The Integration of Virtues in The Novel “The Palace Facing The Sea” (Istana Menghadap Laut) By Nazri Hussein According to Malaysian Malaysian National Education Philosophy (1987)

Abstract

Virtues are traits and attitudes that can be cultivated through teaching and learning that every person needs to have in the process of communicating with each other. The nature of pure values should be within every human being so that they can think and act well and not make mistakes or do things that are not right to others. Due to the importance of pure value in every person, it is also taught in school and placed in the delivery of a story through the writing of a novel that can be applied in the readers. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify and discuss the application of pure values in the novel The Palace Facing the Sea (Istana Menghadap Laut) by Nazri Hussein according to the Malaysian National Education Philosophy (1987). This study uses qualitative method in analyzing the data and the data obtained is through the novel The Palace Facing the Sea (Istana Menghadap Laut) by Nazri Hussein. The data analysis uses the document analysis method where the data is taken from the filling of the novel and formulated according to the relevant objectives. The data analyzed based on the (Malaysian National Education Philosophy, 1987). The results of the study found that the importance of the pure values in novel writing is very high. This is because the nature of pure values should be cultivated to everyone. The nature of pure values is also very important and must be present in every novel writing because it can have a great impact on readers. The application of pure values should be expanded in various ways so that they can be communicated to the public in a widespread and attractive manner.