The Appearance of Social Reality in The Dancer Ahmad Tohari by Rene’ TA Lysloff

This study aimed to describe social reality in Dancer Dukuh Paruk by Ahmad Tohari using sociology of literature theory. Analyzing the data used descriptive method, and collected bylibrary with identifying novel “The Dancer”. From this can be seen that there is a Paruk. paruk poor village backward every way. In it are traditions may considered some as taboo violating norms, but Paruk, they still strong holding onto these traditions. The condition people who wealth knowledge has other impacts. Rasus Srintil, main characters novel, make witness their love journey which full problems challenges. However, hinder them not only due inability unite love, also because many environmental factors surround them. village, realities represent life Village small complex problems. phenomenoncaused aspects such aspoverty lack society. Some founded story started from poverty, sorcery, tyranny, prostitution, pre-wedding sex, trickery, jealousy sexual abuse.