Nilai Moral dalam Novel Sesuk Karya Tere Liye: Sosiologi Sastra

Abstract

Literary works are created by writers to be enjoyed, understood and utilized by society. Literary works are essentially replicas of real life. Even though it is in the form of fiction, for example short stories, novels and dramas, the problems presented by the author cannot be separated from real, everyday life experiences. Literary works are divided into several types, namely prose, poetry and drama. One form of manifestation of prose literary works is the novel. Novels as a form of literary work are expected to produce positive values, so that readers can understand problems related to social life and encourage good behavior. This research aims to describe the moral values in the novel Sesuk by Tere Liye. The theory used to analyze the data in this research is the theory of moral values put forward by Suseno. In this research, the method used is a qualitative method that uses literary sociology studies. The data collection techniques used in this research are library, listening and note-taking techniques. The data in this research is in the form of literary language which includes sentences, dialogue quotes and narration in the novel Sesuk by Tere Liye. The research results show that there are 7 forms of moral values contained in the novel Sesuk by Tere Liye, including: (1) honesty, (2) being yourself, (3) being responsible, (4) independence, (5) moral courage, (6) humility, (7) critical attitude.