This study discuses the existence of each character in the romance Relung-Relung Tajam by Bustamam Halimy. In this study, there are 3 problem formulas that examine the existence of a character, namely the existence of what aesthetic stages are in romance Relung-Relung Tajam by Bustamam Halimy, what are the ethical stages in romance Relung-Relung Tajam by Bustamam Halimy, and what is the existen…