Membongkar Unsur Intrinsik dalam Novel Komet Minor Karya Tere Liye

Abstract

This study aims to describe and explain the building blocks of a literary or intrinsic work, including: theme, setting, plot, characters and characterizations, and the message in the novel Komet Minor by Tere Liye. The data in this study are excerpts of dialogue, sentences, and/or paragraphs in the novel Komet Minor. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method and content analysis using reading and note-taking techniques. The results of the study show that there are at least 11 characters in the novel whose characters can be identified through fragments of dialogue and/or narrative paragraphs in the novel that become a single unit with other elements of literary works to form a complete story. The building elements of a literary work are interrelated, as can be seen in the characterizations in the novel as seen from how the author describes the atmosphere through narrative paragraphs.