CHARACTERISTICS IN THE NOVEL AYAT-AYAT CINTA BY EL-SHIRAZY

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The novel Ayat-Ayat Cinta by El-Shirazy description characterization. In this novel, it presents a life about love based on Islamic religious values. To reveal the characterization put forward by the author, it is necessary to analyze it with an approach that can reveal the complexity of the personalities of the characters that have been shown. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method, namely qualitative researchmethods with a descriptive approach. The concept of character personality (characterization) is analyzed based on Allport's opinion. The novel Ayat Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman ElShirazy shows the complexity of the characters and the characterizations that are displayed through the characters created by the author. Goldon Allport's Character Personality Theory is able to balance the characterization problems in El-Shirazy's novel Ayat-Ayat Cinta.