The worldview of human character in the novels Kapal Terbang Sembilan and Djampea by M. Yanis

The study aims to explain M. Yanis’ worldview in the novels Kapal Terbang Sembilan (1983) and Djampea (1998), which were written based on his experiences when interacting with the Japanese and Dutch colonialists in West Kalimantan. This study uses a descriptive method. The data source in this study is the novels Kapal Terbang Sembilan and Djampea by M. Yanis. Data collection was carried out using documen-tary techniques. Data in the form of quotations in the novels were then studied using Lucien Goldmann’s genetic structuralism theory. The re-sults of the study are as follows. First, M. Yanis’ worldview in the novels Kapal Terbang Sembilan and Djampea concerns good human character. Second, the worldview contains universal values about the importance of having good character. Good character includes obedience to religious teachings, being helpful, respecting others, obeying social manners and ethics, having a pioneering spirit, being friendly and polite, being devot-ed, and prioritizing inter-ethnic friendship. M. Yanis’ thoughts describe a worldview about inter-community relations with moral messages based on good character.