TOKOH PROTAGONIS BANG JAR DALAM NOVEL LELAKI LAUT KARYA ALAMSYAH M. DJA’FAR (KAJIAN STRUKTURAL)

This research aims to describe the character of the protagonist Bang Jar in the novel Lelaki Laut by Alamsyah, M. Dja'far. It was carried out with the aim of describing the character of the protagonist Bang Jar in the novel Lelaki Laut by Almsyah, M. Dja'far. This research is classified in the field of literature. The field of literary science is a field of science that researchers are currently studying. The research methodology used as a step in conducting this research is a type of qualitative descriptive research. Furthermore, through this type of research the researcher can describe the character of the character Bang Jar as the protagonist in this novel. This research data is in the form of quotes related to the good character of the character Bang Jar in this novel. The data source is a very important part in a study. From the results of this research, researchers can describe that the character Bang Jar has the character of a good character or protagonist. This is proven by the findings of quotes relating to the generous aspect of 3 quotes, honest 16, humble 10. defender 4, clever 13, clever 11, independent 5, and loyal friend 9. From all aspects of this character's character, 71 can be collected. a quote that illustrates that the character Bang Jar in this story has a good character who can be used as a role model for novel readers. From all the quotation data, it can be seen that the honest aspect is the dominant aspect found in the research. Meanwhile, the aspect that was found the least was the independent aspect with 5 quotation data.