1.
Synopsis
Gadis Kretek
Jeng yah! Jeng
Yah! The curses name that always called by Mr. Raja. His son, Lebas, Karim,
and Tegar confused what should they do. His
wife, the woman who take care of Mr. Raja while he was sick is so angry to hear
to that bloody name. The name who was taken their prosperity from its passion.
The name that always bring memory with their sorrow.
The name that
bring their son take a journey to the palm of Java historical moment. The name
that force three brothers acquire their family company’s secret. It’s not just
about love, affair, and cigarettes. It’s also about passion, willing, taste,
and business struggle. Will time reveal the secret of Jeng Yah’s name?
2.
Format Analysis
2.1
Plot
This
story using forward-backward-forward plot. We believe that Ratih Kumala was
deliberate to using this in order to made this story more interesting and made
the reader.
The reader could also suspect what
kind of scene that really happened in the past with including other scenes
which revealed sistematically by Ratih Kumala. Indonesian history about
colonize and independence were included into this novel and covered with continous
and connected every single scene to be an interesting plot.
2.2
Character and Characterization
Lebas: he’s a free man,
he does whatever he wants, he doesn’t want to be someone that his father want him to be like his brothers. He is
a spontaneous man. But he care to his family.
Tegar: he’s kind of
man who take everything seriously, he’s sensitive, he’s character is
contradiction with his little brother, Lebas that’s why they always fight each
other. But he’s so obedient to his parents even he is cannot express his own
interest.
Karim: he’s low
profile and mature man, he’s smart, he’s always be a mediator between Lebas and
Tegar.
Soeraja: he’s a hard worker,
he’s kind of man who cannot fulfill his promise, he’s a thief, he doesn’t know
what is the meaning of thanks, and he’s liar.
Dasiyah (Jeng Yah):
she’s a hard worker, smart, obedient, innovative, and loyal woman.
Rukayah: she’s followers her sister and she is kind woman.
Soedjagad: He’s a
plagiator and he’s a liar, and he’s coward.
Idroes Moeria: he’s a hard worker,
loyal, jealous man and loves his wife so much.
Roemaisa: she’s smart, loyal,
hard worker, lovely, respectful, friendly,
she’s tough and patient woman.
2.3
Theme
Business competition and identity searching
2.4
Setting
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Jakarta
·
M
city
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Cirebon
·
Magelang
·
Kudus
·
Yogyakarta
·
Surabaya
·
Temanggung
·
USA
2.5
Point of View
This novel is using first person’s point of view
2.6
Figures of Speech
This novel is using daily languange and combined with Javanese
languange.
2.7 Message
Always
keep and fulfill promise to anyone, never trust anybody with your whole heart.
Plagiatism is forbidden, innovation and
hardworking always be the way to reach success. Never stop believing with what
you believe in.
3.
Interpretation
Dennis’s judge: Gadis Kretek is the best novel i’ve ever read. It has a strong
conflict, difficulity comprehension of love.