ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menjelaskan: 1) wujud budaya dalam novel Bonsai karya Pralampita Lembahmata, 2) nilai pendidikan karakter yang terdapat di dalam novel Bonsai karya Pralampita Lembahmata, 3) relevansi antara aspek budaya dan nilai pendidikan karakter dengan pembelajaran sastra di perguruan tinggi.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan antropologi sastra. Data penelitian berupa hasil telaah novel Bonsai karya Pralampita Lembahmata. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan analisis langsung, studi dokumentasi, wawancara mendalam dan terfokus. Pengujian keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi sumber data dan triangulasi metode. Teknik analisis data menggunakan content analysis.
Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut:  1)  wujud budaya di dalam novel Bonsai terdiri dari tiga  bentuk, a) kompleksitas  ide, yang mencakup lima hal  yakni hakikat hidup, hakikat karya, hakikat manusia terhadap waktu, hakikat manusia dengan alam, hakikat manusia dengan sesamanya, b) kompleksitas aktivitas, yang terbagi menjadi tujuh unsur, yaitu kekerabatan, ekonomi, pendidikan, estetika dan rekreasi, religi, politik, dan somatic, c) kompleksitas hasil budaya yang meliputi bahasa, sistem pengetahuan, organisasi sosial, pengetahuan dan hasil teknologi, mata pencaharian, religi dan  kesenian. 2) Nilai pendidikan karakter yang dominan terdapat di dalam novel Bonsai karya Pralampita Lembahmata diantaranya ialah  religius, kerja keras, rasa ingin tahu, gemar membaca, peduli lingkungan, peduli sosial, dan  tanggung jawab. 3) Aspek-aspek budaya dan nilai pendidikan karakter dalam Novel Bonsai relevan digunakan dalam pembelajaran sastra khususnya mata kuliah antropologi sastra
Kata kunci: wujud budaya, antropologi sastra, novel Bonsai, pendidikan karakter
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to describe and explain: 1) Cultural manifestation in the  novelBonsai by Pralampita  Lembahmata, 2) the value of character education contained in the novelBonsai by Pralampita Lembahmata, 3) the relevance of cultural aspects and values of character education by teaching literature at college.
This study is a qualitative study using anthropological approach to literature. The research data in the form of the review of novel Bonsai by Pralampita Lembahmata. Data collected  by direct analysis, documentation studies, depth interviews and focus. Testing the validity of the data using triangulation of data sources and triangulation methods. Data were analyzed using content analysis with an interactive model.
Results of the study are as follows: 1) Cultural manifestation in the  novel Bonsaiconsists of three forms, a) the complexity of the idea, which includes five things namely the essence of life, the essence of the creation, human  nature against time, human nature with nature, human nature with others, b) the complexity of the activity, which is divided into seven elements, namely kinship, economic, educational, aesthetic and recreational, religious, political, somatic, c) the complexity of cultural products that include language, knowledge systems, organizations social, science and technology outcomes, livelihood, religion and the arts. 2) The value of the dominant character education contained in the novel Bonsai by Pralampita Lembahmata them are religious, hard work, curiosity, love reading, care for the environment, social care, and responsibility. 3) Aspects of cultural and educational value of the character in the novel relevant used  in the study of literature, especially literary anthropology courses
Keywords: anthropology literature, novel, character education values