Skripsi ini adalah studi tentang sebuah lembaga pendidikan, yaitu Pondok Pesantren Al-Ikhlas dan peranannya dalam pengembangan islam di Lampoko Kecamatan Campalagian Kabupaten Polewali Mandar (Suatu tinjauan historis). penyusunan skripsi ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, field research,dan library research.
in this thesis, the writer found all kinds of politeness strategies that are used by characters in this novel. thy are bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off record strategy. then the characters used the politeness strategies to show appropriate manner in particular situations in an attempt to achieve and maintain successful social relationships to the hearer.