Abstract :
The researcher chose the after dark novel by Haruki Murakami as a
reference in the research, because there are socio-cultural, educational, moral and
religious values in the novel that can build a person's character. This novel tells
the background of the darkness of the night, this novel also plays with the themes
of the memories, and pasts of each character that explain one by one. The research
was intended analyse the educational values in the novel After Dark by Haruki
Murakami through pragmatic approach using critical discourse analysis.This
research also amimed to analyse the relevance of the educational values in the
novel After Dark by Haruki Murakami to character education.
In analysing the data, the researcher used descriptive qualitative. The
researcher used pragmatic approach through critical discourse analysis method.
The researcher used herself as the instrumentto collengcting the data. Data
analysis show that the significant result. Many educational values are found such
as, social values moral values, socio-culturalvalues, and religion values. The
educational values of After Dark novel by Haruki Murakani had relevance with
educational character because it showed some character could build since kid to
adult.
Based on this data, the researcher concludes that education values in After
Dark novel by Haruki Murakami was good story and relevance with character
educational. The are many values can be learnt from it. Character educational is
absolutly needed in now days to strengthen the personality of student.