Analysis of Social Values in the Novel Woman Named Arjuna by Remy Sylado

Abstract

The aim of this research is for the author to analyze the novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna by Remy Sylado which includes how social values ​​form in the novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna. This research is based on the novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna by Remy Sylado Series 1. The novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna by Remy Sylado is a novel that has many series from series 1 to series 6. Here the researcher took the novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna series 1 because the novel contains many moral values ​​and social values ​​in it. This novel is the third printing, has 276 pages, and was published in October 2014. In this research the author uses a qualitative descriptive research method because it describes data based on facts or realities objectively. In this research the author also uses data and data sources with the data including words and quotes in the novel. Meanwhile, the data sources include novel works. For data collection techniques here the researcher uses reading and note-taking techniques by reading the entire research object and doing this by reading the novel Perempuan Bernama Arjuna. After that, the last data analysis technique is where the researcher uses heuristic and hermeneutic theories because this research is research into a novel. In the research results and discussion, the researchers analyzed in terms of social values ​​including the value of caring, the value of helping, and the value of responsibility.