AN ANALYSIS ON INTRINSIC ASPECTS AND MORAL VALUES IN THE NOVEL OF “LITTLE WOMEN” BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Abstract

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis aspek intrinsik dan nilai moral dari novel berjudul “Little Women” karya Louisa May Alcott. Metode deskriptif kualitatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Objek penelitian ini adalah “Little Women”, sebuah novel fiksi dari Amerika Serikat, yang meliputi tokoh, alur, latar, sudut pandang, tema, gaya bahasa, nada dan suasana hati, serta nilai moral. Semua data yang digunakan dalam artikel ini berasal dari perpustakaan dan sumber terpercaya dari internet. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan unsur intrinsik novel “Little Women” terdiri dari plot (eksposisi, komplikasi, krisis / klimaks, aksi jatuh / antiklimaks, dan resolusi), karakter (Josephine March, Margaret March, Elizabeth March, Amy March, Marmee, Frederic Bhaer, Mr. Broke, dan Theodore Laurence), setting (tempat: New England. Waktu: selama dan setelah American Civil) dan sudut pandang adalah narator mengetahui segala kejadian dalam novel sebagai orang ketiga, gaya bahasa ( diksi, sintaks atau bentuk bahasa), nada (sayang dan simpatik) dan suasana hati (sangat mawas diri). Sedangkan nilai moral dari novel ini adalah memberi lebih berarti daripada menerima. Kata Kunci: Fiksi analisis, aspek intrinsik, nilai-nilai moral Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the intrinsic aspects and moral values of a novel entitled “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott. The descriptive qualitative method was employed in this study. The object of this research is “Little Women”, a fiction novel from U.S, including character, plot, setting, point of view, theme, language style, tone and mood and moral value. All of data used in this article was from libraries and trusting sources from internet. The research finding this research showed the intrinsic elements of “Little Women” novel consisting of plot (exposition, complication, crisis/climax, falling action/anticlimax, and resolution), characters (Josephine March, Margaret March, Elizabeth March, Amy March, Marmee, Frederic Bhaer, Mr. Broke, and Theodore Laurence), setting (place: New England. Time: during and after the American Civil) and point of view (omniscient, disembodied voice that the narrator used the third person), language style (diction, syntax or language form), tone (affectionate and sympathetic) and mood (very introspective). Meanwhile, the moral value from the novel was that giving is a greater joy than receiving. Key Words: Analysis fiction, Intrinsic Aspect, Moral Value