Dinata, Nur Sasya and Yusri Fajar,, S.S., M.A (2022) Environmental Exploitation and Its Outcomes Caused by Capitalism in How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.
Abstract
Penelitian ini menganalisis eksploitasi lingkungan yang disebabkan oleh kapitalisme beserta dampaknya dalam novel yang berjudul How Beautiful We Were karya Imbolo Mbue. Novel How Beautiful We Were menceritakan tentang sebuah perusahaan kapitalis mendominasi dan mengeksploitasi lingkungan sebuah desa hingga mengakibatkan degradasi lingkungan di desa tersebut. Dengan menggunakan teori ekokritik dan teori imperialisme ekologi Alfred Crosby, penelitian ini mengkaji proses, tujuan, dan dampak dari eksploitasi lingkungan yang dilakukan oleh sebuah perusahaan minyak asal Amerika bernama Pexton terhadap Desa Kosawa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa awal mula Pexton mendominasi lingkungan Desa Kosawa ditandai dengan perolehan izin dari pemerintah setempat untuk mengambil minyak. Pada prosesnya, Pexton bersikap acuh terhadap hak warga dan hanya peduli tentang keuntungan yang akan mereka peroleh. Pexton mengeksploitasi lingkungan Desa Kosawa dengan membangun pabrik, memasang pipa-pipa minyak, dan membuang limbah produksi di sekitar lingkungan desa tanpa memedulikan dampak yang dapat mereka timbulkan. Eksploitasi lingkungan yang dilakukan Pexton bertujuan untuk keberlangsungan produksi minyak agar mereka dapat terus memperoleh keuntungan pribadi. Kegiatan eksploitasi lingkungan tersebut mengakibatkan hilangnya kesuburan tanah, penurunan kualitas udara dan air, dan kelangkaan sumber daya alam di Desa Kosawa. Eksploitasi lingkungan yang dilakukan Pexton juga berdampak pada kesehatan warga dan keberlangsungan kehidupan dan kebudayaan desa.
English Abstract
This study analyzes the environmental exploitation caused by capitalism and its outcomes in the novel entitled How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue. The novel How Beautiful We Were tells about a capitalist company dominating and exploiting the environment of a village and causing environmental degradation in the village. Using the ecocriticism theory and Alfred Crosby’s ecological imperialism theory, this study examines the process, purpose, and outcomes of environmental exploitation by an American oil company named Pexton in the village of Kosawa. The result of this study shows that the start of Pexton’s dominance of Kosawa’s environment is marked by obtaining permission from the government to extract oil. In the process, Pexton is indifferent to citizens’ rights and solely cares about the benefits they can get. Pexton exploits the environment of Kosawa by building an oil factory, installing oil pipelines, and disposing of production waste around the village regardless of the impact they can cause. Pexton’s environmental exploitation aims for the continuity of oil production to continue obtaining personal benefits. The environmental exploitation activities have resulted in the loss of soil fertility, deterioration of air and water quality, and the scarcity of natural resources in the village of Kosawa. Pexton’s environmental exploitation also affects the health of the villagers and the sustainability of village life and culture.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Sarjana) |
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| Identification Number: | 0522120189 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | environmental exploitation, ecocriticism, ecological imperialism, capitalism,eksploitasi lingkungan, ekokritik, imperialisme ekologi, kapitalisme |
| Subjects: | 400 Language > 420 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) > 420.71 English learning |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | soegeng sugeng |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2023 04:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2023 04:55 |
| URI: | http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/198459 |
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