INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of the Study Indonesia is a country which consists of
several different Islands and has many
provinces in it. In each province, there are many cultures and tribes that
inhabit the area, such as:
Minangkabaunese, Javanese, Bataknese, Acehnese, Melayunese, Banjarnese, Betawinese, etc. Koentjaraningrat
says, “Kebudayaan merupakan seluruh sistem
gagasan, tindakan dan hasil karya dalam rangka kehidupan masyarakat yang dimiliki manusia dengan belajar”. It means,
culture is anabstraction, while the proficiency
level is a manifestation of cultural object that are result of human creation as a creature. These objects are patterns of
behavior, language, art, belief, marriage and the norms that apply as limitations of the
culture.
Indonesia has a cultural
diversity is not unal. The multicultural society included the result of you own work. Adapted
to the costumes, the people gave birth to
the things that describe their cultures. Indonesia cultural differences in each
region make this country more diverse.
Cultural is a very broad concept and complex that can be interpreted in various ways. In
addition to universal culture, also known as local culture that hold local wisdom. One is
the folklore that a local cultural heritage that are transmitted from generation to
generation. Folklore in Indonesia there are thousands of stories. Each region in Indonesia
has a folklore course a reflection of local
culture with a distinctive character. Cerita rakyat adalah sastra tradisional karena merupakan hasil karya yang dilahirkan
dari sekumpulan masyarakat yang Universitas
Sumatera Utara masih kuat berpegang pada nilai-nilai kebudayaan yang bersifat
tradisional (Dharmojo, 1998:21) the traditonal literatureis sometimes refer to
as folklore and considered as belonging
together. It grows from a strong collective consciousness in the old society.
It should be recognized that folklore is the
depiction of a culture of a community in
an area. Among the many stories of the people in Indonesia. Malin Kundang folklore is one that is quite well
known. Malin Kundang is Kaba or Minangkabau
traditional literature of the land. The term Kaba comes from the Arabic word Khabar. In terms of story, it is
difference lies in the shape. Tale of the alloy formed sentence and paragraph. While Kaba form
rhyme, poem or sing. Story of Malin
Kundang has become its own wealth for the people of Padang. Story of Malin Kundang starts from a sad story and poverty
held by the characters in it. They have a timeless story that will continue for
generations lowered by several by several generations. Lessons are stored in a story
Malin Kundang be one factor that makes this
story continues to survive today.
1.2. Problems of the Study Based on the background, the problems are
formulated as ; How is history of Malin Kundang in
Minangkabau What values are found in
Malin Kundang to Minangkabau society What are the uniqueness of Minangkabau
culture Universitas Sumatera Utara 1.3.
Purpose of the Study The purpose of the
study is to describe the history, value and uniqueness of Malin Kundang for Minangkabau society. Besides
that, this paper is written as one of the
requirements to graduate from Faculty of Culture in English Department.
1.4. Scope of the Study The scope of study has the important purpose
in writing a paper. It is used to limit
the problem of topic which is more focused on the history, values, and uniqueness of Malin Kundang in Air Manis
Beach, Minangkabau.
1.5. Reason for Choosing the
Topic The writer chooses the topic because she is a
Minangkabaunese who grows in Minangkabaunese
family. In addition, she is very interested in writing this paper to introduce and inform about the values of
Minangkabau culture’s found in Malin Kundang
tale. Air Manis Beach is a magical and historical place.
1.6. Method of the Study This paper is written based on a library
research. The writer collects the data by
reading books which rare relevant to the topic of Malin Kundang and Minangkabau culture. In addition, she also
uses browsing internet to find information about Minangkabau’s culture. In the process of
writing, she also asks and interviews her
family about Minangkabaunese culture.
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