Representation of Culture Ecology in Wisran Hadi’s Persiden, Generasi Ketujuh

Culture and humans are interdependent and fused by ecological processes and
natural energy cycles. The author as the creator of the work cannot be separated
from the cultural environment from which it originates. This study aims to reveal
(1) cultural elements and (2) representation of cultural ecology in the novel. The
material object of this study is Wisran Hadi’s Persiden, Generasi Ketujuh novel. Theuses
a qualitative descriptive method that describes the research subject based on the
facts of the visible cultural ecology. Data analysis of the study is done by classifying
data, categorizing data, and finding important issues related to the study of cultural
ecology. In addition, it is also supported by interactive-dialectical analysis or back
and forth to track the overall findings. The results of the study reveal that (1) the
universal element of culture (cultural system) is the basis for discussion of cultural
ecology. The cultural system is very dominant and even becomes the author’s frame
of mind in presenting the reality of life in his work. The strengths and relations built
by each system represent the operation of cultural ecology in literature; (2) cultural
ecology can be considered through a shift in people’s mindsets in adapting to their
environment. This adaptation has implications for the division of community groups
into two. First, one community makes adaptation by maintaining local identity,
namely tradition. Second, other societies make adaptation by leaving the tradition to
the modern (global) trend.