Kisah Percintaan dan Penggemblengan Watak dan Perwatakan dalam Novel Popular Adam dan Hawa Karya Aisya Sofea (Love Story and the Manipulation of Characters and Characteristics in Aisya Sofea’s Adam dan Hawa)

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Kajian ini bertitik tolak daripada pemahaman umum bahawa kisah percintaan sering dijadikan sebagai tema utama dalam novel-novel popular. Kebanyakan penyajian kisah percintaan dalam novel popular ini dikatakan menggembleng watak dan perwatakan yang ada dengan cara yang amat ketara. Bersandarkan tanggapan umum ini, artikel ini meneliti novel Adam dan Hawa (2013) iaitu sebuah novel popular karya Aisya Sofea yang diterbitkan oleh Alaf 21 Sdn. Bhd. Bagi mencapai matlamat kajian, analisa terhadap aspek watak dan perwatakan, dan seterusnya rumusan terhadap fungsi aspek watak dan perwatakan dalam pembikinan naratif novel telah dijalankan. Hasil daripada analisis mendapati bahawa pembikinan naratif novel Adam dan Hawa telah menggembleng sepenuhnya aspek watak dan perwatakan dengan merealisasikan tiga strategi, iaitu pembinaan watak dengan perwatakan yang kondusif, pembinaan watak dengan perwatakan yang saling bertentangan, dan olahan perwatakan watak-watak secara drastik. Melalui dapatandapatan ini, kajian ini merumuskan bahawa penggemblengan aspek watak dan perwatakan dalam novel Adam dan Hawa berfungsi membangunkan sebuah kisah percintaan.

Kata kunci: Kisah percintaan; watak dan perwatakan; novel popular; Adam dan Hawa; Aisya Sofea

ABSTRACT: This study was drawn from a general notion that romance stories are often used as the main theme in popular novels. Much of the romance in the popular novel is said to embody the characters and characteristics in many significant ways. Based on this general notion, this article examines the novel Adam and Eve (2013), a popular novel by Aisya Sofea published by Alaf 21 Sdn. Bhd. To achieve the aim of the study, an analysis of character and characteristics and a conclusion on the function of the character and characteristics aspects were conducted. The result of the analysis found that the narrative construction of Adam and Eve’s novels fully integrates the aspects of character and characteristics by recognising three strategies, namely i) character building with conducive characters ii) character building with opposing characters, and iii) dramatization of characters. Through these findings, this study concludes that the combination of the characters and characteristic in the novel Adam and Eve works to develop a love narration.

Keywords: Love story; characters and characteristics; popular novel; Adam dan Hawa; Aisya Sofea