The Legend of Batu Guru in Pangaloan Village Nainggolan District: Socio-Literature Study

In this research the author discusses the Legend of Batu Guru in Pangaloan Village, Nainggolan District: Socioliterary Study. The problem in this research is the intrinsic elements of the Batu Guru folklore, the literary sociological values ​​contained in the Batu Guru legend and the public's view of the Batu Guru legend. The legend of Batu Guru is a form of story owned by the Toba Batak community, which is precisely located in Pangaloan village, Nainggolan District, Samosir Regency. This research aims to determine the structure of the story and determine the sociological values of the Batu Guru legend literature. The arrangement of stories and events that occur in the Batu Guru folklore is structured and translated into a story and explores the cultural values in it. The method used in analyzing this research problem is a descriptive method with field research techniques. This research uses structural theory and sociological theory of literature. The intrinsic elements in this story include: theme, plot, setting, and character. The legend of Batu Guru is believed to tell the story of a stone that was created as a result of a fight between two warring buffalo, even though they had been cursed to become stone, they still fought. Based on this research, until now Batu Guru is still located in Pangaloan village, Nainggolan District. Keywords: Sociological Analysis of Literature, Legend of Batu Guru