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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter consists of three sections, namely: Object of the Study, Approaches of the Study, and Method of the Study. Object of the Study will
describe the work to be studied along its physical description. It will also mention briefly what the work is generally about. Approaches of the Study will present the
approaches employed in the analysis, their descriptions, the reasons for the selection, and the procedure taken in the application. Method of the Study will
describe the steps taken in analyzing the work, from reading up to reporting the findings. It will include whether the study is a library research or field research,
and the primary and secondary sources used in this study.
A. Object of the Study
This thesis studied a novel entitled The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini. The novel, which has 340 pages, is divided into 25 chapters. It was
published by Bloomsbury in 2003 and received international bestseller. An article in Newsweek January 11, 2010 written by Kolesnikov-Jessop
told that The Kite Runner novel had been sold more than 10 million copies until that article was written 46. In the same article, Jo Lusby, a general manager of
Penguin China, also commented that The Kite Runner novel had been sold in more than 24 languages 47. Therefore, it is clear that the novel has been widely
spread and read by many people.
33 The novel is about the story of two Afghan boys: Hassan and Amir. The
setting is in Kabul, Afghanistan, 1970s. Amir and Hassan are friends. However, Amir and Hassan are different. Amir is a Pasthun and Hassan is a Hazara. These
differences lead to many poignant plots. There is one character functioned like a trigger and an amplifier of the
conflicts in the story. Besides, the character also makes the effects of the conflicts greater. The character is Assef. He is a bully who always tries to hurt Hassan. He
is the one who has an idea to rape Hassan. After he rapes Hassan, Assef also asks their two friends, Wali and Kamal, to rape Hassan. However, they reject it, so
Assef just asks them to hold Hassan down. Amir sees that incident, yet he does not have the courage to do any action. The incident always haunts Amir’s mind
and influenced his behavior towards Hassan. Moreover, the friendship between Amir and Hassan has never been the same since that incident.
The novel has a historical content of Afghanistan. In the novel, it is explained the condition of Afghanistan; from the time before Soviet War until the
Taliban Era. Many places in Afghanistan are described vividly and lucidly. There is no need to question on the validity of the data because the author, Khaled
Hosseini, is a real Afghan who has ever grown in Afghanistan. There are some words in Pakhtu, Persian, and Hazaragi, in the novel which
makes the novel unique and possessing an original taste. In an addition, having reading the novel, the writer realizes there are several words of Afghanistan
languages which are similar to many words of the Indonesian language.
34 The novel is interesting. There are many beautiful matters dwelling in the
novel. There are many points to learn in the novel, such as friendship, love, struggle, discrimination, and prejudice. Besides, by reading the novel, people will
get knowledge on Afghanistan history. By reading the novel, people are also invited to watch a journey of a country; from a calm and cozy country with its rich
cultural heritage to a country of agony which is like vouching no hope to its people. Shortly, the novel is also scholarly worthwhile.
All the aspects stated previously had encouraged the writer to conduct a study on the novel. The novel has fulfilled Ferster’s two considerations in
choosing a literary work to be studied: the work has to be rich enough to be scholarly analyzed and the work has to be interesting 208-209.
B. Approaches of the Study
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