Abstract :
The objectives of study were to find the intrinsic elementsin The 12 years a
slavenoveland findthe moral values in the novel. The method that wasused in
thisstudywas descriptive qualitative method, which focused on the textual data
analysis. Theresults obtained consist of theintrinsic elements;consist of the main
characters are Solomon Northup,Edwin Epps,Bass,William Ford and Patsey as the
Mainantagonist, setting the novel takes places in Louisiana. Red River Parish
(French: Paroise de la Riviere-Rouge) is a parish located in the US state of
Louisiana; This novel explain about Oppression as the condition of individual
which gets exercise or treatment in a harsh, cruel, bad or unjust mannerfrom
another which has more power;Point of View it used third personas the point of
view on thenovel. In 1841, African American Solomon Northup, a free man, is
kidnapped and forced into slavery under the name 'Platt' for 12 years. He faces the
hardships of being a slave under the hands of a few different slave owners.
Through faith, will power, and courage Northup must survive and endure those 12
years as a slave; The moral value the importance of friendship and togetherness.
Keywords: intrinsic elements, and moral values