Object of the Study

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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

There are three parts which will be presented in this chapter. The first part focuses on description of the novel as the object of this study. The second part talks about the approach applied to answer the previous formulated problems in this study. The last part is the explanation of procedures which are undergone for this study.

A. Object of the Study

This study uses a novel entitled Tuesdays with Morrie as the object of the study. This novel was written by Mitch Albom and was published in 1997 by Broadway Books in New York, United States of America. This novel has 192 pages in 27 chapters. In the same year, the novel was taken in New York Times bestsellers list. This novel was adapted into a movie, produces by Oprah Winfrey in 1999 and received some Emmy Awards http:mitchalbom.combio. Tuesdays with Morrie tells a story of the “last lecture” held by Morrie Schwartz, a sociologist, with the one and only student named Mitch Albom. Morries suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS and he is going to die . Despite his terminal disease, Morrie decides to accept his condition and deal with it instead of mourning all day long. Hearing at a glance on the television when his former lecturer is being interviewed in a prominent talk show segment, Mitch decides to visit him. In the meeting, Morrie tells about his condition and his desire to let others people know PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 25 about his thoughts of life and death. He wants Mitch to record everything he says about life and death and calls it as th e “final paper” that Mitch should finish. Hence, they decide to meet every Tuesday since they believe that they are Tuesdays people. In many meetings that are held, Morrie talks much about American culture. He has a deep concern of the values applied by the society. Morrie says that people are too busy with themselves and are sank in accomplishment. Morrie thinks that by doing so, people will seem half- asleep. It is convincing that Morrie does not agree with this value. He says that this kind of culture does not make people feel good about themselves. Instead, Morrie has his own personal views on the American values which become his values in life. His personal values emphasize on human relationship. Morrie believes that love does make differences. His love to others is expressed by his attitudes. What he likes to do are, for example, communicating with others, showing his affection to them, having time together with his discussion groups and reading books instead of getting busy with the television programs. By doing such activities, he creates a “cocoon” of human activities.

B. Approach of the Study