Research Content Ideology in Madogiwa no Totto-Chan Novel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Abstract

The research is focused on the ideological content in the Madogiwa no Totto-chan novel which was written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The method which was employed in this research is the Content Analysis with the qualitative data analysis as the technique. The concept of qualitative data analysis is the concept of "Philip Mayring content analysis."

The conclusion of the result of ideological data interpretation in Madogiwa no Totto-chan novel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's way of thinking is very influenced by his forefather's ideology. Japanese ideology which was studied in the research is Hakko Ichiu's ideology, firstly revealed by Jimmu Tenno, one of the Japanese emperors in 600 BC. Hakko Ichiu means "eight angles under who lived under a roof”. This ideology appeared because in that era,Japanese people assumed that people around the world was one big family and Japanese people, as the descendant of God, became the leader of the world. It was also the reason of why Japan involved in World War II. However, in the Japanese modern society, Hakko Ichiu's ideology was more manifested in Bushido Principleas the more operasional principle and also the Japanese people's guidance in their character building. Thus, this Bushido Principle was decided to be the indicator for the value in the Madogiwa no Totto-chan novel.

Hakko Ichiu's ideology "eight angles under who lived under a roof” is reflected in the Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's life style which is Japan is the leader. Hence, that behavior appeared in the form of high integrity in field of humanity, without differentiating race, ethnic, religion, country, and social group. When he established a television program, "Tetsuko's Room" (Tetsuko no heya), which is the first talk show in Japan television which became very successful, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi started being "the phenomenon” in Japan. It was because at that time, Japanese women's role was still in contradiction between the impression as "the slave” of as "a wife”. However, Tetsuko realized that Hakko Ichiu's ideology is no longer being able to be well-applied if Japanese women still have problem with gender and feminism.

From 113 data which identified contains ideologic sentences of the whole story in the book, there are  ideological content of Genchi genbutsu, which means 42,48% of the whole story contains ideological content of Genchi genbutsu (knowing the truth). Ideological content of keisan (diligent and innovative) was found 26 of 113 data (23,01%). Ideological content of gimu (replying generosity) and kaizen (integrity) were found in balance. Gimu (obligation including to reply the generosity) as 8 of 113 data (7, 08%) and Kaizen (integrity) as 4 of 113 data (3,54%). Genchi Genbutsu means knowing about the truth, which literally is "go and see the problem”. Genchi Genbutsu is the principle of thought in order not to be wrong in behaving and also to be the soul in other Japan ideological value.

Principle of Genchi Genbutsu is very predominant, which bases the big thought of Sosaku Kobayashi in education field. Sosaku Kobayashi, as a figure in Japanese education during the World War II, had vision and mission to build a magnificent school. In his opinion, "the education, no matter what the reason is, must be started as in elementary school. The number of the pupils consist in each class should not be more than 30 pupils. The school must be wise in determining the freedom in education and becomes the top in building pupils‘ character." Sosaku Kobayashi always reminds the teachers not to differentiate the pupils‘ plans with the teachers‘ plans. Let the pupils (children) be free in nature because their dreams and decisions are always bigger and more than what the teachers plan.