It is primarily in the metropolitan melting pot of Jakarta that Indonesian has developed and shown its creativity in the post-revolution years. The energy has come from the immense influx of fortune seekers, especially from java , but also from all the other islands, into a capital where so much power and wealth is concentrated. contemporary Indonesian also reflects the peculiar personality of jakata, its sense of solidarity vis-à-vis the provinces and the brutal, commercial, power-oriented, and cynical character of its everyday life.