B. Theoretical Framework
In this study, the writer has already shown the related theories that are required to analyze the answers of the formulated problems. In this section, the
application of the theories is elaborated to know how the theories are implemented and used to analyze the answers of the formulated problems.
The theory of character and the theory of characterization are needed in order to make an analysis to answer the first formulated problem. The first
formulated problem is related to the description of the main character in The Best of Me, Dawson Cole. The theory elaborates and expands the description of
Dawson’s characters and his characterization; therefore, the first formulated problem is answered using the theory of character and the theory of
characterization. The theory of love is required in order to answer a question of how
Dawson’s love develops through the time in the story as it is described in the second formulated problem. The analysis is about to reveal the first time Dawson falls in
love with Amanda until he considers Amanda as his first and true love. Alternatively, the analysis is about to reveal the development of Dawson’s love
through the time. Therefore, the theory of love is required to support the arguments and conclusions stated by the writer related to the influences of love on Dawson. In
addition, the theory elaborates kinds of love that also show the development of Dawson’s love on his first love.
Theory of personality development is required in order to answer the third formulated problem, which is related to the influences of Dawson’s first love on his
life. The analysis is about to reveal how Dawson’s first love influences Dawson’s past and current life and the changes that are shown by Dawson. Moreover, it is
necessary to use this theory as a reference because the analysis is related to the changes of Dawson’s personality throughout his past and current life. This theory
also shows how Dawson’s first love influences his life, so that her influences lead to the development of Dawson’s personality.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter is divided into two parts. They are the object of the study and the approach of the study. The object of the study describes the physical description
of the literary works’ studies. The approach of the study elaborates the approach related to
the analysis of the Nicholas Sparks’ The Best of Me.
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is a novel entitled The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. This novel is the latest novel of Nicholas Sparks, which was published in
2011 by Grand Central Publishing in New York. The Best of Me is the seventieth published novel from Nicholas Sparks. The Best of Me contains 215 pages
and it is divided into 24 chapters including the epilog. The setting of the story takes place in
the spring at Oriental, North California in 1984. The Best of Me tells a story about a middle-aged man whose name is
Dawson Cole. Dawson is born in a family of criminal. From his childhood, his father always treats him so bad by beating him up without any mercy. Besides,
Dawson always knows that he does not belong to his family because he is different from them. Thus, he tries to make a different life from his family without their
knowing. Even though Dawson is so clever to hide his differences among his family, he knows that one day his father and or his brothers will find out. Because
the fact that Dawson cannot bear his burden to stay near to his family, he runs away fro
m his family and ends up staying at Tuck’s place. He lives in Tuck’s house and works for him until the day he meets Amanda Collier.
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