Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan peran, watak dan teknik penokohan yang terdapat dalam kumpulan cerpen Anak-Anak Pejuang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dan data yang digunakan bersumber dari kumpulan cerpen Anak-Anak Pejuang penerbit Lembaga Academic & Research Institute Perum Sekar Indah II. Kumpulan cerpen tersebut merupakan karya Muhammad Ilham dan Iva Ani Wijiati. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik pengamatan berupa penganalisan karya pada tujuh judul dalam kumpulan cerpen Anak-Anak Pejuang. Sesuai dengan rumusan masalah dan tujuan penelitian, analisis data dilakukan dengan cara membaca atau mempelajari data, menandai kata-kata kunci dan gagasan yang ada dalam data, mengklasifikasikan cerpen sesuai dengan jenisnya, menginterpretasikan unsur watak tokoh yang terdapat dalam cerpen Anak-Anak Pejuang, membuat simpulan. Hasil penelitian ini merujuk pada peran, watak, dan teknik penokohan. Adapun peran tokoh meliputi : (1) tokoh utama, (2) tokoh tambahan, (3) tokoh protagonis dan antagonis, (4) tokoh berkembang. Adapun watak tokoh meliputi : (1) pekerja keras, (2) suka membantu, (3) peduli, (4) baik hati. (5) pendiam, (6) cerdas, (7) penyayang, (8) tabah, (9) mandiri, (10) tegas (11) penyabar. Adapun teknik penokohan meliputi: (1) teknik ekspositorik/ analitik (langsung), dan (2) teknik dramatik (tidak langsung).

kunci: Analisis, Tokoh, Penokohan

The aim of this research is to describe the roles, characters and characterization techniques contained in the short story collection Anak Pejuang. This research is qualitative research and the data used comes from the short story collection Anak Pejuang, published by the Academic & Research Institute Perum Sekar Indah II. This collection of short stories is the work of Muhammad Ilham and Iva Ani Wijiati. Data collection was carried out using observation techniques in the form of analyzing works on seven titles in the short story collection Anak-Anak Pejuang. In accordance with the problem formulation and research objectives, data analysis was carried out by reading or studying the data, marking key words and ideas contained in the data, classifying short stories according to their type, interpreting the character elements of the characters contained in the short story Anak-Anak Pejuang, creating conclusion. The results of this research refer to roles, characters and characterization techniques. The roles of the characters include: (1) main character, (2) additional characters, (3) protagonist and antagonist, (4) developing characters. The character traits include: (1) hard worker, (2) likes to help, (3) is caring, (4) kind. (5) quiet, (6) intelligent, (7) affectionate, (8) steadfast, (9) independent, (10) firm (11) patient. The characterization techniques include: (1) expository/analytic techniques (direct), and (2) dramatic techniques (indirect). Keywords: Analysis, Characters, Characterization