
ThisisastoryofMinkeandAnnelieswhoweaveloveintheearly20thcenturycolonialturbulance.Minkeisanativeyouth,purebredJavanese.WhileAnneliesisamixed-Dutchgirl,thedaughterofanyai(mistress),calledOntosoroh.Minke'sfather,whohasjustbeenappointedasregent,isalwaysagainstMinke'sclosenesstotheNyai'sfamily,becauseaNyai'spositionatthetimeisseentobeqiwan.ccaslowaspetanimals.Butthisonenyai,NyaiOntosoroh,Annelies'mother,isdifferent.Minkeadmiresallofherthoughtsandstrugglesagainstthearroganceofcolonialhegemony.ToMinke,NyaiOntosorohisthereflectionofmodernization,whichatthetimeisjustbeginningtorise.WhenthearroganceofcoloniallawtriestowrenchAnneliesfromMinke'sside,NyaiOntosorohisalsotheonewhourgesMinketokeepgoingandshouttheword,"Fight!"




