Subject of The Research Form of The Research Approach Data and Source of The Data

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Subject of The Research

This study analyzes the novel “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo from the social psychological point of view. The research focuses on the form, process and the motivation of Don Vito Corleone in influencing the attitude of his men.

B. Form of The Research

The methodology used in this study is descriptive-qualitative method. This study observed and described about the Don Vito Corleone’s influence form, process and the motivations towards the attitude of his men through the social psychology theories. Nawawi defines descriptive method as: “….prosedur pemecahan masalah dengan menggambarkan atau melukiskan keadaan subjek atau objek penalitian seseorang, lembaga, masyarakat dan lain-lain pada saat sekarang berdasarkan fakta-fakta yang tampak atau sebagaimana adanya.” Nawawi, 1995: 63

C. Approach

This study uses social psychological approach. By using social psychological approach the attitudes and behaviors of the characters that happen in a social interaction of real life will be understood better. This approach sees a literary work chiefly on the character’s behaviors, attitudes and thoughts which are involved in a social interaction. The researcher thinks that the approach is suitable to analyze the novel of Mario Puzo, The Godfather, based on the social interaction of the characters, because social psychology is the way to seek social behavior and thought of human in interacting with others. In social psychology the formation and the change of human behavior, thought, and attitudes as the effects of the social interaction are vital aspects. Social psychology itself is the branch of psychology that reveals social interaction based on psychology.

D. Data and Source of The Data

In this study, primary and secondary data are used. The resource data is Mario Puzo’s novel the Godfather, published by G.P Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1969. The novel The Godfather itself consists of four hundred pages, thirty two chapters divided into nine books. The primary data xlii are taken from all of the words, dialogues, phrases, and sentences occurring in the novel related to the topic which can be discovered by interpreting. Meanwhile, the second are taken from essays, comments, and critical reviews about The Godfather, the author biography, and any references that give relevant information to the analysis of the research.

E. Sampling