84 | Analysis of Emotional Elements in Short Stories "This Is About Me" by Putu Ayub Through Character Education Perspective Volume 6 Number 2, Mei 2023 E – ISSN 2621-0169 ANALYSIS OF EMOTIONAL ELEMENTS IN SHORT STORIES "THIS IS ABOUT ME" BY PUTU AYUB THROUGH CHARACTER EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE Sena Junjunan 1 , Ika Mustika 2 1,2 IKIP Siliwangi 1 sena.junjunan8@gmail.com, 2 mestikasaja@ikipsiliwangi.ac.id ABSTRACT Emotions that are born when reading can change a person's character to be more rational because the basic concept of emotion is an overflow of feelings felt by someone when doing something, with the aim of analyzing the emotional elements of Putu Ayub's short stories and exploring the supporting factors of emotions that occur in real life reality. By using a qualitative approach as a scalpel in examining this literary work entitled about me, it is expected to be able to give birth to a more meaningful deepening of the emotions of the role. The result of this research is the content of character education values that are implemented in Putu Ayub's short story manuscript to produce education on emotional regulation and maturity mindset so that they can be wise in making decisions. Thus, this research is oriented towards the formation of a wise character in thinking, especially in the millennial generation who are still emotionally unstable. Keywords: Emotional Deepening, Short Stories, Character Education ABSTRAK Emosi yang lahir ketika membaca mampu mengubah karakter seseorang menjadi lebih rasional karena konsep dasar emosi adalah sebuah luapan perasaan yang dirasakan oleh seseorang ketika melakukan sesuatu, dengan tujuan untuk menganalisis unsur emosi dari cerita pendek karya Putu Ayub dan menggali faktor pendukung emosi yang terjadi dalam realita kehidupan nyata. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif sebagai pisau bedah dalam mengkaji hasil karya sastra yang berjudul ini tentang aku, diharapkan mampu melahirkan pendalaman emosi peran yang lebih bermakna. Adapun hasil dalam penelitian ini yaitu muatan nilai pendidikan karakter yang diimplementasikan pada naskah cerita pendek karya Putu Ayub untuk melahirkan edukasi terhadap pengaturan emosi dan pola pikir kedewasaan sehingga mampu bijaksana dalam mengambil keputusan. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini berorientasi pada pembentukan karakter yang bijaksana dalam berpikir khususnya pada generasi milenial yang masih memiliki emosional yang belum stabil. Kata Kunci: Pendalaman Emosi, Cerita Pendek, Pendidikan Karakter INTRODUCTION Experience can be used as a benchmark in making decisions, this is what we often hear when listening to advice from a teacher. If examined linguistically, the use of the sentence is more likely to be an analytical advice, this is because there are elements of events that must be examined first before acting. Speaking of action or behavior, every generation must have its own time in addressing every problem that exists, and this does not see age, gender or even position. This is because logical actions will only be obtained through life experience both from