PEMANFAATAN TEKS SASTRA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER

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The selection of the right literary reading can be one of the main supports in the character development process. Following the trend of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, literary works are published in physical and digital forms based on applications. Imaginary figures in literary works are real examples of developing students' character. Strengthening morals and religious values ​​in literary works needs to be conveyed so that the nation's children do not lose their identity. This research was conducted to support education so that the nation's children have intelligent character. Research using descriptive qualitative method. Utilizing literary texts by examining the collection of poetry Jalan Hati Jalan Samudra by D. Zawawi Imron, the collection of poems To Kill the Invisible Killer by FX Rudy Gunawan and Afnan Malay, the collection of short stories Red Carpet by Abdul Kadir Ibrahim, and the drama script Sumur Tanpa Bottom by Arifin C. Noer. Data collection techniques utilize reading, note-taking, and literature study techniques for narrative stories, character behavior, and dialogue and monologue sequences that describe the value of character education. The collected research data is then processed through several stages, including data reduction in the form of selecting data that is appropriate to the research topic, presenting data through the meaning of selected data, and drawing conclusions in the form of interpretation of research data. The results of the analysis show that the three literary genres have values ​​in realizing the strengthening of character education including religious, caring for the environment, loving the motherland, and nationalism. The findings of the value of character education indicate that it is important to read literary texts as an effort to strengthen character in an era of rampant cases of character decline.