MENGUAK NILAI-NILAI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM KARYA KHALIL GIBRAN

Nahdhiyah, Nahdhiyah ( Dosen Sastra Inggris Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Alauddin Makassar Jl. Sultan Alauddin No. 36 Samata, Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan.)

Jurnal Studi Agama dan Masyarakat
Vol 8, No 1 (2014): Juni 2014

This article aims to expose character education values of Gibran’s statements in his monumental work, The Prophet. The content analysis is used to analyze messages which consist on 26 poetries. From the ten values of character education are dominated by values of faith and takwa,  the values are found in Poetries of Children, Crime and Punishment, Pain, and Religion. Therefore, teaching literature not only how to teach the structure of  words and sentences, but the most urgent is to teach wisdom values, in this case values of character education as alternative consideration among nation character decance. The Holy Quran build character by stressing inner aspects, both mind and heart.