Portrayal of Ecological Crisis In Indonesian Prose: Fiction and Reality

This research describes the ecological crisis that occurred in Indonesia which is represented in Indonesian prose and its relation to the reality of the ecological crisis that occurred in Indonesia. This research is important because prose as a literary work can portray the reality of the ecological crisis that occurred in Indonesia. The prose is Indonesian prose which published in the range 2011-2016. The analysis was conducted based on the study of ecocriticism. Based on the results of the study, the ecological crisis that occurred in Indonesia was represented in Indonesian prose. The ecological crisis occurs because of the anthropocentric perspective and human attitude towards nature/environment. This anthropocentric attitude is demonstrated by excessive exploitation of natural resources which results in the ecological crisis of forests, destruction of karst, and river water pollution (rivers and seas) that occur in parts of Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi), Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara).