Hybridity in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's Child of All Nations

摘要

Pramoedya Ananta Toer's novel, Child of All Nations, tells the story of Minke, an upper-class Javanese living under Dutch occupation. In this second book of the Buru Quartet series, Minke must come to terms with his allegiance and identity in the colonial world. This article examines Child of All Nations in order to reveal the portrayal of hybridity in Minke's characterization. Using Bhabha's hybridity theory (1994) and Rimmon-Kenan's character classification and characterization (2002), this study found that Minke is a hybrid character with complexity, development and open insights of his inner world. He shapes his hybridity through experience, study, and the act of accepting himself, something that is considered hard to do in the colonial era, especially for the colonized people. In this way, Minke is a unique hybrid character.