Method of Study Review to Related Literature

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1.6. Method of Study

This thesis is being done by using library research, the writer uses books and many other resources as references related to the subject matter being analyzed. The writer also browsed an internet to get more information all about puritan society. The writer follows the procedures as follows: 1. Data collecting procedure The first step is, the writer collects and underlines the important things from the novel such as the interaction of the characters with the society. The writer do same thing with the related books and references then mark the important information from those resources which has parallel analogies with the novel. 2. Data selecting procedure The second step is data selecting. All the information that the writer has collected are being selected only the very significant data used in the process of doing this thesis. 3. Data analyzing procedure The last step is data analyzing. All the selected data are being analyzed to achieve what has been planned in the objective of this thesis and finally a conclusion can be drawn from this thesis.

1.7 Review to Related Literature

There are several books which related to the topic in analyzing the subject matter. The major books are: 1. The Heath Anthology of American literature by Paul Lauter et al, 1994 D.C. Heath Company, Lexington. The book describes the life and the works of Universitas Sumatera Utara xiii Nathaniel Hawthorne. From this book the writer found all about Nathaniel Hawthorne. his life, family, and his works 2. The American Dream by Jim Cullen 2003 This book was published by Oxford University in New York. Many information that the writer gets from this book, because this book tells about perceptions towards The puritans. Many quotations that the writer gets from this book. At the first time reading Jim Cullen’s book, the writer feels interested with his idea because he proposed his idea towards the Puritans and sometimes, he puts his idea and criticized the Puritans. This sources helps the writer in analyzing the novel. 3. The American Puritans: Their prose and their poetry by Perry Miller 1956 this book was published by Achor books Dobleday and company, inc Garden city, in New York. This book describes about the historical background in America. This book also consist about the Puritans concepts that the writer finds it in their prose and poetry. Universitas Sumatera Utara xiv CHAPTER II HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF PURITANISM

2.1 A Brief View on Puritanism