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2.1.5. Theoretical Framework

Some applied theories in this analysis help me understand the whole story better and answer the formulated problems. For the analysis, the writer applies four theories; they are theory of critical approach, theory of character, theory of characterization, and theory of personality. First of all, the writer uses a psychological approach to find the best approach in analysing the novel, so that the writer can understand the nature, function, and positive values of A Painted House. Secondly, the writer uses the theory of character and characterization to understand the personality of the central character as revealed by the author in the novel under discussion. Besides, the theory of character and characterization are very helpful in the seeing the society’s treatments toward the central character. Thirdly, the psychological theory of personality becomes necessary since the aims of the formulated problems in this study are to analyse the main character’s personality and the main character’s changes considering his life experiences and the society’s treatment toward him as described in A Painted House. 20 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY This chapter is divided into four parts, which are: subject matter, approach, procedures, and data collection. The subject matter focuses on the major subject of the study. The approaches concern with the literary approaches that have been mentioned in chapter 3 and it is used to analyze the novel. The third subchapter deals with the steps which are used for completing the research. Finally the data collection concerns with the sources that give information that is used to analyze the novel.

3.1. Subject Matter

The subject of this study is A Painted House by John Grisham, which was published in 2001. This novel describes a seven­year­old child who lives in Arkansas. The main character in this novel is Luke Chandler who has unusual experiences during harvest time. There are many events that change Luke’s personality. When the harvest­time comes, each family in the plantation has to hire labors. The Chandlers hire workers because they cannot pick the cotton by themselves. The labors are from Mexico and Hill people. The Mexicans came from their country using boats full of labors. On the other hand, the Hill people are from high ground and they do not have plantation. The main purpose of the workers is money which they can earn from picking cotton. Luke fells that this time is different from the last harvest time because he finds experiences that he has never felt before.