ANALISIS STRUKTURAL DAN NILAI MORAL DALAM NOVEL SURAT KECIL UNTUK TUHAN THE STORY OF LIFE KARYA AGNES DAVONAR KAJIAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA

Abstract

Rasis, Fadhli. 2018. Structural Analysis and Moral Values in the novel Small Letter to God: The Story of Life. Skripsi (S1) Indonesian Literature. Faculty of Cultural Sciences Diponegoro University of Semarang. Supervisor Drs. Moh. Muzakka, M. Hum. and Laura Andri RM, S.S, M.A. The problem in this novel research is the lack of tolerance and caring of the people, especially the metropolitan residents of street children, making the evil parties and irresponsible to exploit them, and cause them to experience a tragic fate. The problem is to be solve, the writer use social methods with the theory of moral and structural values. Based on the main problem, the writer is interested to study the story from social aspect by using structural theory and moral value theory based on the theory of Frans Magnis Suseno. The writer uses structural theory to describe the novel builder, such as: character and characterization, plot, and background. The writer also uses moral values based on the theory of Frans Magnis Suseno, to explain the moral value through the behavior of the characters. This study aims to reveal the moral aspects that arise from each character in order to be able to know the moral message the author wishes to convey to the reader, and to describe the structural theory associated with the analysis of intrinsic elements as a picture and learning life in society. The results of the analysis based on structural theory of the novel Small Letter to God The Story of Life consists of two main characters namely Anton and Angel and seven additional characters, so the number of characters in the novel there are Nine figures. The flow used in this research is the flow of progress and flashback, but the most dominant used is the progressive groove. The background used in this study is the place, time, and social background. The most dominant place setting out in the story is on the flyover precisely in Jakarta. The timeline contained in this novel is not detailed in detail, it only explains the morning, afternoon, evening and night only, while the social setting in this novel describes the life of an orphaned sister who has to live the life in the city of Jakarta. The result of moral value analysis based on Frans Magnis Suseno's theory of the novel Small Letter to God The Story of Life has moral value that can be obtained and taken as a life study in socializing in social life. First, a sense of responsibility, second, independence in action, third, courage, honest, humble, and authentic Keywords: sociology, structural, moral, novel, tolerance