The purpose of this study is to describe the structure of the novel Merahnya Merah
Iwan Simatupang, values education in the novel Merahnya Merah Iwan Simatupang,
the implementation of the results of the research work of novel Merahnya Merah
Iwan Simatupang for literature teaching materials in the secondary schools. The
method used is descriptive qualitative. The object in this research is the educational
values contained in the novel Merahnya Merah Iwan Simatupang. The data used in
the form of sentences and paragraphs contained in the novel Merahnya Merah Iwan
Simatupang. The primary data sources in the novel is a novel Merahnya Merah Iwan
Simatupang, published by the PT. Gunung Agung, Jakarta in 1987, thick book 124
pages. Secondary data sources in this study is in the form of relevant articles.
Engineering data collection using the technique references, refer to the technique,
take note, interview, field transcript, and document. The validity of the data used is
the triangulation theory and triangulation resources. Technique of data analysis in
this study uses the data analysis techniques in dialectic. The results of the study based
on structural analysis: themes in the novel Merahnya Merah is the life of a people
battered by all the love and life problems. Homeless life experienced by the main
character that is our character. The Groove that was used in the novel Merahnya
Merah is the plot forward. The figures analysed was Tokoh Kita, Mr. Centeng,
Maria, and Fifi. Setting the story in the novel Merahnya Merah background consists
of a place, time, and social background. Educational value contained in the novel
Merahnya Merah is the value of peace, the values of humility, honesty,
responsibility, value is the value of love, and the value of cooperation.
Implementation of Competency Standards and Basic Competence of the novel
material can be seen in SK 7. understand the various tales, Indonesia novels or
translations, and KD 7.2 that is analyzing the elements of intrinsic and extrinsic
Indonesia novels or translations