CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
This chapter includes three sections. The first section is Subject matter, the second is Approaches and the third is Procedures. The object of the study states that
the work to be discussed with its physical description. The approach deals with the approach that is used to analyze the novel. The procedures are concerned with the
research steps taken, starting from reading up to report writing. It also deals with where to gather data and what aspects of the topic include.
3.1 Subject Matter
The subject the matter of the study is a novel written by Sue Monk Kidd, published in 2005 by Viking Penguin, a member of penguin group USA Inc. It
consists of 403 pages. This novel is about Jessie’s, a middle age women, experience in her married. It tells from the time she lived happily with her husband and daughter
than she got an affair with a monk until she realized her mistake and came back to her husband, Hugh. In this novel, there are characters that influence Jessie’s
personality. They are Jessie’s husband Hugh, Jessie’s mother Nelle, The Monk Whit. The story will also deal with Jessie’s effort to figure out the mystery behind
her mother’s severe sickness. The conflicts in Jessie’s character are dealing with these characters.
Jessie is the main character in the novel, therefore; the study focuses on Jessie’s personality development. The study will also focus on the Jessie’s
personality development from the beginning of the story until the end of the story. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Jessie’s personality development is mostly influenced by family and people around her.
3.2 Approaches
This study uses psychological approach to get an easy understanding about the novel. The description of the approach can be read through this part.
The psychological approach helps us to analyze from the point of view of human being. The approach relates with the human being’s behavior patterns and
unconscious thought. Jessie’s personality development in this novel is effected by her psychological factor. In order to understand the development of Jessie’s
personality, this study analyzes it from the psychological point of view. Automatically, this study analyzes Jessie’s personality from psychological field. In
this case the psychological field will not only help this study to understand Jessie’s personality but also how her personality is influenced by other characters.
3.3 Procedures.
This study was done through reading and analyzing a novel. Therefore, we call this study as a library research. In order to be easier in analyzing this novel, this
study uses some books concerning with psychology and literature as references. This study uses primary and secondary sources. The primary source was the
novel The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. The secondary sources are books of literature, psychology and some sources from the internet. The literature book is
about character and characterization, while the psychology books are on personality development.
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