This study aims to: (1) Describe and see the accuracy of the depiction of social problems in Tere Liye's novel Goodbye through mimetic criticism; (2) Describe the quality of Tere Liye's novel Goodbye using mimetic criticism; (3) Describe the implications of research results for literature learning in high school. The theory used in this research is Plato and Aristotle's theory of mimesis. This …