It also represses and depoliticises the military's persecution and killing of the suspected communists through the pretexts of self-defence, ignorance, and guilt. Nevertheless, further analysis shows that, by portraying it as highly political, The dancer actually depoliticises the party in that it only reinforces what has been said of the party and removes any alternative points of view. The fact that the novel dares to touch the once suppressed subjects of the Indonesian Communist Party (the arch enemy of the regime) and the anti-communist persecution shows a drive for politicisation. The Dancer, By Ahmad Tohari And The Memoir Decent Essays 1375 Words 6 Pages Open Document The novel The Dancer, by Ahmad Tohari and the memoir Across Three Wildernesses, by Ken McCullough, are first hand accounts of what it was like to be living during the cold war era in Southeast Asia. The Water Dancer is the debut novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates, published on September 24, 2019, by Random House under its One World imprint.

Using the theories of depoliticisation, I argue that the novel is 1) largely supportive of the military regime due to the oppressive situation as well as the authors own political. Since his directorial debut in 1979 with Rembulan dan Matahari, he has directed and/or written twelve films one of which, Langitku, Rumahku, was Indonesias submission to the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991. Using the theories of depoliticisation, I argue that the novel is 1) largely supportive of the military regime due to the oppressive situation as well as the author's own political line, and 2) influenced by other powers besides the government. This struggle is reflected in Ahmad Toharis novel entitled The dancer (2012), which has been largely credited as being critical towards the military regime. He is the elder brother of director, songwriter, and politician, Eros Djarot.

This struggle is reflected in Ahmad Tohari's novel entitled The dancer (2012), which has been largely credited as being critical towards the military regime. As with many post-colonial countries, Indonesia has suffered from a long conflict between the military and civil society since its independence in 1945.

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