Escapism Towards the Surreal Arena in Negeri Senja: A Literary Psychology Approach

• Main Authors: Edi Dwi Riyanto, Nina Dwi Hapsari Putri
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: BF1-940 Psychology; PN Literature (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/122027/1/10.%20Escapism%20FULLTEXT.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/122027/4/10.%20Escapism%20FORM%20PENILAIAN%202.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/122027/; https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/jish/article/view/20462; https://doi.org/10.34050/elsjish.v5i1.20462
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

“Negeri Senja” tells the story of a country that never has morning, noon, or night because there is only dusk every day. The surreal arena built into the story brings anxiety during the reading process even to the end of the open ending. The problems in this novel are framed textually. This research aims to express these concerns based on textual analysis of the novel “Negeri Senja” by Seno Gumira Ajidarma.