Cities in Kalimantan in the Short Story “Kota-kota Air Membelakangi Air” by Raudal Tanjung Banua

Abstract

The city and its people are not free from the problems that surround them. Moreover, for cities that depend a lot for their continuity and life on nature, for example, the water sector. As time progresses, these cities often begin to abandon the way of life they have lived for a long time. Such a picture is depicted in the short “Kota-Kota Air Membelakangi Air” (The water cities are rejecting the water) by Raudal Tanjung Banua. These various problems certainly did not arise suddenly without a reason behind them. This article tries to look at the picture of cities in Kalimantan, past and present, which seem to have changed a lot. To uncover this problem, the author uses a literary sociology approach and the theory of social change. The analysis carried out is based on the interpretation of the objectives, which is then supported by various related references. The results show that there have been social changes in people's lives in various cities in Kalimantan. The majority of people live in the water sector. As a result, cities in Kalimantan that used to live in the water sector began to recede and die. An indication that there has been social and cultural change in society in various cities in Kalimantan. This is caused by various factors, such as modernization and industrialization, which have a direct impact on changes in the physical environment, changes in population, attitudes and values, and needs that are deemed necessary.

Keywords

• city
• kalimantan
• social changes
• sociological approach