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CHAPTER III METHOD OF STUDY
This chapter deals with method of study which consists of several subchapters, they are object of study, type of data, role of the researcher, procedure
of collecting data, and technique of analyzing data.
3.1 Object of Study
The object of the study is a novel entitled My Sister’s Keeper written by Jodi Picoults. This book was first published in 2004 by Atria Books, United States. I use the
English version novel consists of 54 chapters and 432 pages. Besides, I also use the
movie track in Compact Disc 109 minutes duration to compare the content in the novel and in the Compact Disc, and to deepen the comprehension in analyzing my
project.
3.2 Type of Data
In this study, I use descriptive qualitative method which merely focuses on the analysis of textual data. A qualitative data study does not focus on numerals or
statistic but gave most attention to how deep the researcher’s knowledge is toward the interaction among concepts, which is being learnt Miles and Huberman, 1994:1.
There are two kinds of data in this final project, they are main data and supporting data. The source of the main data is taken from the novel entitled My
Sister’s Keeper written by Jody Picoults. The data will be in the forms of description
of utterances, dialogues used among the character, words, phrases, and also sentences. The supporting data is taken from the other sources that I used in the form
of books, articles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and sites which are related to the study.
3.3 Role of the Researcher
I held the role as a data collector and data analyzer. I collect the important data after reading the novel as the object of the study. The data taken includes some elements
needed, such as; the characters, characters’ uttarances, settings, words, phrases, sentences, and pharagraphs. Then, I start to organize the data by inventoring and
classifying the data, and analyze them. In this role, the data are analyzed carefully to find the most relevant data related to the research. The data are not only taken from
the main data but also from the suppoting data which related to the study.
3.4 Procedure of Collecting Data
I collect the information through the data found in the story by doing some steps stated as follow:
3.4.1 Reading
The basic step in analyzing a novel is reading. I read the novel several times to understand and comprehend the whole content of the novel, and to find out idea
related to the parent’s role in children psychology development in “My Sister’s Keeper”.
3.4.2 Identifying
The second step is identification. I identify the data in the form of senteces related to
the problems by underlining, numbering, and marking. I undreline all the sentences that I find in chapter 1 to chapter 45 in the novel My Sister’s Keeper to support the
problems. Numbering means giving number of the data. Marking is used to identify the data in the form of paragraph.
3.4.3 Inventorizing
Inventorizing means the activity of listing the identified data and put them into a table. The table consists of the data which have been identified before, they are;
number of the data, location page, paragraph, line, and sentences or utterances. No. Pageparagraphline
Sentencesutterances 1.
3.4.4 Classifying
In this step, the well arranges data will be classified into some classifications. The relevant data will be selected to answer the statements of problems.
3.4.5 Selecting
In this step, I select the relevant data related to the problems. Only relevant data are used to answer the problems. Then, the relevant data are being emphasized, in order
to facilitate the study to determine the indicator.
3.4.6 Reporting
The last step is reporting. In this step, the researcher reported the data in the appendixes.
3.5 Technique of Analyzing Data
The researcher will apply the descriptive method in this. This method is used to reveal the parent’s role in children psychology in Jodi Picoult’s novel My Sister’s
Keeper by means of describing, explaining, and comparing word based on the explanation above. The researcher will not only report the analysis of the short story,
but also will show theories related to the analysis of the story. This is a qualitative study, so the data will be analyzed by using several steps.
The analysis used the steps are; exposition, explanation, interpretation, elaboration, summary, conclusion, and report. The description and explanation of the data will be
presented in the analysis.
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CHAPTER IV RESULTS OF THE STUDY
In this chapter, the study focuses on the analysis of the data. The data that have been taken from My Sister’s Keeper novel will be obviously presented in this chapter. This
chapter consists of three subchapters which become the main answers of the problem statements stated on the previous chapter. The first is the role of parents in a
Fitzgerald Family. The second is conflict in My Sister’s Keeper novel. The last is children psychology development in the novel.
4.1 The Role of Parents in a Fitzgerald Family
Parents play a significant role in the process of children development. According to lifecho.com, the basic traditional roles of being a parent are: nurture and educate
children, discipline them, manage home and financially support family. In a family, parents are resposible for the welfare of the children.
As I stated in chapter II, Barbara and Philip divide the parental roles into three, they are: parents as socialization agents in the family group, parents as
protectors and care givers, and parents as a model for imitation and identification. The elaboration of each topic of the first subchapter will be presented as the
following description.
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