Analysis of Intrinsic Elements in Folklore “The Golden Slug”

Folklore is an old tale that has been orally transmitted by our ancient ancestors and passed down to us through the generations. Apart from being introductory material (traditional entertainment), folklore also acts as a dissemination or teaching of the values of life of an ancient society and as a binder of culture in the community itself. This study aims to analyze intrinsic elements from traditional literature in the form of folklore texts entitled "The Golden Slug," which is an adaptation of the folklore "Keong Mas”. This study uses a descriptive design. In this investigation, the researcher examined the document's content, namely the folktale "The Golden Slug." The folktale "The Golden Slug," by Maitri Nanda, from a collection of folktales, served as the study's data source. The results of this analysis explain the characteristics of each intrinsic element in the folklore, including setting, characters, theme, plot, and point of view of the folklore. This story becomes a lesson in life. So that readers know more about other folklore from each region. And then folklore can be used as a reference in research or reading.