The writer uses Short stories written by Katherine Mansfield short stories as the object of the data. The short stories are entitled Miss Brill and The Daughters of the late
colonel . Miss Brill tells a story about a struggle of a spinster to live properly among her
community. She wants her existence to be acknowledged and respected in her community. Josephine and Constantia of The Daughters of the Late Colonel are in the
same boat with Miss Brill. Both of them are having the mourning period after the death of their father. Without their father, their existence on their community are being
questioned. The writer concern to examine how anxiety suppress one individual and affect the individual’s existence on the community.
The short stories are then being identified, classified, selected and interpreted using the Freudian theory of psychoanalysis. Freud developed a revised theory which
is called the structural model that describes personality in terms of three constructs: the id, the ego, and the superego. Freud emphasizes that the id, ego, and superego are not
• Miss Brill • The Daughters
of The Late Colonel
Object of The Study
• identifying • Classifying
• Selecting • interpreting
Data Analyzing
The Result of The Study
Freudian Psychoanalysis
separate compartments within the mind Ewen 2003:18. After it is finished, the result of the study will be found.
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CHAPTER III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
This study uses qualitative method in analyzing the short stories. By using this method of investigation the writer will present procedure of investigation in detail. For further
information, its described in the following points.
3.1 Object of the Study
The object of this study are two short stories written by Katherine Mansfield entitled Miss Brill
, a short story about a lonely and neglected spinster who has to fight over her anxiety so that her existence can be acknowledged by another member on her
community. While The Daughters of the Late Colonel told about Josephine and Constantia are sisters who are suffering from anxiety over their community. They are
having their mourning periods after their dictate father died and left them to live among their community by themselves. In this study, the writer will focus on how anxiety
suppress the existence of characters among others on the community.
3.2 Target of the Study
This study will be intended to reveal the existence of the characters among others and on the community affected by anxiety. The data is in form of phrases, sentences, and
paragraphs found in the short stories.
3.3 Role of the Researcher
The researcher is the subject who will conduct a study or research. The researcher has a role as the reader, data collector, data analyzer, and the research reporter. The
researcher will look for the data and any material support by conducting library studies in some libraries. In order to obtain additional information that cannot be found on the
llibrary, the researcher will look the data carefully and any material support the research on the internet of the official website as well.
3.4 Type of Data
The data of the research is written text, which are two short stories entitled Miss Brill, a short story about a lonely and neglected spinster who has to fight over her anxiety so
that her existence can be acknowledged by another member on her community and another short story entitled The Daughters of the Late Colonel. Josephine and
Constantia are sisters who are suffering from anxiety over their community. They are having their mourning periods after their dictate father died and left them to live among
their community by themselves. The type of data in the research is each assumption on the Katherine Mansfield short stories which provide supporting arguments related to
the tittle such as: 1
Description found in the short stories. 2
Author’s description of background that made up the atmosphere of the story. 3
The dialogue between characters as found in the sort stories.
