About the Novel Domestication
His parents did not work on their own field, yet they worked in Ndoro Seten‘s
field. The good relation between them and field‘s owner was guiding their dreams
come true. Soedarsono got a formal education because of Ndoro Seten‘s kindness.
A few years later Soedarsono got the first job, and he changed his name into Sastrodarsono. Then, he married a beautiful woman, named Ngaisah. From
their marriage, they had 3 children, Noegroho, Hardjojo, and Soemini. As time goes by, they grew older and they lived with their own family.
Besides growing up their children, Sastrodarsono and Ngaisah also raised their nephews. One of them called Soenandar. He tended to be a naughty boy.
When he grew up turning to be a man, he impregnated woman in village and then left her. He died after joined the group of rubber. After his child was born,
Soedarsono took and treated him like his grandchild. He sent the boy to school like gentries do. The name of that boy was Lantip.
Time flies till Lantip grew up to be a diligent and wise person. He turned his willingness to solve Hardjojo‘s daily problem. Also, he kindly helped the son
of Noegroho, Gus Hari. His life was dedicated to help the Soedarsono ‘s family. At
the end of the story, the tale ended with the death of the Soedarsono, the founder of his gentry family of Soedarsono. In his funeral, Lantip was pointed as a person
who gave a speech because of his merit to the Soedarsono family.