REINFORCING CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH NOVEL: KEMBARA RINDU I

Abstract

Character education reflects two interrelated elements. Character is a person's natural quality from birth that can be formed from surrounding influences, while education provides a process so that these influences occur. Through this character education, one's potential and usefulness can be developed. However, the progress of the current educational mindset does not guarantee that the good character of humans will also progress. The use of the internet to access many things without limits tends to damage a person's good character, especially the younger generation. For this reason, character education needs to be carried out by adjusting the modernization of their lifestyle, one of which is through literary works in the form of novels. Kembara Rindu I is a novel written by Habiburrahman El Shirazy with the theme of the virtue of studying religion which emphasizes exemplary and moral messages.