Character Indexes of the People in the Works of Raja Ali Haji

Abstract

Character education has been re-implemented in every level of educational institutions in Indonesia. This paper is a result of the research of character indexes to the people in the works of Raja Ali Haji. Five works of Raja Ali Haji, namely Syair Abdul Muluk, Gurindam Dua Belas, Thamarat alMuhimmah, Tuhfat al-Nafis, and Syair Gemala Mestika Sinar Alam, were analyze. This paper belonged to descriptive qualitative research and content analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings show that the works of Raja Ali Haji contain twenty-one character indexes to the people. As a result, the works of Raja Ali Haji can be referred to as a way of life and they can be used as learning materials for character education. Keywords—character; character education; index; literary works; people