Konformitas Tokoh Remaja Dalam Novel Di Bawah Umur Karya Erisca Febriani Dan Sukhdev Singh (Kajian Sosiologi Sastra)

Abstract

This study aims to identify and describe the forms of conformity and the factors that cuase conformity by adolescent characters in novel Di Bawah Umur by Erisca Febriani and Sukhdev Singh. The research method used is descriptive analysis and content analysis with a structural approach to fiction stories and sociology of literature. The analysis showed that the adolescent characters in the novel Di Bawah Umur did various conformities, ranging from positive conformity to negative conformity. Most of the conformity that occurs is included in the category of negative conformity such as clubbing, consuming liquor, free sex, inappropriate behavior at school, watching porn videos, skipping school, sneaking into other people's homes, and becoming a fanatic K-Pop fan. While positive conformity is only such as not dating and participating in sex education. The negative conformity found in the novel Di Bawah Umur is mostly done by the characters Aryo, Kevin, Bayu, Indra, Bima, and Nino. The analysis of these forms of conformity shows that there are triggering factors such as peer groups and the high cohesiveness of teenagers, norms or perceptions accepted in society, family environmental conditions and the social control they get. Keywords: conformity, adolescent, teenlit novels, sociology of literature, social problems