Research in English and Education Journal
Vol 6, No 4 (2021): December 2021

An Analysis of Social Values and Characteristics of the Main Character in Hafalan Shalat Delisa Novel

Rafidah Hanim (Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Siti Sarah Fitriani (Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Nurul Inayah (Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Dec 2021

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out the social values and characteristics of main character in Hafalan Shalat Delisa Novel written by Tere Liye. In this study the researcher used qualitative methods. The researcher read the novel Hafalan Shalat Delisa and then explored the social values and characteristics of main character contain in the novel. Hafalan Shalat Delisa Novel is a novel that tells about a six-year-old girl and her family who were hit by a tsunami disaster in Aceh on December 26, 2004. The novel describes about Acehnese girl name Delisa, a Tsunami Victim and how she survived. This study was conducted to analyze the social values and characteristics of main character in the novel. The social values contained in this novel are education, religious, caring others, honesty, affection, friendship, mutual, and helping others. Moreover, the characteristics of the main character contained in this novel are appreciate, quick in imitating other’s speech, kind, carious, forgetful and never giving up. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

READ

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

READ (Research in English and Education) Journal (e-ISSN 2528-746X) is a peer-reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It highlights and publishes works in ...