Nilai Kepedulian Tokoh dalam Novel Mimpi Anak Papua, Kajian Sosiologi Sastra

The value of caring is aimed at providing solutions for other people and communities in need. This study aims to describe Nilia's concern for characters in the novel Mimpi Anak Papua by Jackie Ambadar and Hendra G Lukito, a study of the sociology of literature. This research is a descriptive study using the sociology of literature approach. The subject of this research is the novel Mimpi Anak Papua by Jackie Ambadar and Hendra G Lukito. This research is focused on issues related to the value of caring figures with the sociology of literature study. The results of this study indicate that the value of caring for characters in the novel Mimpi Anak Papua has four types, namely the first, socio-cultural concern in human relationships has a variant of preserving local culture, the second, self-care in human relations has a variant of helping others sincerely, which the third concern for others in human relations has a variant of accepting people who have different races and cultures with grace, helping each other where friends who need help and sharing experiences to heal friends who are sick, and the fourth is a concern for fellow humans in giving attention and affection has a variant of parental affection for children, child affection for parents and affection between friends. Based on the results of research in the novel Mimpi Anak Papua, several conclusions can be drawn that the value of caring has three types, the first is the value of socio-cultural care in human relations which has a variant in the form of preserving local culture, the second is the value of caring for oneself in human relations has a variant of helping others by ikhlas, the third value of caring for others in human relationships has a variant in the form of accepting people who have different races and cultures with grace, helping each other where friends who need help, sharing experiences to heal friends who are sick and the four values ​​of caring for fellow humans in giving attention and affection have variants of parental affection for children, cases of children's affection for parents and affection between friends