Open AccessRATIONALISM IN PRASTARI’S MISTERI DELMAN MERAH JAMBU
Author(s) -
Mateus Rudi Supsiadji,
Linusia Marsih
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
parafrase : jurnal kajian kebahasaan dan kesastraan/parafrase
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-5886
pISSN - 1412-6206
DOI - 10.30996/parafrase.v17i1.1356
Subject(s) - intuition , rationalism , epistemology , philosophy
. This article explores rationalismin Prastari’s Misteri Delman Merah Jambu. Rationalism covers the idea that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason, rather than relying on past authority, religious institutions, or on intuition. In Prastari’s Misteri Delman Merah Jambu, rationalism is presented through the character Alva. In his reaction towards the prohibition for children under 15 to stay at home before 7 at the evening, Alva tries to discover the reason behind this prohibition. He does not believe in what other children believe that there is a supernatural power represented by Delman Merah Jambu (pink horse cart) rode by a beautiful lady in white clothes. The writer applied the qualitative confirmatory method in conducting the research.
Key words: rationalism, supernatural power, reason