25 measures created by Adolf Hitler. Then, on 6 July 1942 they had to go into hiding
place in order not to be sent to the concentration camps. The life of Annexe’s residents changed dramatically in the hiding place.
They had no freedom, enough foods, money, water and even spaces during their hiding. Living with some people in one small place for years aroused many
problems and conflicts. However, those conflicts could form one’s character, in this case Anne’s characters. She had some conflicts not only with her mother but
also Mr. Dussel and the Van Daans. The motivation in facing and solving problems determined her response towards the conflicts. Anne used to be a critical
and forthright girl. Therefore, people around her see her as a bad-mannered and bad-tempered girl. She was very close to her father and she loved him very much.
He used to be on her side, except once when she had quarrels with her mother and her sister. Then she realized that she could not count on anyone else. She had no
shoulders to cry on whenever she needed someone to talk with. This fact hurt her and encouraged her to be an independent person because she could not always
depend on someone to help her. As time went by, she grew as a wise young girl with broader thinking
compared to the girls in her age and to those people in Secret Annexe.
B. Approach of the Study
Due to obtain the answers to the problem formulation, a certain approach is needed to analyze a literary work and to give boundaries the aspect being
26 discussed. The psychological approach is applied in analyzing Anne Frank’s The
Diary of a Young Girl. Psychological approach is an approach which is used to analyze character’s behavior and personality.
The character being analyzed in this study is Anne Frank as she is the central of the story. Anne’s psychological condition is interpreted both implicitly
and explicitly in Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. Thus, Anne’s character can be analyzed through her words, minds and attitudes stated in her literary work.
C. Method of the Study
I used the library study to analyze Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. There were several steps that I took in order to analyze the study well. The
first step was choosing a literary work to be discussed. Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl was chosen as the main reference. Then, I started to read it several
times to understand the story thoroughly. I underlined important sentences in the literary work which related to my study. It was important to find the essential part
and take notes. Therefore, the aim and the problem of the study could be formulated after the comprehensive reading.
Second, I decided to deal with the topic which was interesting and had not been taken by other researcher. Anne’s responses to the conflicts taking place
during her hiding were the most interesting part. Thus, her motivation in giving response to the conflicts was chosen to be discussed in this study.
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support the study. They helped me to find some beneficial points about Anne Frank and her literary work.
Fourth, I looked for the method and theory that could be used to analyze Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. In this phase, the problems in problem
formulation were answered by using the approaches and references related to the study.
Finally, I made a conclusion of the study. The conclusion was the findings of the analysis. I gave conclusion together with some suggestions for further
researcher and for the implementation of teaching-learning activity using Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. I also gave the appendices containing the
summary of it, the biography of the author, and the lesson plan of teaching- learning activity using Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
