The Meaning of Beauty in the Novel Laila and Maya by Ayu Utami

Meanings beauty usually makes everyone think, a woman with white skin, tall body, sharp nose and white teeth. Ayu Utami sees beauty in a different way from other people. Ayu Utami sees the beauty of deconstruction and difference (anomaly). This study aims to describe the meaning of beauty according to Ayu Utami who is different from other normal people. This type of research is qualitative research with descriptive methods. Qualitative research is research conducted looking at research subjects and presented descriptively in the form of words. The data in this study are words, phrases, sentences that contain elements of deconstruction or difference contained in the novel Laila and Maya by Ayu Utami. The data source in this research is novel Laila and Maya’s by Ayu Utami. The research instrument was the researcher himself who was assisted with a data inventory table. Data collection methods and techniques used are by reading, recording what is included in a research study. After conducting the research, the researcher determines the shape of the meaning of beauty contained in the novel Laila and Maya by Ayu Utami.