BUILDING EARLY CHARACTER THROUGH LITERATURE CREATIVITY IN “WAYANG”

Abstrak

While character education is still a hot topic for the government and remains a frequently discussed topic, its implementation remains suboptimal, particularly in terms of supporting media. Character itself is a very essential element in a person's environment, even in the life of a nation and state However, there is still a medium for understanding and implementing the values ​​​​contained in character education that is under-explored: Wayang, a part of literature, namely oral literature. Wayang can be used as a medium for understanding various life values, one of which is the value of character education. In practice, it can be used in schools and the surrounding environment. One example is in Bali, which still maintains the Wayang tradition. Wayang in Bali is one of the sacred means in life, which is marked by the Tumpek Wayang Feast Day (Rahinan). It has been a hereditary and ingrained tradition for Hindus to carry out various mandatory activities during Rahinan Tumpek Wayang. One of these is the Sapuh Leger Wayang Performance. Because it is obligatory, Wayang performances in Bali are familiar to children from an early age. Therefore, Wayang can become a literary medium from an early age, especially oral literature with the function of educating and implementing all kinds of values, including the values ​​contained in character education.