WORLD- MINDEDNESS IN IDA AHDIAH’S TEMAN EMPAT MUSIM

The development of Indonesian literature in the 21st century is marked by the boom of popular fiction. One of the characteristics of this fiction is the main character living in a foreign country. By living abroad, the author of this genre of fiction wants to show to the readers that the main character is world-minded. World-mindedness is suggestive of having values that rely on humanity rather than one’s nationality being the principal frame of reference. By using a foreign country as the setting, the author wants to show to the readers that the main character is world-minded. By applying the theory of world-mindedness, this study tries to see how Indonesian popular fiction shows that the Indonesian within fiction is now able to be global and local at the same time. By focusing on a novel written by an unknown writer, this study tries to see how Indonesian popular fiction embraces global connectedness.