Efforts to Preserve Nature in Tere Liye’s Novel Eliana: The Study of Literary Ecology

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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.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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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
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