Research Design METHOD OF ANALYSIS

CHAPTER III METHOD OF ANALYSIS

3.1 Research Design

Method that used in this study is descriptive qualitative method and conducted with library research which is done by reading some references related to the problem of the study. Descriptive research involves describing and interpreting events, conditions, or situations of the present. It can be used to analyze some aspect of social life such as morality. In doing analysis, first the researcher must have the data. The main data in this thesis is The Devil and Miss Prym, a novel by Paulo Coelho. This novel was published in 2000 and consists of 205 pages. This novel as the primary source of the data because it is related to the moral values reflected by some of the characters’ conducts and behaviors, it can be found in words, or sentences, or pharagraphs form in the novel. Then, the researcher must have supporting data, it’s called secondary data. Secondary data can be taken from thesis, books, articles, or other sources related to the good and evil. Both intrinsic and extrinsic element is needed in analysing the good and evil of human behavior. Intrinsic element is the structure of the literary work itself, and in this thesis, intrinsic element that also analyzed is characters. Extrinsic element is the other knowledge outside the literary works such as psychology, philosophy, biography, society, history, the perception of the writer and thought. This thesis focuses on the good and evil of human behavior, so in analyzing this thesis, the Universitas Sumatera Utara writer will use the eight principle of moral by Resnik, Christian ethical ideal, and the standard of virtue. For more clear, it can be seen in the scheme: Explanation: 1. Read the novel The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho 2. Finding the related text to good and evil 3. Select the significant data related to the problem the study 4. Doing an interpretation and analysis using descriptive method 5. The last step is making a conclusion after doing an interpretation The writer Source of Data : “The Devil and Miss Prym” Data selection Data : words, sentences, paragraphs related to good and evil Interpretation and Analysis using descriptive qualitative Conclusion Universitas Sumatera Utara

3.2 Data Collection