Analisis Kritik Sosial terhadap Praktik Pencemaran Laut dalam Novel Flush Karya Carl Hiaasen

Aliefia Shatila Diva Khairunnisa; Muhammad Sarjan; Taslim Sjah

doi:10.36312/biocaster.v5i3.426

Authors

Aliefia Shatila Diva Khairunnisa Program Studi Magister Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam dan Lingkungan, Pascasarjana, Universitas Mataram, Jalan Pendidikan Nomor 37, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat 83125, Indonesia
Muhammad Sarjan Program Studi Magister Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam dan Lingkungan, Pascasarjana, Universitas Mataram, Jalan Pendidikan Nomor 37, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat 83125, Indonesia
Taslim Sjah Program Studi Magister Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam dan Lingkungan, Pascasarjana, Universitas Mataram, Jalan Pendidikan Nomor 37, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat 83125, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36312/biocaster.v5i3.426

Keywords:

Carl Hiaasen, Ecocriticism, Flush, Social Criticism, Marine Pollution

Abstract

This study aims to examine social criticism of marine pollution practices in Carl Hiaasen's novel Flush (2005) through an ecocritical approach. The novel tells the story of a teenager named Noah who tries to expose illegal waste disposal practices by tour boat owners in the Florida Keys. Through a light but morally charged narrative, Hiaasen criticizes ecological injustice and weak environmental law enforcement. The study uses qualitative methods with content and thematic analysis techniques for the narrative, symbols, and characters in the novel. The results of the study show that Flush represents environmental exploitation as an impact of unequal power relations that are oriented towards economic gain. Characters such as Noah and Paine become symbols of moral courage and resistance to a corrupt system. The symbols of ship waste and polluted seas emphasize that pollution is not merely a technical issue, but also a social and political one. The novel emphasizes the role of the younger generation in environmental conservation. The findings are closely related to the Indonesian context which still faces similar challenges in the management and enforcement of marine pollution laws.

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