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==Analisis==
===Simbolisme===
AccordingMenurut to TaumYapi, the titlejudul ''Belenggu'' reflectsmencerminkan thekonflik innerbatin conflictsyang faceddihadapi bysemua alltokoh of the main charactersutama, causingsehingga themmereka toterbatas bedalam limitedperilaku in their actionsmereka. TaumYapi pointsmenunjuk topada the climax of theklimaks novel--in whichsebagai Rohayahcontoh hasbaik theakan chanceketerbatasan to marry Sukartono but refuses because if she were to marry him he would lose face by virtue of her formerly being a prostitute--as a prime example of these limitationsitu.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=147}} Menurut Siregar, noteshal thatini thisdidukung isoleh supporteddialog byantara dialogueSiregar betweenantara Hartono anddan Sukartono, in which they notedi thatmana humansmereka areberanggapan inherentlybahwa heldmanusia backselalu bydibelenggu theiroleh reminiscenceskenangannya ofakan themasa pastlalu.{{sfn|Siregar|1964|p=105}}
UncommonlyBerbeda fordari Indonesiankarya literaturesastra duringIndonesia thisdi timezaman perioditu pada umumnya, bab-bab ''Belenggu''{{'s}} chapters were labeled with onlyhanya adiberi numbernomo – otherkarya workslain, such as Abdul Muis' 1928 novelmisalkan ''[[Salah Asuhan]]'', gave(1928) bothkarya aAbdul numberMuis andmenggunakan subtitlenomor to thedan chaptersjudul. AccordingMenurut to TaumYapi, thisperbedaan changegaya inini stylemewakili representsaliran humanity'skesadaran streammanusia, ofberbeda consciousness,dengan ascara opposedsebelumnya toyang themenjadikan earliersetiap stylebab whichsebagai keptperistiwa chaptersyang separateterpisah.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=138}}
===Tema===
Menurut Teeuw notes that, unlikeberbeda mostdari Indonesian novels atnovel-novel theIndonesia timesemasa, ''Belenggu'' didtidak notmenggunakan featuretema aprotagonis themeyang ofbaik adan goodsuci andmelawan pureantagonis protagonistyang struggling against an evil antagonist or deal withjahat, conflictatau andkonflik differencesdan betweenperbedaan differentantara generationsgenerasi.{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=119}} ItNovel alsoini didjuga awaytidak withmenggunakan the common themes oftema [[forcedkawin marriagepaksa]] anddan thetidak youth'sditerimanya nonacceptance of ''[[adat]]'' (traditionaloleh culture)pemuda-pemudi.{{sfn|Balfas|1976|p=69}} Instead,Novel itini showedmalah amenggunakan lovetema triangle[[cinta segitiga]] – commonyang inpada Westernsaat literatureitu butsudah unheardumum ofdi insastra IndonesianBarat literaturetapi atbelum theada timedi sastra Indonesia – without an indication of whethertanpa anymenunjukkan characterssiapa wereyang goodbaik, eviljahat, rightbenar, oratau wrongsalah. HeDia writesmenulis thatkalau thebuku novelini portrayedmenggambarkan thekonflik interiorbatin strugglesejenis ofmanusia a "new kind of human"{{cref|B}}baru, one who is the result ofyang adibentuk mixturekarena ofpersatuan Easternbudaya andTimur Westerndan culturesBarat.{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=119}}
TaumYapi indicatesmencatat thatbahwa ''Belenggu'' presentsmenunjukkan modernityhidup andmodern traditionalismdan astradisional asebagai [[binarysistem opposition|binary system]]berlawanan, contrastingyang thememperbandingkan hal-hal newbaru withdengan theyang oldlama. For exampleMisalkan, Sukartono, aseorang doctor dokter (consideredsimbol ahidup symbol of modernitymodern), isselalu obsessedberpikir withtentang themasa pastlalu, including his schoolmate RahayahYah, anddan preferslebih traditionalsuka kroncongmusik musictradisional overdaripada other, moreyang modern genres. ThroughLewat the contrast ofkontras Sukartono anddan hisistrinya ultra-modernTini andyang emancipatorysangat wifemodern Sumartiniitu, PaneArmijn emphasizesmenekankan thatbahwa modernitykehidupan doesmodern notbelum necessarilytentu bringmembuat happinessorang bahagia. TaumMenurut writesYapi, that''Belenggu'' thismungkin maydipengaruhi haveatau beenbahkan influencedditulis bysebagai or even written as a response to Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana's 1936tanggapan novelatas ''[[Layar Terkembang]]'' (1936), whichkarya dealt[[Sutan withTakdir aAlisjahbana]], similaryang themejuga butmempunyai wastema forini modernizationtetapi lebih pro-modern.{{sfn|Taum|2008|pp=148–150}}
Clive Christie, aseorang lecturerdosen on Southeast Asian Studies at thedi [[School of Oriental and African Studies]] indi London, notesmencatat thatbahwa ''Belenggu'' alsojuga containsmewujudkan arasa strongterasingkan senseyang of alienationkuat. HeDia writesmenulis thatbahwa thepara characterstokoh seemmenjadi toseperti part of aanggota "societymasyarakat suspendedyang inberada adalam vacuumvakum", withouttanpa anhubungan explicityang connectionjelas todengan colonialismkolonialisme buttetapi alsojuga unabletanpa topengertian comeyang tojelas termsakan withnilai-nilai traditional morestradisional. Christie describesmenjelaskan Sukartono'shubungan relationshipTono withdengan RohayahYah assebagai symbolicsimbol ofatas intellectualsorang-orang tryingintelektual toyang engageberusaha withberinteraksi thedengan massesmasyarakat throughluas amelalui sharedbudaya popular culturepopuler, buttetapi akhirnya ultimatelytidak failingberhasil.{{sfn|Christie|2001|p=69}}
==Peluncuran==
==Penerimaan==
Ketika ''Belenggu'' diterbitkan, ada dua jenis reaksi utama. Orang-orang yang suka novel ini menyatakan bahwa ''Belenggu'' sangat berani, sebab dia mampu membahas tema yang berdasarkan kenyataan sosial.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=113}} Misalkan, jurnalis [[S. K. Trimurti]] menulis bahwa buku ini benar-benar mencerminkan permasalahan yang dihadapi orang Indonesia berpendidikan tinggi saat menghadapi kebudayaan tradisional.{{sfn|Tham|1981|p=115}} Sementara, orang-orang yang tidak suka ''Belenggu'' meremehkannya sebagai novel yang "porno", sebab ada tekanan pada perilaku tabu seperti perselingkuhan dan prostitusi.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=113}} Menurut Teeuw, resepsi ini dipengaruhi oleh sifat pembaca Indonesia, yang terbiasa membaca karya sastra yang diidealkan, menjadi syok atas kenyataan yang dicerminkan dalam ''Belenggu''.{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=121}}
Upon its release, there were two main reactions. Proponents of the novel stated that it was daring, as it dealt with themes based on societal realities.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=113}} For example, journalist [[S. K. Trimurti]] wrote that the novel well reflected issues faced by highly educated Indonesians in dealing with traditional culture.{{sfn|Tham|1981|p=115}} Meanwhile, opponents of the novel dismissed it as "pornographic", putting emphasis on traditionally taboo acts like prostitution and adultery.{{sfn|Taum|2008|p=113}} Alisjahbana wrote that it was fatalistic and defeatist as he felt it did not portray the freedom of spirit necessary for people to choose their own destiny,{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=121}} and he decried the plot as lacking causality.{{sfn|Balfas|1976|p=68}} According to Teeuw, the initial mixed reception was due in part to Indonesian readers, having been accustomed to reading idealized literature, being shocked by the realistic portrayals in ''Belenggu''.{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=121}}
LaterKritik-kritik reviewsyang havelebih generallymutakhir beencendurung morelebih positivepositif. Literary documentarian [[HB Jassin]] wrotemenulis inpada tahun 1967 thatbahwa, althoughbiarpun the characters cametokoh-tokoh acrossbertindak assebagai caricatureskarikatur, ''Belenggu'' wasmampu capablemembuat ofpembaca makingtermenung readersatas stopkenyataan and think aboutsosial modern conditions.{{sfn|KS|2010|p=99}} InPada tahun 1969 the novel received an award for outstandingini literaturediberi frompenghargaan thedari Indonesianpemerintah governmentIndonesia;{{sfn|Mahayana|Sofyan|Dian|2007|p=83}} thatpada sametahun year,yang Indonesiansama, writerpenulis anddan literarykritikus criticsastra [[Ajip Rosidi]] wrotemenulis thatbahwa thebuku novelini waslebih moremenarik interestingdaripada thankarya-karya earliersebelumnya workskarena becausepenyelesaiannya itsbersifat ending was open to interpretationmulti-tafsir.{{sfn|KS|2010|p=99}} IndonesianMenurut poetpenyair anddan literarykritikus criticsastra [[Muhammad Balfas]], wroteyang inmenulis 1976pada thattahun 1976, ''Belenggu'' wasadalah "innovel everyIndonesia respectterbaik thedari best novel of pre-warsebelum Indonesianperang literaturekemerdekaan".{{sfn|Balfas|1976|p=69}} InDalam hisbukunya 1980tentang booksejarah onsastra IndonesianIndonesia literature,yang Teeuwterbit wrotepada thattahun despite1980, severalTeeuw flawsmenulis inbahwa, thebiarpun psychologicalada portrayalkekurangan ofdalam thepenggambaran mainpsikologis tokoh-tokoh charactersutama, ''Belenggu'' wasadalah the onlysatu-satunya novel fromIndonesia beforedari thesebelum [[IndonesianPerang NationalKemerdekaan RevolutionIndonesia|Perang Kemerdekaan]] inyang which a reader from thebenar-benar Westmenarik woulduntuk feelpembaca trulydari involvedBarat.{{sfn|Teeuw|1980|p=121}} Tham wrotemenulis inpada tahun 1981 that thebahwa novel wasini theadalah bestcermin reflectionterbaik ofakan thetimbulnya growingkesadaran consciousnessdalam ofmasyarakat theIndonesia Indonesianbahwa peoplenilai-nilai thatBarat Westernbertentangan valuesdengan such as individualism and intellectualism contradicted with traditionalnilai-nilai valuesTimur.{{sfn|Tham|1981|p=112}}
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