Abstract:
This research showed that the biography of the author indirectly attached
and gave an overview of the actual content of the novel. The relationship between
Andrea Hirata as a author with his work entitled Laskar Pelangi was a
major topic of discussion. The objectives of this research were to find out the
theme of the novel and relationship between Laskar Pelangi novel with Andrea
Hirata’s Biography. Descriptive qualitative method was carried out to
analyze the data. The source of the data was taken from the novel Laskar Pelangi
by Andrea Hirata.In collecting the data, some references related biographical
criticism were applied. The data were analyzed by reading the novel,
underlining statement of Laskar Pelangi novel that related to Andrea Hirata,
analyzing and describing the relationship between Laskar Pelangi novel with
Andrea Hirata’s biography. It was concluded that the theme was the compelexity
of Ikal’s life , Andrea Hirata was someone who liked to dream in the run of his
life. However, the dream he would try to become a reality, and there was the
relationship between the biography of Andrea Hirata to the content of Laskar
Pelangi novel.
