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Consequently, she behaved as a disturbed child who likes to destroy other’s precious things. She concluded that Sheila had mental disorders.
Quite in opposition to the previous studies, this study discuses the influence of teaching styles on personality development. The writer uses the same
novel, Torey Hayden’s One Child in which no one has ever discussed yet the influence of Torey’s teaching styles on Sheila’s personality development.
B. Review of Related Theories
This part deals with some theories that are suitable in order to support the analysis in this study. They are the theory of psychological approach, the theory
of character and characterization, the theory of aggression, the theory of teaching style, and some reviews on personality development.
1. Psychological Approach
In analyzing literary work, the writer needs to consider about the basic theory that supports the story and needs to find the appropriate approach that suits
to the analysis. Rohrberger and Woods 1971, pp. 1-5, say that in order to understand and apprehend the aesthetic values of literary work, the critical
approach should be applied. It will lead the readers to get a better understanding of its nature, function, and positive values. There are five kinds of critical
approach, namely formalist approach, biographical approach, sociocultural- historical approach, mythopoeic approach, and psychological approach.
In this study, the writer uses psychological approach, which is believed to be the most suitable approach to answer the formulated problems. This approach
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is used because it concerns with personality development of a child. In this approach, the writer emphasizes on human psychology which consist of creativity,
behavior, motivation, and thought aspects that influence the literary work. The analysis of this study is mainly on the characters, the teaching style, and the
personality development underlying the characters’ action. Those three elements are subordinate to the psychology field. Rohrberger and Woods 1971 say that
the proponent of this approach insists on the idea that each character’s behavior refers to the psychology of human being.
2. Character and Characterization
In understanding any literary work, especially a novel, the readers should have their own ideas about the story. A story cannot be separated from its
elements, including character and characterization. Therefore, the writer discusses the theory of character and characterization in this part. These theories are to find
out the characters of the main character in the novel.
a. Character
Every story has some important elements. One of the important elements in the story is character. Therefore, the theories of character and characterization
are needed to conduct this study. A character is the person presented in a dramatic or narrative, who are
interpreted by the readers as being endowed with moral, dispositional, and emotional qualities that expressed in the dialogue and the action
Abrams, 1981, p. 20.
