STRUCTURAL ASPECTS (INNER CONFLICT) IN NOVEL SITAYANA BY COK SAWITRI

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the structural aspects as well as aspects of helplessness and sadness in Cok Sawitri's Sitayana novel. This study uses the theoretical basis of literary psychology, inner conflict and its concepts include helplessness and sadness. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a literary psychology approach, the researcher as the main instrument with data sources from Cok Sawitri's novel Sitayana and data according to the research focus. The results of the research show that the inner conflict is an aspect of helplessness, it can be seen when Sita was taken away by Rawana who was powerless to rebel. Helplessness is also seen when Sita is accused of not being a virgin anymore when she meets Rama. The inner conflict of sadness, when Sita was abandoned by Rama and did not return until he told Admiral to look for her. The conclusion that can be drawn from the novel Sitayana by Cok Saitri, this novel is an art model with intertextuality. The birth of this novel was inspired by the Ramayana story. The love story is a universal theme and will continue to live in any age. Love belongs to humans who continue to be born and live in a noble way.