THE ANALYSIS OF TEENAGER VALUES IN THE ADVENTURE OF TOM SAWYER BY MARK TWAIN

This research aimed to find out the kind of values in the teenager
characters of Mark Twain’s The Adventure of Tom Sawyer as well as to
find out its similarities with the character of Indonesian teenager. Library
research (documentation) and descriptive qualitative method were used to
conduct the research. The data findings were identified by using Peterson
and Seligman's virtues and character strengths (2004) then the researcher
found out the similarities with the characters of Indonesian teenager based
on Indonesia Ministry of Education’s Character Education using checklist
and simple tabulation. The results showed that: 1) There were 22 type of
values found in the teenager characters of Mark Twain’s The Adventure of
Tom Sawyer namely curiosity, creativity, open-mindedness, love of
learning, wisdom, bravery, honesty, persistence, vitality, love, kindness,
social intelligence, fairness, leadership, humility, prudence, self-regulation,
appreciation of beauty and excellence, gratitude, hope, humor, and
spirituality; 2) There were six similar traits that are presented in 22 type of
values found in the teenager characters and characters of Indonesian
teenager (Character Education) namely religious, honest, creative,
curiosity, love to read, and care about social. To conclude, there were two
points about this research as follows. 1) Teenager characters of Mark
Twain’s The Adventure of Tom Sawyer dominantly had good personality
based on Peterson and Seligman’s virtue and character strengths. 2) There
were six similar values (religious, honest, creative, curiosity, love to read,
and care about social) between the characters of Indonesian teenager and
teenager values from Mark Twain’s The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.
Key words : Character Education, Teenager, Teenager Values