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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
Chapter three is divided into three sections; they are objectives of the study, approach and procedures. The first section describes the novel used in this study. The
second section focuses on the chosen approach that is used in the analysis. The third section concerns steps taken in completing the study.
3.1 Object of the Study
The object of the study is a novel by Khaled Hosseini entitled The Kite Runner. It was first published in Great Britain 2003. The novel has been translated
into many languages including English. The one which is used in this study is the English version which was published in 2004. The novel has 324 pages in 25 chapters.
The story is about a childhood memory of Amir with Hassan, a Hazara slave. The problem arises when Amir wants to attempt and gain his fathers love. After the
death of his mother in delivering the baby, he and his best friend, playmates and slaves are raised together, often almost like brothers by his father who has a special interest
in Hassan and providing him with gifts and special opportunities. Insecure in his placement in his fathers affections, Amir decides to create an opportunity to discredit
Hassan permanently and have him removed from the household, hoping that his fathers affections will then turn to him alone. One evening when Hassan is threatened
by Amir’s enemy, Hassan is sodomized because he is defending Amir. Not long after that Amir accuses Hassan of stealing his expensive new watch. After those cruelties,
Hassan and his father move back to Hazara’s
town. Until his death, Hassan still cares and thinks about Amir and is never angry with him. He keeps his friendship.
I would like to discuss three things in this novel. First, I identified the description of Amir and Hassan’s characters. Second, I discuss why Hassan still
regards Amir as his best friend after receiving some betrayal. Third, is about how Hassan maintains his friendship with Amir till the end of his life.
3.2 Approaches
A certain approach is employed in analyzing a literary work to find out some aspects to discuss the study. It gives the writer background knowledge and helps to
develop the analysis based on the problem formulation. In this study I will apply the psychological approach in the analysis to discuss the issue stated in the problem
formulated. According to Rohrberger and Woods 12 the psychological approach tries to
locate and demonstrate certain recurrent patterns from the knowledge of psychology. Since the presence of friendship, which is the main topic in this study, is related to
psychological aspects of human beings, the psychological approach is suitably employed in this study. This is to explain human motivation, personality, behavior or
emotion. Since friendship deals with emotion and motivation the use of psychological approach is suitable in discussing the problem formulation.
3.3 Procedure
There were some steps in analyzing this novel. The first step was reading the novel for several times. In the first reading, I read the novel entirely to know how the
story went till the end. At the next reading, I focused my attention on Hassan’s character and every detail of him.
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