CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
There are four points discussed in this chapter. First is the object of the study that states the work being discussed. Second is the approach of the study.
Third is the method of the study and the last is the organization of the study.
3.1 Object of the Study
The novel chosen for this study is entitled See Mommy Run which was written by Nancy Baker Jacobs. It was firstly published in 1992 by Signet, an
imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. It consists of 363 pages and 68 chapters.
In a nutshell, the novel tells a story about the life of Allison, a woman lived in small village, Woodlake, Wisconsin, who became a fugitive from the law
and her husband in order to save her daughter from unspeakable abuse. This study focuses on the role of Allison as a mother who struggles to
protect her daughter in a very challenging condition. Allison was described as having bad relationship with two important men in her life, those are, her father
and her husband. Those relationships changed the course of her life, from a depressed housewife to an outlaw in a terror-filled flight with her daughter.
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3.2 Approach of the Study
This critical study uses a psychological approach by implementing theory of characterization Murphy, theory of psychoanalysis Freud, theory of
motivation Maslow, theory of love Fromm and theory of katresnanism Herujiyanto. The choice to take this psychological approach is based on the
assumption that it is suitable with the dynamic psychological transformation of the object of study that is described clearly and vividly by the author.
3.3 Method of the Study
The literature study is used to find data about the objective of the study and the theories as tools to understand each character. The novel entitled See
Mommy Run is used as the primary data. The secondary data were taken from other sources, which were related to the study, such as books on literary works
and the Internet. There are some steps were applied in order to analyze the novel. The first
step was reading the novel to help in understanding the story and the subject that will be discussed. In this activity, important notes are taken and characters are
mapped. The second step was selecting the most interesting topic that was going to
be analyzed in this study. The third step was collecting information from references such as books
on literary works and those from the Internet. The references are used to find some important points such as the essence of the novel, the elements of the novel,
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problem formulation. Finally, a conclusion can be drawn from the analysis. The conclusion consists of the findings in the analysis of the study. It is the answer of
the problem formulation of this study.
3.4 Organization of the Study
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