Inem

plot of the story

In the story Inem is so beautiful and respectful and able to do many things but is only eight years old and Gus Muk is six. Eventually her mother found a man named, Markaban who is seventeen years old. Her mom did not 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. Inem's father was a criminal who robbed people in the forest, but was never arrested. Inems mother had a talk with Gus Muk's mother to try and get her to come home. The boys mother disapproves of the marriage and does not want Inem to go on with this. Gus Muk's mom said " It's 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.

Moral Lesson:

Settings:

"To sacrifice child's rights is not the best solution to solve parents' problem."

"Marriage life is not as easy as it is."

"It's not right to beat women."

Desa Tijalikreuh- a small village in Blora, Indonesia.

Indonesia

• Fourth largest country in the world
• The nation's capital city is Jakarta.
• Population:Over 195 million people live in Indonesia's 27 provinces.
• Language: Bahasa Indonesia , English is widely used
• Religion: Mainly Islam with some Hinduism, Buddhism and Christian areas.

Inem

Author

Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925-2006)

Born: in Blora (on island of Java), Indonesia February 06, 1925

Died: April 30, 2006

About the author

Pramoedya Ananta Toer was an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemics, and histories of his homeland and its people. A well-regarded writer in the West, Pramoedya's outspoken and often politically charged writings faced censorship in his native land during the pre-reformation era. For opposing the policies of both founding president Sukarno, as well as those of its successor, the New Order regime of Suharto, he faced extrajudicial punishment. During the many years in which he suffered imprisonment and house arrest, he became a cause célèbre for advocates of freedom of expression and human rights.

Characters:

• Gus Muk - (age 6) a boy
• Inem's father - who is a criminal and gambles alot
• Inem's mother who lives off batik work and helps the family
• Markaban (age17)
• Inem (age 8)

Inem was later taken home to prepare for her wedding day. Gus Muk's mom did not want him playing with Inem but that did not stop him from going over to play. The day before the wedding Gus Muk sent 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 finally Inem and her husband get married. Inem was officially married and worked with her mom making batik. Every night Gus Muk and his mother listen 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 back home and serve Markaban faithfully. Inem comes back again but finally divorced with her 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 Muk's house.