Tragic Structure of Consciousness in the Novel "Half Past Five" by Rintik Sedu, a Sociological Study of Literature by Lucien Goldmann

Abstract

 Literary works not only reflect the fictional world, but also reflect the social structure and collective consciousness of the society that produced them. This study aims to describe the form of tragic consciousness structure in Rintik Sedu's novel Pukul Setengah Lima and analyze how the psychological experiences of the main character represent the collective consciousness of the emotionally and socially alienated urban youth generation. The approach used is descriptive qualitative, applying Lucien Goldmann's genetic structuralism theory. Data was obtained from narrative quotations in the novel that describe childhood trauma, social alienation, failure in affective relationships, and shifts in the main character's identity. The analysis results show that the character Alina experiences the disintegration of family values, the loss of an emotional home, and chooses to engage in relationships without attachment as a form of self-defense. A tragic worldview is evident in the character's choice to "become someone else" as an escape from a painful identity. These findings suggest that the novel is not merely a personal narrative but also a mirror of the collective consciousness of the urban youth generation living in trauma, value disconnection, and identity dislocation within contemporary societal structures.