Moral Injury Tokoh Biru Laut dalam Novel Laut Bercerita Karya Leila S. Chudori: Kajian Psikologi Sastra

Abstract

Novel Laut Bercerita karya Leila S. Chudori merepresentasikan pengalaman kekerasan politik yang menimbulkan penderitaan fisik dan meninggalkan luka moral yang memengaruhi kondisi psikologis tokoh. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan bentuk-bentuk moral injury, faktor penyebab, dan dampak terhadap kondisi psikologis tokoh Biru Laut melalui perspektif psikologi sastra. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif metode deskriptif. Sumber data utama berupa novel Laut Bercerita, sedangkan data pendukung dari artikel ilmiah relevan. Data dikumpulkan melalui teknik baca dan catat, kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif-interpretatif melalui tahap identifikasi, klasifikasi, interpretasi, dan penarikan simpulan berdasarkan konsep moral injury. Identifikasi moral injury didasarkan pada indikator konflik moral, rasa bersalah, hilang kepercayaan, krisis makna, serta keretakan hubungan dengan diri sendiri dan lingkungan sosial akibat pengalaman yang bertentangan dengan nilai moral yang diyakini. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan moral injury tokoh Biru Laut terepresentasi dalam bentuk konflik moral, hilang kepercayaan terhadap institusi, krisis identitas, rasa bersalah, dan pergulatan batin. Faktor penyebab meliputi represi politik, penyiksaan dan dehumanisasi, pengkhianatan terhadap nilai moral, terputus relasi sosial, serta hilang rasa aman. Dampak psikologis pengalaman moral injury meliputi kecemasan, hilang harapan, terganggunya hubungan sosial, dan perubahan cara memaknai kehidupan. Dampak tersebut adalah konsekuensi yang berkaitan dengan pelanggaran nilai moral, bukan indikator yang otomatis identik dengan moral injury. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsep moral injury memberikan perspektif tambahan dalam memahami dinamika psikologis tokoh sastra akibat kekerasan politik.

Leila S. Chudori’s novel Laut Bercerita depicts experiences of political violence that cause physical suffering and leave moral wounds that affect the psychological state of the characters. This study aims to describe the forms of moral injury, their causes, and their impact on the psychological state of the character Biru Laut from the perspective of literary psychology. The study employs a qualitative, descriptive approach. The primary data source is the novel Laut Bercerita, while supporting data comes from relevant scholarly articles. Data were collected through reading and note-taking, then analyzed descriptively and interpretively through the stages of identification, classification, interpretation, and drawing conclusions based on the concept of moral injury. The identification of moral injury was based on indicators of moral conflict, guilt, loss of trust, a crisis of meaning, and a breakdown in the relationship with oneself and one’s social environment resulting from experiences that conflict with one’s held moral values. The research findings indicate that the moral injury experienced by members of Biru Laut manifests as moral conflict, a loss of trust in institutions, an identity crisis, feelings of guilt, and inner turmoil. Contributing factors include political repression, torture and dehumanization, betrayal of moral values, severed social ties, and a loss of security. The psychological impacts of moral injury include anxiety, loss of hope, disrupted social relationships, and a change in one’s perspective on life. These impacts are consequences related to violations of moral values; they are not indicators that are automatically synonymous with moral injury. The research indicates that the concept of moral injury offers an additional perspective for understanding the psychological dynamics of literary characters in the wake of political violence.