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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

Chapter three, methodology, consists of: object of the study, approach of the study, and method of the study. Object of the study describes the work to be studied along with its physical description and also mentions briefly what the work is generally about. Approach of the study presents the approach employed in the analysis, its description, and the reasons for its selection. Method of the study describes the data collected and the steps taken in analyzing the work, from reading up to reporting the findings.

A. Object of the Study

The object of this study is a novel by Francis Cardinal Spellman named The Foundling. The novel was published in 1956 by Pocket Books, Inc., United States. It is about fiction but related with history and experience from many American people about love, life and faith. The novel consists of 30 chapters in 275 pages. The characters in the novel are Peter Lane – the main character, Paul Taggart – the man who wants to adopt Peter, Sister Margaret Mary – a sister who gives a good treatment to Peter in the New York Foundling Hospital, William Snoggins Mulrooney – a sacristan of St. Rita’s Church, George Chubby Sands – Peter’s negro close friend. The Foundling is a novel that tells about love between human parents – children, man – woman, and friendship and between human and God. It is the story of Peter Lane, from his time when he was still a baby, PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI found in the Christmas Crib of St. Patrick’s Cathedral by Paul Taggart in 1918 until his mature age in 1945, when World War II happened. In this story, Francis Cardinal Spellman gives very clear situation that happens in the life of Peter Lane. The situation would include environment situation, feeling situation from Peter Lane Peter Lane’s feeling, and mind situation from Peter Lane.

B. Approach of the Study

This study analyzes Peter Lane’s conflicts. Therefore, this study will use psychological approach. It is because conflict is a part of human psychology. According to Rohrberger and Woods 13 – 14, psychological approach uses theories of psychology to analyze the characters in the novel. The purpose is to find the pattern of human personality and behaviour. Character’s thought, personality and behaviour can be analyzed using psychological theories. In analyzing someone’s characters, this psychological approach helps this study to discover the personality through Peter Lane’s actions, behaviours, minds, thoughts, and appearance. The conflict that each character in a story faces is different from other characters. The reason is each character has different personality, objective, priority, and belief. That conflict can happen within the character’s mind or between a character and another character or something. Because of that reason, psychological theories are needed to find out Peter Lane’s personalities in order to find the conflicts faced by Peter Lane in his live and how he resolves his conflicts. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI

C. Method of the Study