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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter consists of three parts to give the readers more understanding about the study, namely the object of the study, the approach of the study and the
method of the study. The object of the study tells about the information of the novel which includes the physical description and brief summary of the novel. The
approach of the study describes about the approach used to analyse the novel. The method of the study represents the steps taken to gain the finding.
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is a novel entitled The Rainmaker, the sixth novel written in 1995 by John Grisham. The first edition was originally published in 1995
by Dell Publishing in New York. The copyright of The Rainmaker was published by Dell Publishing and was printed in United States of America. The novel is
covered by soft cover of which is printed in United States of America. On the front pages are filled out by praises and reviews given by readers. Inside, there is writing
addressing that the book is presented to American trial lawyers. At the very last page, there is a picture of John Grisham, the author of the book with his previous
books as additional information written below his picture. The novel consists of 598 pages and 53 chapters. The genre of the novel is legal thriller; legal thriller because
this book tells about law and the story thrills the readers. The tense used in the novel PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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; this novel is the only Grisham’s novel which uses present tense for unfolding the story. The story goes at Memphis city, Memphis state starting around
April until somewhere after June 1990 for one year. The story tells about how a young graduate of Memphis State Law School,
Rudy Baylor confronts a large insurance company seeking justice for his leukemic client, Donny Ray. The story goes on how Baylor at the beginning, has to struggle
for his own life first before he can do anything for Donny Ray. The fact that he graduates from a law school does not instantly make his life easy and cherished.
After having his life composed, Baylor has to deal with Donny Ray’s case. Going through many difficulties and challenges, Baylor finally gets to prove that his client
deserves a bone marrow transplant from the company. However, the company successfully avoids the court’s decision after the death of Donny Ray. Feeling
disappointed, at the end of story, Baylor quits his job as a lawyer knowing that law no longer can be a place to give justice.
B. Approach of Study
Analysing the object of the study, the researcher used formalist approach. Guerin et al, in A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, argue that this
approach assumes the autonomy of the work itself without even considering other elements
– the author’s life, time, sociological, political, economic or psychological implications 1979, p. 70. Nonetheless, formalist approach was chosen because
this approach regards literature as “a unique form of human knowledge that needs
to be examined on its own terms” Kennedy and Gioia, 1995, pp. 1790-1818. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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