALL · Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

DOI
10.15575/call.v5i1.15550
ISSN
2723-2417
Published
2023-10-02
Publisher
Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati
Language
eng

Abstract

This study tried to discover British colonial power in George Orwell’s Burmese Days. Gramsci's hegemony theory regarding to a concept of an integral state was applied. A qualitative descriptive method was used in the study. Data in the study were dialogues and narratives from historical contacts between British and Burmese regarding the British colonial regime. The data consisted intrinsic element of theme, and 2 extrinsic elements of political society and civil society. Both elements were structure in literary works, and represent the British colonial power in George Orwell’s Burmese Days. A theme of colonial was found among the element of fiction. There were extrinsic elements such as political society and civil society. The study concluded that the intrinsic elements forming a story that could representative how the British colonial power appeared on theme. The relationship of both elements form totality of meaning and integrity that how the British colonial power operations in George Orwell’ Burmese Days.  Keywords: colonialism, hegemony, integral state, orientalism

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Siti KomariahSultan Ageng Tirtayasa University2
Dewi KustantiAffiliation unknown1
Irman NurhapitudinAffiliation unknown1
Dewi GinartiAffiliation unknown1
Hasanah Hj. IksanAffiliation unknown1
Nida KharimahAffiliation unknown1
Dadan RusmanaAffiliation unknown1
Sandy AgungAffiliation unknown1
Abd Hannan EFAffiliation unknown1
Jelita Dewanty HendarsyahAffiliation unknown1
Yoga SudarismanAffiliation unknown1
Tia Rachel RahayuAffiliation unknown1
Hasbi AssiddiqiAffiliation unknown1
Virgiena SalsabilaAffiliation unknown1
Nabila Fitria FazrinAffiliation unknown1
Andang SaehuAffiliation unknown1
Ihya Aditya Fahmi MaarifAffiliation unknown1
Vidi RutsyamsunAffiliation unknown1
Bunyamin FaisalAffiliation unknown1
Muhamad Mauda Putra UtamaAffiliation unknown1
Lilis Intan SulastriAffiliation unknown1

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