Object of the Study Approach of the Study

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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

A. Object of the Study

This thesis deals with Charlie And The Chocolate Factory as the object of the study. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is one of the famous works of Roald Dahl and it was first published in 1964 in America. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory celebrated its 50 anniversary on the 1st February 2014. This novel has been printed since 1964 and still continues to be printed until now, 2016. In many ways, the most astonishing thing about Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is the fact that it has been a bestseller since it was published 50 years ago and it is also adapted for stage and film. The original books has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and translated into 55 languages. In 1972, this novel wins New England Round Table of Childrens Librarians Award and in 2000, Millennium Childrens Book Award and Blue Peter Book Award. In 2010 The Golden Ticket - an opera based on the novel, composed by Peter Ash, first acted in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. And, in 2013, a new musical production opened in London’s West End http:www.roalddahl.com, November 17, 2016. This novel tells about Charlie, a poor boy who is really curious about mysterious chocolate factory made by Willy Wonka, the genius of sweets. This novel shows the struggle of Charlie to get into Wonka’s factory by winning the lottery that Willy Wonka gives to people. The researcher focuses on the second main character which is Willy Wonka instead of Charlie. This character has unique personality from the beginning until the end of the story. That is why Willy Wonka has been chosen as the object of the study.

B. Approach of the Study

Psychological approach deals with human’s unconscious mind just like what Freuds theory has said in A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature “The psychological approach tell us more about the unconsciousness and consciousness aspect of the human psyche” Guerin,2005:122-123.Psychological approach tries to find the hidden desire of a human being by analyzing the unconscious mind. Psychological approach began to be used as an approach to analyze literary works in 1920s and 1930s. The researcher chooses the psychological approach to analyze this study. Psychological approach comes from the field of psychology. It is relevant to use psychological approach as an approach in literary works because psychology and literature are closely related. Lindaeur in his book Psychology and its Discipline says that literature is the best at describing human behavior in dramatic form Bornstein, 1984:144. He also states that psychology studies characteristics systematically both in real life as well as literature, which is the projection of feeling, experience and human life. Thus, both psychology and literature study about human personality or condition. In this thesis, the researcher deals with psychological problem that Wonka experiences. This thesis only focuses on Willy Wonka and his personality. Because of that, psychological approach is used to analyze Wonkas personality.

C. Method of the Study