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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
There are three parts that are discussed in this chapter, namely: object of the study, approach of the study, and method of the study. Object of the study gives
physical description of the novel and a brief summary on what the story is about. Approach of the study presents the approaches employed in this study. Method of the
study describes what kind of research that is used in this study, what sources are used, and the steps taken in analyzing the novel.
3.1 Object of the Study
The novel that is discussed in this study is entitled Seize the Day. This novel was written by Saul Bellow in 1950 and published in 1956 by Avon Books. It
consists of seven chapters in one hundred and twenty eight pages. Seize the Day
is Bellows fourth novel and is considered as one of the best novels he ever wrote. Bellow, who was born in Lachine, Quebec, a suburb of
Montreal, in 1915, wrote several other novels namely Dangling Man 1944, The Victim 1947, The Adventures of Augie March 1953, Henderson The Rain King
1959, Herzog 1964, Mosbys Memoirs and Other Stories 1968, Mr. Sammlers Planet 1970 and Humboldts Gift 1975.
Seize the Day is a story about the life of an American man named Tommy
Wilhelm who finds himself of being stuck in depressing situations. He feels so tired because he has to deal with failure in whole of his life. Wilhelm
‟s first failure happens when he is still a student. Wilhelm tells his parents about his plans to move
to California, trying to realize his dream of being an actor. However, his plan is
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rejected by his parents. Wilhelm prefers to drop out from his college education and moves to California, against his parent warning. His decision makes his parents
disappointed. In California, Wilhelm finds nothing but a failure. After he takes decision to stop acting, Wilhelm continues his life by doing different jobs. Finally,
Wilhelm has a steady job at Rojax Corporation as a sales representative. But, his success in career at Rojax Corporation is followed by another interruption. Wilhelm
has to share his position with the son-in-law of the owner of the company. It makes Wilhelm upset and takes a decision to quit from his job.
His decision to leave his job at Rojax Company is one of mistakes he makes in his career. Wilhelm finds himself jobless and gets a financial problem since he has
to support his children and wife. Then, Wilhelm meets with Dr. Tamkin, a person who lives in the same hotel with him. Dr. Tamkin persuades him to invest his last
dollar. Tamkin told Wilhelm about his optimistic expectation that Wilhelm will be rich. But, the fact is Wilhelm lose all of his last money. Dr. Tamkin disappears,
leaving Wilhelm alone when he knows that Wilhelm has lost all of his money. Here, Wilhelm
‟s failure in his career is the root of his others failure.
3.2 Approach of the Study
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