26 Some steps were employed in conducting this study. The first step was
reading the novel For One More Day many times to gain better understanding about the content of the story. While reading, some important notes of the story were taken
for the analysis. The notes included each aspect of the story setting, character, theme, plot, conflicts, and point of view. Afterward, two problems were formulated
to be discussed further to analyze the intra-personal conflicts experienced by the main character.
The second step was trying to collect some references and theories related to the object of the study. Since the object of the study was a literary work, in form of
novel, literature theories were applied. In this study, psychological references were
also reviewed to gain more knowledge about family relationship. Besides, internet sources were also accessed to obtain some information related to this study.
The third step was analyzing the novel. The novel was analyzed in order to answer the two questions formulated in the problem formulation. The last step was
making a conclusion, it includes the result of the analysis and the suggestions. The suggestions were for reference of the future research on the same novel and for
improving teaching learning process in the future by using this novel as teaching material.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This chapter presents the discussion of the answers formulated in the problem formulation. The discussion is divided into two parts. The first part is about the
description of the main character, Chick Benetto. The second part discusses the intrapersonal conflict experienced by Chick Benetto.
A. The Description of Chick Benetto
According to Henkle in Reading the Novel, there are two kinds of characters; major character and secondary character. A major character is the most important
and complex character in the novel, while a secondary character is a person in the novel who performs more limited function Henkle 89. In Mitch Albom’s For One
More Day, Chick Benetto is the major character. He takes an important role in the story. He becomes the center of attention in the story. Thus, we can say that Chick
Benetto is the most important character because the whole story tells about his life experiences.
Forster in Aspects of the Novel, divides characters into flat and round characters. A flat character is defined as a simple character. This character can be
easily recognized whenever he comes in. This character is not changed by circumstances. While a round character is more complex and often experiences
changes Forster 46. In the story, Chick Benetto is portrayed as a round character. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
28 He experiences some important changes in his lifetime. During his life, Chick is
always in the middle of his father’s and his mother’s demand. Furthermore, he is always forced to choose and fulfill one of them. For instance, when he decides to
focus on his study in the college based on his mother’s demand, his father comes back into his life and suddenly changes his mind about formal education. He drops
out from school and tries to pursue his dream to be a professional baseball player. Murphy in Understanding Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and the
English Novel for Overseas Students proposes nine methods which can describe how an author conveys the characters and the personalities in the story so that the readers
can understand them. They are personal description, characters as seen by others, speech, past life, conversation of others, reactions, direct comment, thoughts and
mannerism Murphy 161-173. However, in this study only mannerism is applied since it suits to the need of the character’s analysis. Chick is described as:
1. Obedient
Chick is an obedient person. It can be seen from his manner. There are some evidences that show Chick’s obedience to his parents. Even since he is a kid, he is
willing to do some unpleasant things which other kids will prefer not to. It can be seen from Chick’s manner and habits below.
I carried a baseball glove because he loved baseball, and I took every hardball he threw, even the ones that stung my hands so badly I thought I would
scream…. When school was out, I would run to his liquor store on Kraft Avenue and stay until dinnertime, playing with empty boxes in the storeroom,
waiting for him to finish. We would ride home together in his blue Buick sedan, and sometimes we would sit in the driveway as he smoked his
Chesterfields and listened to the radio news Albom 21. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
