PEMETAAN NILAI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM NOVEL NEGERI 5 MENARA KARYA AHMAD FUADI

Abstract

This research aims to map the values of character education contained in the novel Negeri 5 Menara by Ahmad Fuadi as a literary work representing pesantren-based character education. The novel portrays the process of character formation of students at Pondok Madani through learning experiences, discipline, religiosity, togetherness, and perseverance, which are encapsulated in the motto Man Jadda Wajada. This research employs a descriptive qualitative method with a content analysis approach. The data sources consist of the novel Negeri 5 Menara as the primary data and books, journal articles, as well as relevant previous studies as secondary data. Data collection techniques include intensive reading, systematic note-taking, and data classification based on indicators of character education values. Data analysis is conducted by classifying textual quotations into value categories and interpreting them based on character education theory and the socio-cultural context of the pesantren. The findings indicate that the novel Negeri 5 Menara contains seven main character education values, namely religiosity, hard work, discipline, social values, responsibility, moral values, and independence. These values are internalized through characters, events, conflicts, and the pesantren educational culture consistently depicted in the novel. The conclusion of this study shows that Negeri 5 Menara contains comprehensive, contextual, and relevant character education values, making it suitable to be used as literary teaching material to support the strengthening of character education in schools.