Comparison of Social Strata in Majdulin Novel by Musthafa Luthfi Al-Manfaluthi's with Social Strata in novel Tenggelamnya Kapal Van der wicjk by Hamka (Comparative Literature Study)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to compare the storyline of the novel Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck with the novel Magdalena. In addition, the female main character and the male main character are also compared in the two novels, to find out where there are similarities and differences. And also compare the social strata that exist in the two novels. The data sources in this study were the novel Majdulin by Mustafa Lutfi Al-Manfaluthi published by Dar Asy-Syuruq Al-'Arabi in Egypt in 1971 AD with a total of 227 pages and the novel Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by Hamka in the sixteenth edition, publisher Jakarta Bontang Month (1984). This study uses a comparative literature study with a comparative method. The data analysis of this research is in the form of document analysis. The process of data analysis in this research is library technique, listening technique, and note-taking. The data presentation technique used is the informal method. With the literary comparison method, the results show that there are similarities between the two novels, starting from the plot, story details, and character functions. However, each story with a different social background ultimately shows its own story, ideas, and social details.