THE SOCIAL PROBLEM OF JAPANESE SOCIETY DURING WORLD WAR II IN THE NIJUUSHI NO HITOMI NOVEL BY TSUBOI SAKAE : SOCIOLOGY LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

In the novel of Tsuboi Sakae titled Nijuushi no Hitomi, the are many conditions of
Japanese society at World War II (1939-1945) that can be known.They had to strugle for
living, there were many social problems that had to be faced. Social discrepancy and poverty
forced each of family member work harder to survive. The method which is used in this
research is descriptive method, and the theory that is used in this research is the literature
sociology and sociology. The many social problems that is happened in Japan that is caused
by economic problem, politic, and Japanese culture it self. The first problem is poverty: the
kids can not enjoy education any more; starvation disister makes the parents sell their
daughter to keep alive; The men follow military academy. The second problem is family
disorganization that is happened to Japanese people at World War II: It changes a daughter
become a mother; father and each son from the family must go to fight at war. These
problems make a new serious problem in family environment it is a disunion of the family,
because they can not fill their roll as family member. The third problem is the violation of
norms at World War II: The parents force their daughter to work at prostitution; also view
Japanese poeple are influenced by west culture.
Keywords: Japanes society, World War II, social problem.