EDUCATIONAL VALUES IN ISHMAEL BEAH’S NOVEL A LONG WAY GONE: THE TRUE STORY OF A CHILD SOLDIER

Abstract

This study aims to find out the educational values in the novel A Long Way Gone: The true story of a child soldier written by Ishmael Beah. The method used in this research was the qualitative method, which focused on textual data analysis. The results showed the educational values found in this novel were divided into values of being and giving, which include values of being: honesty, brave, peace, confidence & potential, discipline, and purity. Meanwhile, values of giving had loyalty, trustworthiness, respect, love & affection, unselfish, kindness & friendliness, and fairness & humanist

Keywords: Analysis, Educational Values, Novel