Contribution Of Love To Revival In Gayle Forman’s If I Stay Novel (2009): A Sociological Perspective

This research focuses on the issue of contribution of love to revival in the novel entitled If I Stay byGayle Forman (2009). Sociology theory was used for analyzing this novel. This research aimed at analyzing the indicators of love to revival in the character Mia, how the depiction of love by people who love Mia, and the reason of the auhor adressing the topic of love in this novel. The researcher used primary data and secondary data sources. The primary data was the novel entitled If I Stay and e-books which related with the issue, dictionaries, and website relates information needed as the secondary data. There are three main findings in this novel. First, there are found four indicators of love such as care, understanding, respect, and responsible. Second, the author delivers issue about the depictionof love to revival through characters, events, setting of place, and style in the novel. Third, the author addresses the topic of love with the reason that she believes that love is the important things that can make other people spirit. And also the decision to choose stay alive or death by existence of love, lose, and family. Key word: contribution of love, revival, Gayle Forman, sociological perspectiv