meaning so that they find the meaningful life. Moreover, people can find the meaning of life in all conditions but they can also lose it. It is hoped that the novel
inspires people in general to find the meaning of life in all conditions so that they finally find the meaningful life.
B. Approach of the Study
A certain approach to analyze a literary work is needed to give a border of aspects to discuss in a study. The approach gives background of knowledge on the
study and it is very helpful to develop the analysis based on the work to discuss. In Reading and Writing about Literature, Rohrberger and Woods, Jr. 3 say that a
critical approach to literature necessitates an understanding of its nature and positive values. One must know what literature is, how to read it, and how to
judge it. In relation to the topic, the writer applies the psychological approach in analyzing the main character of the story.
The approach for the analysis of this study is the psychological approach. Since the study is related to the theory of psychology, logotherapy is applied to
dig out the main character’s motivation, personality, and behavior patterns. It is in line with Rohrberger and Woods, Jr. 13 that the psychological approach
demonstrates effort to locate and demonstrate certain recurrent patterns, but from different body of knowledge that is psychological theory as to explain human
motivation, personality, and behavior patterns written in the literary objects. The psychological approach used in the study is
to find out what Carla’s personality is like as reflected in her thoughts and actions mentioned in the novel through.
Furthermore, the psychological approach is used to analyze how Carla, the main character of this novel, manages to find the meaning of life so that she
finally finds the meaningful life. It is used to discover what ways in psychology Carla carries out to find the meaning of life. The psychological approach is also
employed to explore what aspect that motivates Carla to find the meaning of life and how the aspects influence her behavior to find the meaning of life.
C. Method of the Study
Some steps were carried out in order to complete the thesis. This part explains the steps taken in concluding this study. This study is a library research
since references are mainly found from books. The primary source was taken from the novel written by Carla Van Raay,
God’s Callgirl. Furthermore to analyze the novel, there are some important books on literature, books on psychology, and
other resources accessed from the internet as secondary sources. To understand about literary theories, especially theories on Character and Characterization,
some resources from books on literature and psychology are taken to deepen the analysis.
In answering the problem formulations, I carried some procedures that concerned the several steps in doing the analysis. The first step was choosing a
novel to discuss. I chose the novel written by Carla Van Raay, God’s callgirl,
because it is very interesting for me. This novel attracted me since it is a true story of the author that tells about a woman who becomes a callgirl after leaving the
convent. Besides, this novel provides me with some valuable insight. After
reading the novel for several times, I found a great topic to discuss. I was interested in how Carla struggles to find the meaning of life. Then, I decided to
analyze Carla’s quest for the meaning of life and to have a deeper understanding on how she manages to find it.
After deciding the topic, I formulated the problem formulation to discuss. Then, I search and read books and resources that would help me in analyzing the
novel. I read some books discussing theories that could support my analysis. They were theory of character and characterization, and theory of logotherapy. Besides,
I also read some articles from the internet related to the novel. After finding enough data as the basis of the study, I started to analyze the
novel. At first, I analyzed the description of Carla as the main character of the novel. Then I analyze how Carla searches for the meaning of life.
The last step was drawing conclusions and making suggestions. The conclusion and suggestions were made based on the analysis. Besides, I tried to
give implementation for teaching learning activities.
