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6.9 million copies in the first day. Moreover, Reynolds 2007 reports that the copy of the final Harry Potter book is sold within the first 24 hours of its release,
making it the fastest- selling book in this country’s history. Both the sixth and the
seventh novels of Harry Potter are sold on their first day of release.
B. Approach of the Study
In this study, the writer applied psychological approach because the study focuses on personality development of Harry Potter. This is very useful for the
writer to analyze the novel since someone’s personality development is always
related to their psychological condition. Guerin et al. 2005 state that psychological approach concerns with motives within human behavior p. 153. It
is clear that this approach view works through the lens of psychology. The approach discovers the psychological motivations of the characters or even of the
authors. Moreover, Rohrberger and Woods 1971 explain that psychological
approach pays attention to the psychological situation of the characters in the story to understand more about the char
acter’s goal and intention p. 15. Therefore, psychological approach can be applied as a device to study the human
thought and behavior. The novels themselves deal with the thought and behavior of the character which related to psychology. Thus, this approach is very useful to
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C. Method of the Study
In analyzing the novels, the writer applied library study. The data and the references were gathered from books, journals, and some on-line references.
There were two sources in this study; they are the primary and secondary sources. The primary source of the study was the last two novels of Harry Potter series;
they are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The secondary sources were some relevant books and journals
of literature and psychology. They are theory of characterization by Murphy 1972, theory of character by Forster 1974, theory of personality development
by Hurlock 1974, and theory of adolescence by Kimmel and Weiner 1985. There were some steps to conduct this study. On the first step, the writer
read the English version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the primary source, for several time in order to
get the idea and a good understanding of the content of the story. Thus, the writer could understand the story and details for the process of writing this study.
Secondly, the writer decided to an alyze Harry Potter’s personality development as
seen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During reading the novels, the writer made some important notes related
to Harry Potter’s personality and some others which related to this study. Thirdly, the writer tried to find some references related to the study. The
writer applied some theories about character and characterization. The writer used theory about character and characterization from Murphy and theory of
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