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* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] rather savagely with Batavus Droogstoppel. He is grumpy, uncultured, strait-laced, miserly, über-conservative and above all, intensely hypocritical.
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* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] {{Deconstructed|Trope}} rather savagely with Batavus Droogstoppel. He is grumpy, uncultured, strait-laced, miserly, über-conservative and and, above all, intensely hypocritical.
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* AuthorTract: Pretty much the entire point of is to condemn real-life colonialism. In the end, the author comes in and dismisses his characters and says his message (the exploitation in colonial Indonesia) out loud. He admits he didn't care about the style of the book, as long as it was read.
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* AuthorTract: Pretty much the entire point of the book is to condemn real-life colonialism. In the end, the author comes in and dismisses his characters and says his message (the exploitation in colonial Indonesia) out loud. He admits he didn't care about the style of the book, as long as it was read.
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* AuthorTract
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* AuthorTractAuthorTract: Pretty much the entire point of is to condemn real-life colonialism. In the end, the author comes in and dismisses his characters and says his message (the exploitation in colonial Indonesia) out loud. He admits he didn't care about the style of the book, as long as it was read.
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* LitFic
* NeverTrustATitle: There is no mention of the Dutch Trading Company or its auctions anywhere in the book. Multatuli intentionally chose the misleading subtitle, so as to deceive anyone interested in the coffee trade (the RealLife versions of Batavus Droogstoppel) into buying and reading the book. Multatuli's intent was, after all, for his message to be heard, so he wanted the book to be read by as many people as possible. One reader fell for this and then wrote an open letter in which he [[CompletelyMissingThePoint complained that the book wasn't actually about coffee auctions]].
* NeverTrustATitle: There is no mention of the Dutch Trading Company or its auctions anywhere in the book. Multatuli intentionally chose the misleading subtitle, so as to deceive anyone interested in the coffee trade (the RealLife versions of Batavus Droogstoppel) into buying and reading the book. Multatuli's intent was, after all, for his message to be heard, so he wanted the book to be read by as many people as possible. One reader fell for this and then wrote an open letter in which he [[CompletelyMissingThePoint complained that the book wasn't actually about coffee auctions]].
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his two narrators]] to stop, before 'taking up the pen' and launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his two narrators]] to stop, before 'taking up the pen' and launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
MISTREATED!'
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The very first publisher removed all references to real existing locations and conflicts so that the book would loose lots of political impact and made the book very expensive so that only the rich would be able to buy it. It is only after the copyright changed publishing hands that an uncut version was released.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The very first publisher removed all references to real existing locations and conflicts so that the book would loose lose lots of political impact and made the book very expensive so that only the rich would be able to buy it. It is only after the copyright changed publishing hands that an uncut version was released.
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''Max Havelaar, of de koffiveilingen der Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappy'' ("Max Havelaar, [[EitherOrTitle or the coffee auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]") is a classic Dutch novel by Eduard [[{{Patronymic}} Douwes]] Dekker, under the PenName "Multatuli". Originally published in 1860, it is widely known today for two things. The first is its rabid anti-colonialist stance (which is not entirely accurate; see PostMortemConversion below). The second is its complex, confusing structure: it features AnachronicOrder, two [[ShowWithinAShow Shows Within A Show]], multiple {{Author Avatar}}s, a FourthWall-breaking AuthorFilibuster, and a lot of SeinfeldianConversation, besides playing fast and loose with TheLawOfConservationOfDetail and [[RomanAClef the boundaries between fiction and reality]].
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''Max Havelaar, of de koffiveilingen der Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappy'' ("Max Havelaar, [[EitherOrTitle or the coffee auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]") is a classic Dutch novel by Eduard [[{{Patronymic}} [[{{UsefulNotes/Patronymic}} Douwes]] Dekker, under the PenName "Multatuli". Originally published in 1860, it is widely known today for two things. The first is its rabid anti-colonialist stance (which is not entirely accurate; see PostMortemConversion below). The second is its complex, confusing structure: it features AnachronicOrder, two [[ShowWithinAShow Shows Within A Show]], multiple {{Author Avatar}}s, a FourthWall-breaking AuthorFilibuster, and a lot of SeinfeldianConversation, besides playing fast and loose with TheLawOfConservationOfDetail and [[RomanAClef the boundaries between fiction and reality]].
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* PostMortemConversion: Most people who have heard of the novel (and even some who have read it) think it is an 'anti-colonialist' rant. It's not. Multatuli had no qualms about colonialism in general; what he was protesting was mostly the feudal exploitation of local peasants by local nobles, and the unwillingness of Dutch colonial bureaucrats to carry out their ''official duty'' of protecting the people against such injustices.
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* PostMortemConversion: Most people who have heard of the novel (and even some who have read it) think it is an 'anti-colonialist' rant. It's not. Multatuli had no qualms about colonialism in general; what he was protesting was mostly the feudal exploitation of local peasants by local nobles, and the unwillingness of Dutch colonial bureaucrats to carry out their [[WhiteMansBurden ''official duty'' duty'']] of protecting the people against such injustices.
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his two narrators]] to stop, before 'taking up the pen' and launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[LargeHam THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them.
In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them.
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his two narrators]] to stop, before 'taking up the pen' and launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[LargeHam [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the [[WhiteMansBurden colonial government's duty to support and educate thenatives, natives]], rather than simply hold them down and rob them.
exploit them.
In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the [[WhiteMansBurden colonial government's duty to support and educate the
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The very first publisher removed all references to real existing locations and conflicts so that the book would loose lots of political impact and made the book very expensive so that only the rich would be able to buy it. It is only after the copyright changed publishing hands that an uncut version was released.
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his characters]] to 'disappear', before launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[LargeHam THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
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Multatuli now breaks the FourthWall and [[InteractiveNarrator directly instructs his characters]] two narrators]] to 'disappear', stop, before 'taking up the pen' and launching into a now-famous AuthorFilibuster about exploitation and poor governance in the Dutch East Indies. He [[LampshadeHanging explicitly acknowledges]] that his book is an AuthorTract, and dismisses all criticism of its style, plot, etc. with 'Yes, that may all well be... but [[LargeHam THE JAVANESE ARE BEING MISTREATED!]]'
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* InteractiveNarrator: At the very end of the story, Multatuli himself interrupts his characters, shoos them away and gives the reader his message directly.
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* InteractiveNarrator: At the very end of the story, Multatuli himself interrupts his characters, Stern and Droogstoppel, shoos them away and gives the reader his message directly.
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* ShutUpHannibal: How [[InteractiveNarrator Multatuli interrupts Droogstoppel]]:
-->Shut up, you terrible product of filthy avarice and blasphemous pseudo-friendliness! I created you... you grew up to a monster under my pen... I find my own creature disgusting: choke on coffee and begone!
-->Shut up, you terrible product of filthy avarice and blasphemous pseudo-friendliness! I created you... you grew up to a monster under my pen... I find my own creature disgusting: choke on coffee and begone!
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In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them. But the policy succeeded ''too'' well: the educated native elite that sprung from this policy would later become the founding fathers and backbone of the modern nation of Indonesia.
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In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them. But the policy succeeded ''too'' well: the educated native elite that sprung from this policy would later become the founding fathers and backbone of the modern nation of Indonesia.
them.
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In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them.
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In case it isn't obvious by now: Multatuli's main goal, in writing ''Max Havelaar'', was to put the suffering of the common man in the Dutch East Indies on the agenda in the Netherlands. Although few people paid attention to this aspect of the book at first, [[VindicatedByHistory he certainly succeeded in the long run]]; by 1900, the Dutch government had adopted the "Ethical Policy" which stated that it was the colonial government's duty to support and educate the natives, rather than simply hold them down and rob them.
them. But the policy succeeded ''too'' well: the educated native elite that sprung from this policy would later become the founding fathers and backbone of the modern nation of Indonesia.
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