Object of the Study

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3.2. Approach of the Study

The focus of this study is the women’s position in Iran as seen in the major character in The Saffron Kitchen novel written by Yasmin Crowther. The major character, Maryam Mazar is an example of Iranian which has different cultures background. Maryam is an example of a truly Iranian woman, while Sara, her daughter, has a cultural mix between Iran and England. In order to reveal the women’s position in Iran, I applied socio-cultural approach. I used this approach in purpose to find out the social background of the story. The main idea of Socio-cultural approach is that the only way to locate the real work is in reference to the civilization that produces it. The social background gives influence in a literary work. That is why I chose the Socio-cultural approach as the base to analyze the study. The social conditions that are mentioned on the story can contribute a great support to my analysis on women’s position especially in Iran. How the society perceives about woman and where was the women’s position at the moment can be the basis of my study.

3.3 Method of the Study

In order to accomplish the objectives of my study, I also need reference books and note. There are many sources that I used in analyzing women’s position in Iran reflected through Maryam. The sources are basically divided into two parts. The first part is primary source that becomes the basis of my analysis about women’s position reflected through the major character, Maryam. The primary source used in my thesis is the novel, The Saffron Kitchen written by Yasmin 19 Crowther. The second part is the secondary sources that become supporting sources in giving information for my study. They are books, articles from the internet and Encyclopedia. The books used are The Natural Superiority of Women by Ashley Montagu and Women, Race Class by Angela Y. Davis. Complete information for those supporting sources can be found in the bibliography. The study that was conducted was library study. However, in doing the analysis, there were other steps to be done. The first step was reading the novel thoroughly in order to understand the literary work deeper. Second, I brainstormed the main ideas that can be found in the novel. Next, I analyzed the characteristic of the major character by using the theory of character and characterization. Afterward, I tried to find out the women’s position in the novel by using the review of women’s position in Iran in the latest twentieth century. The last step was drawing conclusion based on the analysis.