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1.4 Scope of Discussion
The Scope of Discussion of this study is limited to the following points: 1.
This study has the focus on the main character’s conflict found in The Spectacle. The discussion of this study was limited to internal and external
conflict of the main character. An internal conflict suggests that the main character is in conflict with himself; while, external conflict means that the
main character is in conflict with things outside of himself such as another individual and society
2. The study is limited to how the main character of the story solves the conflict
based on Conflict Management Strategies by Deetz and Stevenson 1986 in their book Managing Interpersonal Communication Deetz and Stevenson,
1986: 210 – 218.
1.5 Research Method
In conducting research, there are some steps applied in the process of finding, collecting and analyzing the data. The research method in this study deals with three
sections namely: data source, method and technique collecting data and method and technique of analyzing data. Each of those sections is presented in detail below.
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1.5.1 Data Source
The data source of this study was a short story entitled The Spectacles by Edgar Allan Poe 1844. The data source was chosen because it could provide much
information related to the conflict on characters which was very interesting to be analyzed. The main character was identified first before the writer identified the
conflict that was faced by the main character.
1.5.2 Method and Technique of Collecting Data
Documentation method was used in collecting the data. Firstly, the data was collected through reading the short story The Spectacles 1844 intensively and
repeatedly. The important information was marked by underline from the sources which explained about the conflict in the story. Then, notes were taken from the
collected data in order to make the writer easier to find the conflict from the story. Secondly, the writer used books and several other resources about conflict as
references related to the subject matter being analyzed. That step helps the writer to understand more about conflict in a story.
1.5.3 Method and Technique in Analyzing Data
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