Novel Aku Mencintaimu Shanyuan Karya Syafruddin Pernyata Dalam Perspektif Perubahan Sosial

The social change theme in a novel has been analyzed from many perspectives for its advantages in understanding how far social change in the society happens. However, those researchers only explain the social change forms and the causal factors. Therefore, in addition to explaining the social change forms and their underlying factors, this research also aims to describe the social change direction and efforts in preventing negative social change in the novel Aku Mencintaimu Shanyuan. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis supported by sociology theory. The result shows that, in the novel, social change occurs among the society of Resak village, West Kutai Regency. The change is the consequence of social interaction with other cultures. However, the social changes caused by external factors are still parts of the system; the system itself is still intact. Therefore, negative social changes can be managed by conserving local genius and deepening the religion shown from the characters in the novel Aku Mencintaimu Shanyuan.