Pertemuan Jodoh
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Pertemuan Jodoh ([pərtəˈmuan dʒɔˈdɔh]; English: A Meeting of Soulmates) is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1932. It tells the story of two students who are driven apart by their class differences, but eventually marry.[2]
Plot
Ratna, a young student, inadvertently meets Suparta, a medical student, on a train. There, Suparta tries to find her a seat but fails because a
A few months later, Suparta
Disappointed, Ratna decides to forget Suparta. Not long afterwards, her father's
She is treated by Suparta, who has already graduated from medical school and has been looking for Ratna. Hearing her plight, Suparta hires a lawyer for her and she is declared innocent; Jene's boyfriend, Amat, is shown to have stolen the jewelry.
After being discharged from the hospital, Ratna is asked to go to rest at the Bidara Cina pavilion. There Suparta treats her and they grow closer. Once Ratna is fully healed, Suparta proposes to her again and they are married the same day.
Reception
Pertemuan Jodoh is considered the opposite of Muis' earlier work, Salah Asuhan; Pertemuan Jodoh deals with feudalism, while Salah Asuhan dealt with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures.[3] However, it has also been called a sequel of Salah Asuhan.[4]
Mahayana
Bakri Siregar considered Pertemuan Jodoh "much weaker" than Salah Asuhan.[6]
References
- ^ OCLC 66770709.
- ^ Mahayana, Sofyan & Dian 2007, pp. 37–39
- ^ Siregar 1962, p. 58
- ^ Mahayana, Sofyan & Dian 2007, p. 40
- ^ Mahayana, Sofyan & Dian 2007, pp. 39–40
- ^ Siregar 1962, p. 59
Bibliography
- Siregar, Bakri (1962). Sedjarah Sastera Indonesia Modern [History of Modern Indonesian Literature] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Akademi Sastera dan Bahasa "Multatuli". OCLC 63841626.
- Mahayana, Maman S.; Sofyan, Oyon; Dian, Achmad (2007). Ringkasan dan ulasan novel Indonesia modern [Summaries and Commentary on Modern Indonesian Novels]. Grasindo. ISBN 9789790250062.