Efforts to Preserve Nature in Tere Liye’s Novel Eliana: The Study of Literary Ecology
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.071How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- nature, ecology, novels, moral principles
- Abstract
The study of Eliana novel aimed at comprehending the literary works in supporting sustainability and shaping children’s morals towards environmental balance. This study also reflected the relationship between humans and the environment to preserve their homes from environmental damage caused by the rivers and forests exploitation. This study focused on human assistance towards nature balance. Data obtained through recording and description. The analysis showed that the main character in the novel, Eliana, had the morality in preserving nature as a source of human life and emphasizing the defense of environmental damage caused by human behavior. A counteraction against nature destroyer was done by children along with the character and ethics building to manage the environment. Moral principles taught were attitudes, responsibilities, solidarity, caring, and not disrupting natural life. Not only Eliana and children, villagers also had a big contribution in preserving the culture inherited by their ancestors.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Isti Nurhidayah AU - Hartono PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/05 TI - Efforts to Preserve Nature in Tere Liye’s Novel Eliana: The Study of Literary Ecology BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, and Arts Education (ICLLAE 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 363 EP - 368 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200804.071 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.071 ID - Nurhidayah2020 ER -