Open AccessAn Analysis Of Moral Value In Short Story “The Last Leaf” By O Henry
Author(s) -
Syahada Nurul Ummah Eripuddin,
Pipit Rahayu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jee (journal of english education)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2459-9719
DOI - 10.30606/jee.v6i1.411
Subject(s) - honesty , perspective (graphical) , value theory , value (mathematics) , symbol (formal) , sociology , moral reasoning , epistemology , moral psychology , moral development , order (exchange) , moral disengagement , social psychology , psychology , philosophy , mathematics , statistics , linguistics , geometry , finance , economics
This research discussed about the moral values as found out in the last leaf short story. Moral values were found out by using sociological theory. This research used method descriptive qualitative. This instrument used was the short story of The Last Leaf. The researcher also used other information about moral values. Researchers also use the theory of moral values in order to better know what moral values are contained in the short story of The Last Leaf. Based on the sociological approach, there are three perspectives: functional perspective, symbol perspective, conflict perspective. After analyzing the researcher found some moral values, namely Tolerance, Fairness, Belief, Kind-hearted, honesty, and responsibility.