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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of object of the study, approach of the study, and method of the study. Object of the study gives explanation about the author and the novel. Approach of the study deals with the approaches employed to analyze the study. Method of the study explains the steps and the process in completing this study.

3.1 Object of the Study

The novel that was discussed in this study is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. It was written by an Irish writer named John Boyne in 2006. The novel used in this study was published by David Fickling Books in 2006. It has two hundred twenty four pages long and is divided into twenty chapters. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is Boyne’s fourth novel and is considered as one of the best novels he has ever written. Not only has the novel been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 5 millions copies around the world, it was made into an award-winning Miramax film and also remained in the Irish Bestseller’s List for over a year and was the sixth highest selling novel of 2008. Unlike the months of planning his other books, it is said that Boyne wrote the entire first draft of this novel in two and a half days. Boyne, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1971, wrote several other novels such as The Thief of Time 2000, The Congress of Rough Riders 2001, Crippen 2004, Next of Kin 2006, Mutiny on the Bounty 2008, and The House of Special Purpose 2009. The story is told from the perspective of Bruno, a nine year old boy whose father, a Nazi officer, has been promoted to a higher position. This event leads Bruno’s family to move to a place near Auschwitz, a concentration camp. From the window in his new house, Bruno sees the camp with many people dressing in striped pajamas living in it. His curiosity and boredom in that isolated place lead him to sneak from his house and follow the path to the camp, where he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy. Almost every day, they meet at the same spot and talk. Their friendship lasts for almost a year until one day, for the reason of helping Shmuel to find his father who is missing inside the camp, Bruno decides to climb under the fence and finally is able to join Shmuel on the other side of the fence. The story ends in a tragic ending, with the two boys lost their lives in the camp as they are accidentally trapped in the gas chamber.

3.2 Approach of the Study