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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
To support the study, the writer uses a modern novel entitled The Silver Linings Playbook written by Matthew Quick. It was first published by Farrar,
Straus and Giroux but the writer uses the new published by Picador on 2012. The Silver Linings consists of 289 pages that are divided into 42 chapters. It is set in
Collingswood, New Jersey and the setting of time is in the present time.
Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Silver Linings Playbook, which was made into a major film in
2012, starred by Bradley Cooper as Patrick Solitano Jr and Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell. This film is directed by David O. Russell and became the
nomination of Big Five Oscars. Matthew Quick’s work has been translated into thirty languages and has received Hemingway Award Honorable Mention.
The Silver Linings Playbook is a romantic novel that becomes a major of movie which tell about Pat Solitano a guy with bipolar disorder, who is released
from a mental hospital in Baltimore. He lives with his parents until he get a job and has own apartment. Pat has his own perception about life. He thinks that his
life is like a movie that is directed by God. Pat believes in “Silver Linings” that
will lead him to his ex-wife, Nikki. Pat thinks that his goal of life is to end a part time with Nikki but the truth is they have already divorced and they would never
get back together.
His best friend Ronnie asked Pat to come to his house to dinner. He meets Ronnie’s sister-in-law, Tiffany Maxwell, a widower who has recently lost her job
because some issues. Pat sees an opportunity to communicate with Nikki through Tiffany because Veronica, Ronnie’s wife and Nikki are regularly hang out
together. Tiffany offers to deliver a letter to Nikki for return Pat should be her partner in upcoming dance competition. Pat agrees and they become more closer
each other during the practice. Pat creates a new theory about life. It is called silver linings. It means everyone deserves a perfect life without any conflict and
always lead to happy ending. This theory is based on Pat desire.
B. Approach of the Study
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