Personal Character Education Values in Andrea Hirata’s Ayah “The Father”

Abstract

This research was aimed at describing personal values of character education in Ayah written by Andrea Hirata, a best-seller novel published by PT Bentang Pustaka in 2015. The novel is 396 pages long, divided into 69 chapters. This research is qualitative research with a documentation study design. The data for this research consists of parts of the novel where personal values were found. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis by describing the data, pointing out the personal values, and explaining it in detail, discussing the research results, and drawing conclusions. The research results show that the personal values found in the novel Ayah include honesty, accountability, self-confidence, hard work, independence, love of knowledge, entrepreneurship, and a healthy lifestyle. The values of love of knowledge and hard work are more dominant, which indicates that the author respects those values.
 

Literature for Character Building: What to Teach and How According to Recent Research

“…These behaviors have been identified in the literature by (Agustin et al, 2020;Halimah et al, 2020;Muzaki, 2016;Suwastini, Lasmawan, et al, 2020;Utami et al, 2020). Respecting and caring for nature and all human beings becomes essential in children's or students' moral education (Nurdin et al, 2020;Rahman, 2017;Suwastini, Lasmawan, et al, 2020). Students should respect and love nature.…”

“…The studies proved that good behavior starts from simple things, such as practicing honesty and loyalty to their friends, family, and teachers (Aghni et al, 2020;Agustin et al, 2020;Amaruddin et al, 2020;Istiharoh & Indartono, 2019;Muassomah et al, 2020;Muzaki, 2016;Novianti, 2017). This value teaches a person to be trustworthy in terms of words, actions, and work; teaching them to be honest and abstain from lying, cheating, and stealing (Nugrahani, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Umaya et al, 2016;Unsriana & Ningrum, 2018;Utami et al, 2020;Widyahening & Wardhani, 2016).…”

“…These values have been identified and developed by Agustin et al (2020), Amaruddin et al (2020), Rahmawati & Liliani (2019), Unsriana & Ningrum (2018), Utami et al (2020), Widasuari et al (2020), Widayanti & Nugrahani (2019), Novianti (2017) and Nugrahani (2017). Hardworking is reflected in the genuine efforts of characters in literary texts and the students to overcome the barrier during the tasks and finish them as well as possible (Agustin et al, 2020;Amaruddin et al, 2020;Islami, 2016;Istiharoh & Indartono, 2019;Novianti, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Rahmawati & Liliani, 2019;Suwastini, Swandana, et al, 2018;Umaya et al, 2016;Utami et al, 2020). Autonomous characters in texts teach the students to be independent (Aghni et al, 2020;Agustin et al, 2020;Amaruddin et al, 2020;Islami, 2016;Novianti, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Rahmawati & Liliani, 2019;Suwastini, Swandana, et al, 2018;Suwastini, Banjar, et al, 2020;Umaya et al, 2016;Utami et al, 2020).…”

“…Hardworking is reflected in the genuine efforts of characters in literary texts and the students to overcome the barrier during the tasks and finish them as well as possible (Agustin et al, 2020;Amaruddin et al, 2020;Islami, 2016;Istiharoh & Indartono, 2019;Novianti, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Rahmawati & Liliani, 2019;Suwastini, Swandana, et al, 2018;Umaya et al, 2016;Utami et al, 2020). Autonomous characters in texts teach the students to be independent (Aghni et al, 2020;Agustin et al, 2020;Amaruddin et al, 2020;Islami, 2016;Novianti, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Rahmawati & Liliani, 2019;Suwastini, Swandana, et al, 2018;Suwastini, Banjar, et al, 2020;Umaya et al, 2016;Utami et al, 2020). Appreciative is about producing something useful for society and respecting and admitting the success of others, which is identified by (Aghni et al, 2020;Agustin et al, 2020;Rahmawati & Liliani, 2019;Utami et al, 2020).…”

“…On the other hand, creativity is related to creating new knowledge, which can be developed through literature (Aghni et al, 2020;Agustin et al, 2020;Elihami, 2017;Hutapea & Suwastini, 2019). Reading and discussing literature trains the students to comprehend information, synthesize arguments, and develop critical thinking (Istiharoh & Indartono, 2019;Novianti, 2017;Nurdin et al, 2020;Unsriana & Ningrum, 2018;Utami et al, 2020).…”