Analisis Formula dalam Novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas Karya J. S. Khairen: Kajian Formula Sastra Populer

The Formulas Analysis in Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas Novels by J. S. Khairen: A Study of Popular Literary Formulas

Abstract

Abstrak: Novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas merupakan salah satu novel populer dengan judul yang tampak serius dan belum pernah ada penelitian atas novel tersebut. Belum adanya penelitian atas novel tersebut menginisiasi hadirnya sebuah penelitian yang berjudul Analisis Formula dalam Novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas Karya J. S Khairen: Kajian Formula Sastra Populer. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis formula unsur intrinsik yang terdapat dalam novel dan mendeskripsikan bagaimana formula tersebut mempengaruhi popularitas novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas. Teori yang digunakan untuk mendukung proses penelitian adalah teori formula. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Artinya, data-data kualitatif yang telah dikumpulkan melalui studi pustaka dan teknik catat dijabarkan secara deskriptif. Objek penelitian sekaligus yang menjadi sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas. Adapun tahapan analisis data dalam penelitian dilakukan dengan cara membaca novel dengan saksama dan menyeluruh, mencatat hal-hal yang dianggap penting, mengklasifikasikan isi novel berdasarkan formula unsur intrinsik, memberikan penjelasan, dan menarik simpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat empat formula unsur intrinsik dalam novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas yang menjadikan novel ini digemari oleh para pembaca sehingga termasuk ke dalam jajaran novel best seller di Indonesia. Formula unsur intrinsik tersebut antara lain tema, tokoh/penokohan, latar, dan gaya bahasa. Keempat formula dikemas secara kreatif sehingga tidak membosankan para pembaca ketika menikmati alur cerita yang disuguhkan dalam novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas.

Abstract: The novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas is a popular novel with a little serious looking title and there has never been any research on the novel. The absence of research on the novel has initiated a study entitled Formula Analysis  in Novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas By J. S Khairen: Study Of Popular Literature Formula.  This study aims to analyze the intrinsic element contained in the novel and describe how this formula affects the popularity of the novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas. The theory used to support the research process is formula theory.  This research is a qualitative descriptive study.  This means that qualitative data that has been collected through literature studies and note taking techniques are described descriptively.  The object of research as well as the source of data in this research is the novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas. The stages of data analysis in research are carried out by read novels carefully and throughly, note things that are considered important, classify novel contents based on the intrinsic element formula, provide explanations, and draw conclusions.  The results show that there are four formulas of intrinsic elements in the novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas that have made this novel popular with readers so that it is included in the ranks of the best seller novels in Indonesia. The formulas for the intrinsic elements include themes, characters/characterizations, settings, and language styles. The four formulas are packaged creatively so that the readers don't get bored when enjoying the storylines presented in the novel Kami (Bukan) Sarjana Kertas.