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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter discusses the methodology used in the study. There are three parts presented in this study. The first part is the object of the study; it describes
the work to be studied along with the physical description. The second part is the approach of the study; this part presents the approaches employed in the analysis,
the description, and the procedure taken in its application. The third part is the method of the study. This part describes the steps taken in analyzing the work,
from reading up to reporting the findings, the library research, the primary and secondary sources and the steps taken in the analysis.
A. Object of the Study
This thesis analyzes the novel titled One Child which was published by Harper Collins in New York in 1980. One Child is the fascinating story of Torey’s
experiences while teaching a “special” class. This novel consists of 318 pages divided into 20 chapters. The author is Torey Hayden. The novel One Child is
written based on her real life experiences. Torey Hayden is a fine writer and she also became a teacher of children with severe mental handicaps and emotional
disorders. Torey Hayden acquired three degrees, she devoted several years to being a teacher’s aide, a teacher, a university instructor and a psychiatric
researcher. She has earned many awards for her work, such as Twilight Children,
23 Beautiful Child, The Triger’s Child, Ghost Girl, Just Another Kid, Murphy’s Boy
and Somebody Else’s Kids. Sheila is the major character in the novel One Child. Sheila was the
student of Torey Hayden in the disturbed and disadvantaged class. Sheila was a mischievous young girl because of bitter experiences in her childhood, rejection,
and the inability to manage her emotions. Sheila kidnapped a neighborhood child and tied him to a tree in a nearby woodlot and then burned him. Sheila often
expressed her emotion by committing acts of terror, screaming, or damaging something. The government in that country could not put Sheila into the jail. As a
result Sheila was placed in the “garbage school” where Torey Hayden taught.
B. Approach of the Study
In this study the psychological approach proposed by Kennedy and Gioia 1937-1947 will be applied. This approach has been used because every human
behavior in the novel can be observed from the psychological perspective. This approach is suitable to analyze the main character’s behavior. Through the
psychological approach, the writer tried to reveal Sheila’s aggressive behavior will be revealed.
The theories of psychology applied in this study are the theory of aggression and the theory of emotion. The theories of aggression are proposed by
Vanden Bos 30, Bandura 3-13, Berkowitz 4-43, Fromm 185-189 and Taylor et al 386-397. The theories of emotion are proposed by Santrock 34-
24 334, Berkowitz 66-343, Montgomery 31-177, Crosson 106-140 and Ferrara
31. Through this theory the types of Sheila’s aggression as seen in the novel
One Child and the factors influencing Sheila’s aggressive behavior and the impact of these actions will be analyzed. In addition to this, the theory of character by
Stanton 17-18, Abrams 23, Kalish 52-53, and Murphy 161 – 173 have also been introduced to analyze the Sheila’s character.
C. Method of the Study
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