Authors :
Rikat Eka Prastyawan; Oikurema Purwati; Fabiola D Kurnia
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
Google Scholar :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6626238
Abstract :
Children are the asset of the nation that must
have good characters and creativity. They have good
period called the golden age that is the best time to
explore everything around them. Therefore, the role of
parents and teachers is very important to educate the
children as well as possible. Children Literature could
become the option for parents to give them the source of
reading in order to develop their imagination. Theodor
Seuss Geisel known as Dr.Seuss has written more than
60 children's books including several of the most
popular children's books of all time. One of them
entitled Horton Hatches the Egg belongs to narrative
text which could represent the symbols to character
buildings in learning process. This study aims to
describe how symbols could employ the character
building on students’ views in teaching narrative. It
could be formulated in the research question; how could
the employed symbols in Horton Hatches the Egg
represent the character building on students’ view?
This study uses descriptive qualitative by conducting an
analysis of students’ writing and interview related to the
used symbols in Horton Hatches the Egg in representing
the character building. Students coming from the third
grade of Junior High School used a trait checklist to
find out the character traits wrapped into symbols to
represent their views on character building. The result
shows that good character traits such as responsible,
social care, self discipline and creative wrapped into
symbols of character could be reflected to students’
views by connecting the given illustration in the texts
and students’ social life.
Keywords :
Symbols, Dr. Seuss, Character Building, narrative.
Children are the asset of the nation that must
have good characters and creativity. They have good
period called the golden age that is the best time to
explore everything around them. Therefore, the role of
parents and teachers is very important to educate the
children as well as possible. Children Literature could
become the option for parents to give them the source of
reading in order to develop their imagination. Theodor
Seuss Geisel known as Dr.Seuss has written more than
60 children's books including several of the most
popular children's books of all time. One of them
entitled Horton Hatches the Egg belongs to narrative
text which could represent the symbols to character
buildings in learning process. This study aims to
describe how symbols could employ the character
building on students’ views in teaching narrative. It
could be formulated in the research question; how could
the employed symbols in Horton Hatches the Egg
represent the character building on students’ view?
This study uses descriptive qualitative by conducting an
analysis of students’ writing and interview related to the
used symbols in Horton Hatches the Egg in representing
the character building. Students coming from the third
grade of Junior High School used a trait checklist to
find out the character traits wrapped into symbols to
represent their views on character building. The result
shows that good character traits such as responsible,
social care, self discipline and creative wrapped into
symbols of character could be reflected to students’
views by connecting the given illustration in the texts
and students’ social life.
Keywords :
Symbols, Dr. Seuss, Character Building, narrative.
