[ABSTRAK
Peran dunia maya semakin menggerus sendi-sendi kehidupan masyarakat. Beberapa aspek bahkan tidak dapat lagi terpisahkan dari dunia internet. Ketergantungan yang semakin tinggi terhadap internet, telah menumbuhkan suatu tren sosial baru dalam masyarakat. Pada jurnal ini, penulis meneliti sebuah novel yang berawal dari kumpulan cerita di forum internet, dan menyebar secara masif melalui dunia maya. Sepasang Kaos Kaki Hitam karya Ari Ginting, adalah sebuah cerita dengan tema percintaan yang disertai plot unik, serta menarik rasa ingin tahu dari pembaca. Kehadiran novel ini mengubah stereotip umum dari cerita bertema cinta. Cerita yang mengusung tema cinta biasanya hanya menyasar kalangan pembaca tertentu, namun novel ini cenderung menyenangkan untuk dinikmati beragam kalangan serta usia. Beberapa keunggulan novel ini adalah, alur yang tidak membosankan, karakter yang menarik, serta latar sosial yang begitu kental. Poin-poin tersebut telah menstimulus keinginan penulis untuk mengangkat serta menganalisis novel ini dengan pendekatan sosiologi sastra. Tujuan penelitian adalah menemukan serta mengaitkan hubungan apa yang menyatukan Ari dan Meva, meskipun latar belakang serta segala aspek tentang hidup mereka begitu kontradiktif. Analisis penulis didukung dengan memperhatikan beberapa poin, seperti latar belakang sang tokoh, sifat mereka, serta kondisi lingkungan yang memengaruhi kepribadian mereka. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kedekatan mereka tidak hanya ditunjang kecocokan fisik atau latar belakang, tetapi karena hubungan yang kuat dalam kepribadian serta perasaan mereka satu sama lain.ABSTRACT The role of internet is already permeated in society life. Some aspects event can not be separated from internet. Dependency upon internet, has developed a new social trend in the society. On this jurnal, the author will analyze a novel, which emerged from a stories collection in online forum, and spread massively through the internet. Sepasang Kaos Kaki Hitam by Ari Ginting, is a love story with unique plot that attract curiousity from the reader. The presence of this novel, has change a common stereotype about love story. Unique plot, interesting character, a strong social background, has stimulated the author to analyze this novel with a viewpoint from sociology of literature. The purpose of this research is to find and connect what relation that can unite Ari and Meva in the story, even though they background is contradictive and so different from each other. The author analysis supported by some point, such as character background, their habit, and environmental condition that affect them. After the data was collected, the author describe it and leads to a conclusion.;The role of internet is already permeated in society life. Some aspects event can not be separated from internet. Dependency upon internet, has developed a new social trend in the society. On this jurnal, the author will analyze a novel, which emerged from a stories collection in online forum, and spread massively through the internet. Sepasang Kaos Kaki Hitam by Ari Ginting, is a love story with unique plot that attract curiousity from the reader. The presence of this novel, has change a common stereotype about love story. Unique plot, interesting character, a strong social background, has stimulated the author to analyze this novel with a viewpoint from sociology of literature. The purpose of this research is to find and connect what relation that can unite Ari and Meva in the story, even though they background is contradictive and so different from each other. The author analysis supported by some point, such as character background, their habit, and environmental condition that affect them. After the data was collected, the author describe it and leads to a conclusion.;The role of internet is already permeated in society life. Some aspects event can not be separated from internet. Dependency upon internet, has developed a new social trend in the society. On this jurnal, the author will analyze a novel, which emerged from a stories collection in online forum, and spread massively through the internet. Sepasang Kaos Kaki Hitam by Ari Ginting, is a love story with unique plot that attract curiousity from the reader. The presence of this novel, has change a common stereotype about love story. Unique plot, interesting character, a strong social background, has stimulated the author to analyze this novel with a viewpoint from sociology of literature. The purpose of this research is to find and connect what relation that can unite Ari and Meva in the story, even though they background is contradictive and so different from each other. The author analysis supported by some point, such as character background, their habit, and environmental condition that affect them. After the data was collected, the author describe it and leads to a conclusion., The role of internet is already permeated in society life. Some aspects event can not be separated from internet. Dependency upon internet, has developed a new social trend in the society. On this jurnal, the author will analyze a novel, which emerged from a stories collection in online forum, and spread massively through the internet. Sepasang Kaos Kaki Hitam by Ari Ginting, is a love story with unique plot that attract curiousity from the reader. The presence of this novel, has change a common stereotype about love story. Unique plot, interesting character, a strong social background, has stimulated the author to analyze this novel with a viewpoint from sociology of literature. The purpose of this research is to find and connect what relation that can unite Ari and Meva in the story, even though they background is contradictive and so different from each other. The author analysis supported by some point, such as character background, their habit, and environmental condition that affect them. After the data was collected, the author describe it and leads to a conclusion.]