Introduction DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AHMADIYAH IN THE OUTCAST NOVEL (2014) : A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH Discrimination Against Ahmadiyah In The Outcast Novel By Okky Madasari (2014): A Sociological Approach.
The second reason is The Outcast deals explicitly with themes of Ahmadiyya, represent people minorities In Indonesia at the time. Ahmadiyya are groups who
have different religious beliefs in society and called Ahmadiyya as heretics by the class of non-Ahmadis and their people expelled from their own homes. Group
Ahmadiyya are also not accepted in society at large, for example in the love story of Maryam with a non-Ahmadis.
Thirdly reason is The Outcast novel about Ahmadiyya which doesn‟t give in
to circumstances and who never tired of fighting for the human right. Ahmadiyyastrugglein the face ofconflictburning ofhomesandexpulsionfromtheir
villagestorefugemany yearsandit is not clearhow longtheywill lastrefuge. Althoughthecircumstancesaresuchthattheydo
notgive upandremainin
its beliefbeing anAhmadiyya.
The fourth reason is discriminations against Ahmadiyya that becomes the main issue of this novel. There is no role of the government when the government
required by the Indonesian people, especially Ahmadiyya as minorities. In discussing her novel Okky Madasari can be concluded that the government is
pro-majority and conclude that the attitude of the state towards the people of Indonesia are not balanced. Ahmadiyya are violently thrown away from their own
home and homeland without any protection from the government. Relating to all the descriptions above, the writer uses sociological approach.
Sociology is the study that deals with human‟s life in the society Saraswati, 2003: 2. Swingewood in Faruk, 1994: 1 also states that sociology is a study on
people in society and on the social process and the institution embedded on it. Therefore the basis of the understanding is the society thus sociological theory is
the appropriate approach in this research. The problem statement of this research focused on the discrimination
against Ahmadiyah of the major character. Where the problem is “How is
Discrimination against Ahmadiyah of the major character reflected in The Outcast novel?
The objectives of the study are mentioned as follows: first to analyze Okky Madasari‟s The Outcast novel based on the structural elements of the novel,
second to analyze the ahmadiyyah conflicts by using sociological theory. There is some research that is used by the researcher as a guidance of this
study, the first did by Eka Ugi Sutikno UNS, 2013 entitled “Pluralisme dalam
Novel Maryam Karya Okky Madasari” the aim of this research reveals the characters identity, politic identity, pluralism, and factors of the identity conflicts
and pluralism. The difference between these researches is the first research focuses on the pluralism and this research focuses on the discriminations conflict.
The second research was conducted by by Susi Lailatul Musarrofah PGRI Adi Buana University of Surabaya, 2013 entitled “Konflik Sosial Dalam Novel
Maryam karya Okky Madasari” the aim of this research is to know the kinds of
conflicts reflected in this novel and the different religion become the factor of the conflict. The difference between these researches is the second research focuses
on the social conflicts while this research focuses on discrimination conflicts. Sociology of literature is studied and analyzed based on the sociological
perspective.In sociology of literature, it is clear that sociology and literature complement to each other. Sociology is essentially the scientific, objective study
of man in society, the study of social institutions and of social processes, it seek to answer the question of how society is possible, how it works, why it persists
Swingewood, 1972: 11.Sociology deals with the human beings in society. Swingewood and Laurenson state that sociology is essentially the scientific,
objective study of man in society, the study of social institutions and of social process Swingewood and Laurenson, 1972: 11. Sociology and literature have a
close relationship. Sociology studies the real life, where as literature is created based on the social phenomena. Literature is a work of art which expresses of
human life and the conflicts on society, especially concern with law, religion, norms, economic and politic.
Literature as the author‟s work is influenced by the society and social condition in which particular literary work appears, and the last sociology of the
reader. It is the study about the influence of the literary works to the readers and to know their responds, opinion and idea to hisher literary work. It can be seen in
the way of life and attitude of readers after reading the literary work. In addition, the researcher will focus on the sociology of society in analyzing the novel, such
as; social aspect, economic aspect, politic aspect, and cultural aspect.