Abstract:
This research examines readers’ perspective of 18 Indonesian national
characters in Inem, a short story by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The sample of
this research is 34 students of XI Akuntansi Keuangan dan Lembaga of
SMKN 1 Pujon. The aim of this research is to analyze whether the students’
perceptions toward Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s short story, entitled Inem
match to their understanding on 18 Indonesian national characters. The
method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research. The finding
of this research states each student has different perception of the Indonesian
national characters in the Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s short story entitled
Inem. However, most of the students have the same perceptions of the
Indonesian national character in the short story entitled Inem. Their
perception depends on how they understand the meaning of each of the 18
Indonesian national characters. Therefore, the researcher claims that the
students’ perceptions toward Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s short story, entitled
Inem match to their understanding on 18 Indonesian national characters.
