Reader Response of A Short Story Aesthetic Reading: ‘Tai Lalat’ by
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Denny Nugraha
TBI-B-7
Literary Work Analysis
Introduction
This short story whose the title is ‘Tai
Lalat’ by Pramoedya Ananta Toer has many interesting things in my mind in order
to set out the whole story. When I read it for the first time, I found it
difficult for me to understand the message inside it because there are lots of
word dictions and also the language use (in most of conversations and
sentence/clause structures). In my own perspective, I myself actually could not
make it easy to map out the meanings or experiences that are provided by the
author of this short story even it is written in Indonesian language. So that, after
I read it again and again, at last I can considerably conclude that this short
story tells about the experience of injustice, inconveniences, and mistreatments
that happened in the period after the colonialism period or Independence
proclamation of Indonesia period (1946-1979).
In my point of view I have found something likely that this story
somehow has many complicated dictions of Indonesian language. Those can be seen
from the first line of this story and the following conversations provided. Some
things like Tai lalat, digul/digulis, tapol, and the plot of the story really made me confused everytime
when I tried to read it again. However, the story implied that injustices,
mistreatments, inconveniences, and immoralities might happen to everybody, old
or young, in this world until the death. But, it is considerably like an
unwritten rule for people that they necessarily have not any choice except to
struggle and survive in this world. The pains that they have to pay merely are
some of worthful things to become good people and to reach the good life. I
think that is the message of this short story.
Conclusion
In line with the story, it reminds me that life is not like a
straight road, but it is such full twisted and complicated path. No one knows
how it can be and will be. I remembered when I was 13 years old or in junior
high school period. I really have ever felt one incovenience at that time. It
is really painful to remember, but it might be a lesson for anyone not only me.
A man who I didn’t know accused me that I had stolen his sandals. He was
accompanied by one of his friend at that time. I refused to acknowledge it
because I really didn’t do that. But then, he didn’t believe me and finally he
decided to hit my face with one of his sandal. Then, suddenly my tears were
dropped to my face. Still, it really hurts me until now if I try to remember it
again. But, I believe that this experience does make me stronger and able to
survive in this world until the end of my life.
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