aftermaths include all aspects of life such as economic, social and cultural. This approach is suitable to analyze Naipaul’s novel because it deals with the
relationship between the colonizers and the colonized and how the colonization aftermaths stimulate diasporic movement of the colonized people.
C. Method of the Study
In getting the answer of the problem formulations, the writer used the library research method. To support the study, the writer used two kinds of
resource: primary resource and secondary resources. The primary resource on the study was
the novel itself; Naipaul’s Magic Seeds. The secondary resources were some books that were used to support the analysis of this study especially the
books which were related to the Africa society during colonization, Indian society after independence, and England society from 1957- 1960 and also the books
about theories of postcolonialism like ColonialismPostcolonialism written by Ania Loomba, The Post-colonial Studies Reader written by Ascroft, Griffits and
Tiffin, Postcolonial Theory written by Leela Gandhi, Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, Colonial Postcolonial Literature,
Postcolonial Discourse: An Anthology, Orientalism and Colonization: A Global History. To collect the information about literature, the writer used the book
namely A Handbook to Literature, The Theory of Literature, A Glossary of Literary Terms, Reading the Novel, Reading and Writing about Literature,
Understanding Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and the English Novel
for Overseas Students and Key Concepts in Literary Theory. The writer also collected some information from internet contain essays and articles.
In analyzing the data, the writer made some steps. First, in order to understand the object of study, the writer applied close reading and understanding
the whole text carefully. Then, the writer underlined the important points related to the analysis.
Second, the writer tried to find the secondary sources, which were important to analysis the novel and certainly related to the analysis. The third step
was analyzing the topic based on problem formulations in the first chapter. To answer the first question, the writer tried to find out the perspectives
of the main characters. Before this step, firstly the writer identified the main characters in the novel that were going to be analyzed. Afterwards, the writer
identified the perspectives of the main characters. The theory of character and characteristic were important to finish this step. Secondly, the writer tried to find
out the description of Africa Society during colonization, Indian society after independence, and England society in the novel through the setting and the
characters. Theory of setting was useful for helping the writer to answer the question.
In answering second question, the writer employed the postcolonial theories, which were theory of postcolonialism, theory of orientalism and theory
of identity. The theories helped the writer to understand deeper how diasporic movement reflected the postcolonial identity negotiation of the main character.
