Pramoedya Anata Toer Essay

Inem, is a short tier written by Pramoedya Anata Toer. He was a Indonesian short story writter and a novel writer, innate(p) in a village called Blora. Blora was the village in short story where (Gus Muk), his mom, and Inems family lived in. The author refers to his culture and events some his life in the story. His grow in real life is a activist who ruined his family by obsessive gambling. Pramoedya writes alot of Indonesian literature. The aspects of culture in Inem, is the tradition of child marriages. In virtually parts of the world child marriages was a tradition.Girls at a issue age were supposed to marry an grey-headeder boy. The story also shows the commentator some of the cultural aspects much(prenominal) as popular entertainment and dances in her area. The characters in the story are, Gus Muk (age6) a boy, also the narrator who basically trails Inems life. Inems father who is a criminal and gambles alot, her mother who lives off batik work and helps the family, an d Markaban (age17) who is Inems hubby. Lastly theres Inem (age 8) a so called beatiful girl in the neighbor punk who had great manners. Inem is in search of happiness with her new life and keep up but ends up being a beaten divorcee.Overview/summaryIts a story told in second person perspective about a beautiful young girl (Inem) who is a servant to a boy (Gus Muk) and his mother. In the story Inem is so beautiful and respectful and suitable to do many things but is only eight days old and Gus Muk is six. Eventually her mother found a man named, Markaban who is seventeen years old. Her mom did non want to let this marriage go so she wants Inem to get married so she can help her familly at home. Inems family and the husband family both accept the marriage. Inems father was a criminal who robbed great deal in the forest, but was never arrested.Inems mother had a talk with Gus Muks mother to try and get her to come home. The boys mother disapproves of the marriage and does not wa nt Inem to go on with this. Gus Muks mom said Its not right to make children mary repeatedly. Inems mother said that it would be a shame for her not to be married at such a old age. Inem was later taken home to prepare for her marriage ceremony day. Gus Muks mom did not want him playing with Inem but that did not stop him from going over to play. The day before the marry Gus Muk move her family five kilos of rice and twenty-five cents as a gift.The day of her wedding came, and everything was going well, the house was decorated, the tajuban dancing girls was the entertainment, and in the end Inem and her husband get married. Inem was formally married and worked with her mom making batik. Every night Gus Muk and his mother hark to screaming and crying when Inems husband wrestles with her.She comes crying to Gus Muks mom and tells her that Markaban beats her and she tells her to go approve home and serve Markaban faithfully. Inem comes patronize again but finally divorced with h er husband, and asks if Gus Muks mother can taker her back, but Gus Muks mom denies her request and sends her back home. Inem gets beaten by anyone who wanted to, her family and neighbors could because she was a burden to the family. Although she cries and screams she never came back to Gus Muks house.