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Seloka: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia 8 (1) (2019) : 1 – 9 https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/seloka/article/view/28869 The Influence of Social Aspects on the Behavior of the Main Figures in the Novel “Ser! Randha Cocak” Murtiasih¹ & Teguh Supriyanto2 ¹ Public Senior High School 1 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia ² Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia Article Info Abstract ________________ ___________________________________________________________________ History Articles Literature is born, grows, and lives and develops in society. The influence of the writing Received: for the reader can occur in past readers and today's readers. Through this research, we January 2019 can learn how to behave or face certain characters in life in society. This study was Accepted: conducted with the aim of describing the influence of social aspects on the behavior of February 2019 Published: the main character in the novel “Ser! Randha Cocak” by Suparto Brata, namely Javanese April 2019 culture and western culture, social love, and economic problems of poverty. This study ________________ was conducted with qualitative descriptive, analytical methods that were sourced from Keywords: the novel. The study data is in the form of discourse fragments which are thought to literature work, contain the influence of social aspects on the behavior of the main characters in the novel novel, “Ser! Randha Cocak” by Suparto Brata by using library techniques, then the data was social aspects, analyzed using heuristic and hermeneutic reading techniques. The results show that sociology of literature Javanese culture considers the lineage of boys as important and arranged marriage tends ____________________ to be done so that their children get a good partner. In the social aspect, the love of siblings and spouses makes the leaders help each other, defend, and fight for their enjoyment. DOI https://doi.org/10.15294 Poverty makes leaders, Dororini and Surahana do various ways to achieve their goals to /seloka.v8i1.28869 plan a murder. The results of this study are useful for students to know the values contained in a novel, able to sort out the positive and negative sides of the book and can be used as a material for self-evaluation and attitude in social life. © 2019 Universitas Negeri Semarang Correspondence address: p-ISSN 2301-6744 Taman Menteri Supeno No.1, Mugassari, e-ISSN 2502-4493 Semarang, Jawa Tengah, 50249 E-mail: [email protected] 1 Murtiasih & Teguh Supriyanto Seloka: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia 8 (1) (2019) : 1 - 9 INTRODUCTION what is in society. So that the emergence of a literary work inspired by the reality that always Literature is born, grows, and lives and has the deep meaning that the author wants to develops in society. Literary works were created express. Damono in Faruk (2015) states that by the author to be enjoyed, understood and literature is a reflection of society, literature utilized by the community (Pradopo, Soeratno, displays a picture of life between people and Sayuti, and Wuradji, 2007). In line with Rusyana someone. (1982) argues that literature is the result of Christiani, Rustono, and Nuryatin (2015) creative human activities in expressing, in his journal “Citra Wanita, Pengungkapannya, understanding it by using language. Disclosure of dan Nilai Kehidupan dalam Kumpulan Novel Seri life reality uses beautiful word so that it can touch Detektif Handaka” by Suparto Brata the purpose is the emotions of the reader. Literature presents a to reveal the image of women and the value of life picture of life, and life itself is a social reality. in the novel. Still highlighting the behavior of the Literature was born because the basic human main character, Ahmadi (2013) in his journal urge to take an interest in human problems and "Hafez's Hermeneutic Approach Towards the humanity also took an interest in the world of formation of a Character Named Rend" describes reality that lasted all day and throughout the ages. the character of the character Rend. Rend figures The influence of literature on the reader can occur who have two characters, namely positive, and to the readers of the past and today's readers. negative characters. Wellek, and Warren (1993) write that literary Sociology is a scientific and objective study historians will not be satisfied to judge literary of humans in society, the study of social works with the present viewpoint. He will institutions and social processes. Sociology seeks evaluate the past according to the needs of to answer questions about how a community is contemporary literary styles and movements. possible, how it works and why society survives. Perhaps the literary historian should be able to Through rigorous research on social institutions, highlight literary works with a third-age religion, economics, politics, and families are perspective (which is not the age of critics and not together forming. What is called social structure, the author's age) or look at the whole history of sociology is said to obtain a picture of the ways interpretation and criticism in literary works to humans adapt themselves and are determined by obtain a more comprehensive meaning. certain societies, a description of the mechanism Among the literary works in Indonesia, the of socialism, the cultural learning process, by author chooses new prose literary works, namely which individuals are allocated to and accept novels. Abrams (1999) states that the term novel specific roles in the social structure (Swingwood is to apply a good variation in writing that has in Faruk, 2015). completeness in fiction in the form of prose. Still in the view of literary sociology, Meanwhile, Noor (2004) describes the story as Muslimin (2011) in a journal entitled "Modernisasi one of literary works, is a means or media that Dalam Novel Belenggu by Amijn Pane: Sebuah represents what is in the mind of the author. Kajian Sosiologi Sastra" describes the figures who Natia (2008) explains the novel is that tells of an want to follow modern traditions, who are extraordinary event from the life of the culprit interested in traditions which conflict with which caused a change in the fate of the culprit. national culture since old time. Singer (2011) in In line with Natia, and Nurgiyantoro (2010) said his journal "A Novel Approach: The Sociology of that novels are long and free stories more Literature, Children's Book, and Social detailed, detailed, and involve a variety of more Inequality" describes the complexity of literary complex problems. analysis and the implications of using fiction as a Novel “Ser! Randha Cocak” by Suparto source of sociological data. This study juxtaposes Brata was chosen as the study in this study literary analysis with sociology. Quinn (1994) in because the first literary work is a reflection of a journal entitled "The Novel in Javanese: 2 Murtiasih & Teguh Supriyanto Seloka: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia 8 (1) (2019) : 1 - 9 Aspects of Social and Literary Character" This study was conducted with the aim of describes the ideas of language and social describing the influence of social aspects on the relations of the Javanese, the relationship behavior of the main character in the novel "Ser! between mental and moral awareness of Randha Cocak” by Suparto Brata, namely responsibility, chance, and causation, and order Javanese culture and western culture, social love, social and cosmological through literary texts. and economic problems of poverty Ethiyallafifah (2013) sets the background The benefits results of this study for on social-cultural issues in his journal entitled teachers, it can be used as a reference in carrying "Tranformasi Budaya Jawa Dalam Novel Canting by out learning about the novel. Studies related to Arswendo Atmowiloto: Sebuah Kajian Sosiologi the values contained in the Javanese story, and Sastra" examines the elements of Javanese culture for students to know the benefits listed in a story, and cultural transformation in Canting's novel. able to sort out the positive side and negative in a Setyowati, and Supriyanto (2017) saw the story and can be used as a material for self- struggle of the leaders to realize their dreams evaluation and behavior in social life. through a massive struggle in the journal "Proses The social aspects of this study are social Aktualisasi Diri Tokoh Utama Dalam Dwilogi Novel aspects in socio-cultural and economic issues. Padang Bulan dan Cinta di Dalam Gelas" which describes the main character, fulfilling needs as METHODS the actualization process of the main character, and self-actualizing characteristics found in the The research approach used in this study is main character. In line with Muslimin (2017); a structural approach and a sociological approach Sari (2017) who examined the characterization of to literature. The sociological approach to the main figures in his journal "Representation of literature in it has an objective approach. Balinese Women in Novel Works by Oka According to Ratna (2004), an objective Rusmini" describes the description of Balinese approach is an approach that focuses solely on women through the character of Balinese elements, known as fundamental analysis. The women. procedure is appropriate because the researcher We are still discussing the behavior of the analyzes the character of the story is part of the main character, Turmudzi, Doyin, and Mulyono intrinsic component of a literary work. The (2014) in his journal "Watak dan Perilaku Tokoh approach used is an objective approach because it Jumena Martawangsa Dalam Naskah Drama Sumur speaks text problems, not talking to others. A fair Tanpa Dasar by Arifin C. Noer." explaining the approach is an approach that rests on the text of character and behavior of Jumena characters who the literary work itself. The method used in the become conflict lighters, factors that influence provision of data is the heuristic method and Jumena character's behavior and Jumena through repeated reading of the novel “Ser! character's function as a conflict lighter.