WHAT'S LEFT FROM MAX HAVELAAR'S FAILURES: MAX HAVELAAR'S FAILURES IN IMPROVING THE INDIGENOUS' LIFE IN MULTATULI'S MAX HAVELAAR OR THE DUTCH COFFEE AUCTIONS OF A DUTCH TRADING COMPANY

Abstract

This paper tries to pinpoint three main reasons why Havelaars struggles in improving the life of the indigenous can be said to be failures%2C namely Havelaars misinterpretation of the exploitation%2C his misguided perception%2C and his uncommitted consciousness. Apart from the failures of Max Havelaar%2C this novel leaves a rich record of the complex relation between the indigenous and their rulers%2C the indigenous (rulers) and the Dutch%2C and between the Dutch themselves. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : exploitation%2C misinterpretation%2C misguided perception%2C uncommitted consciousness%2C historical perspective%2C New Historicism perspective.