Latar sebagai Kekuatan Antagonis dalam Novel Telepon Karya Sori Siregar

Setting in a story consist of places , time , and socio-cultural circumstances. It functions to strengthen and to make sense the element of characterizations in shaping a story line. Yet, setting can function as an antagonist force to be dealt whit by the protagonist character. This interesting phenomenon can be seen in the novel Telepon by Sori Siregar. This research aims at discussing the setting in the novel both as antagonist force and as social criticism. Setting, in other words, is discussed as form, which function as technique involving story, and as content, which function and social criticism. This research use the theory structuralism and sociology of literature theory as of analysis. The results show that the setting of place whit its entire problems make the main character, David, acts and behaves against the setting of place. It is a way for the author of the novel criticizes the society, especially people of Jakarta.