3.5 Procedures of Obtaining Data
There were five steps of obtaining the data as follow:
3.5.1 Reading First, I read To Kill a Mockingbird intensively and carefully for a better
understanding of the novel, so that it could lead me to the answer of the problems. Reading the novel thoroughly also meant to comprehend better the content and the
author‘s ideas.
3.5.2 Identifying
Second, I identified the data by remarking important quotations, conversations in the novel pertained to the topic discussed in this study. The process of data
identification included underlining and numbering. Meanwhile, the data were identified as parts of the whole story in order to obtain the relevant interpretation
based on the themes of the story.
3.5.3 Inventorying
Third, I listed all the identified data and quotations related to the topic by putting them in tables. I classified the overall data in several appendices, and to make it
easy, I used some tables table to store the data. Here are the tables:
Appendix 1
No. Details of the Story
ChapterPageLine Explanation
Table 3.1
Appendix 2
Expression Content
Relation I.
Expression secondary II.
Content secondary
III. Relation
Table 3.2
Appendix 3
No .
Citation Bookyear
Page Author
Table 3.3
3.5.4 Classifying
Fourth, I classified the relevant data by listing the quotations dealing with the topic of this analysis and separate the data which are not really necessary.
3.5.5 Reporting
The obtained data was presented in a form of descriptive qualitative. These data include a description, analysis, and the interpretation of the data which supported
by theories.
3.5.6 Concluding
Finally, after the data were drawn in the previous steps, conclusions were also drawn based on the whole interpretations to answer the statements of problems.
3.6 Procedures of Analyzing Data
At this point, I applied semiology approach to reveal the construction of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird and new historicism to show the different historical
perspective of racism being offered in the novel, relating to the real situation portrayal in which the story set.
There were several steps in analyzing the data as follow: a
first, exposing the data in order to reveal the problem. I exposed the data needed such as quotation, explanation, andor dialogues in the novel as the
basis of the problems. b
second, constructing racism depicted in the story. I identified any signs that related to racism which were pointed out in the story as detail as possible.
c third, revealing the biography of Harper Lee as the author of To Kill a
Mockingbird. I revealed the biography of Harper Lee and connected it to the characterization in the story.
Kategori