CLASS STRUGGLE AS THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SEEN ON PASUKAN ANTI PREI SONG: MARXIST CRITICISM PERSPECTIVE
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https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v5i1.p206-210Abstract
The covid-19 pandemic has affected negatively many aspects all over the world. Indonesia is not an exception. The economy was one of the aspects affected. There were lots of people who lost their jobs because of it. People were forced to adapt to this situation. Low-class people were struggling to have a better economy during this situation. Pasukan Anti Prei song was one of the Javanese songs that showed the class struggle of the low class. This paper investigated class struggle as seen in the music video entitled Pasukan Anti Prei. This research used descriptive qualitative using Marxist criticism as the theory in analyzing the song. The data were collected by listening, watching, and analyzing the video and the lyrics of the songs comprehensively. The data was then sorted and analyzed according to the relevant theory. The result showed that the father of the family in the low class decided to work all day long every day to upgrade the class. He did not care about what people said about him. The only thing he focus on was how he could upgrade his class and get better related to his economy. He also prayed to god as one of his struggles to upgrade his class. He even gave his only money to a scavenger since he believed that when he helped other people, his god would help him. At last, a high-class person helped him and gave him a lot of money. In this case, His economic problem was solved.
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Keywords:Â Class Struggle, Pandemic, Marxist Criticism
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