CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
As the source of analysis, the writer uses a work of literature in it. The work that is going to be used is one of the literary works by Joseph Conrad. The
work is a short story entitled Youth. The story is one of the short story collections entitled The Best Short Story of the Modern Age. This collection is edited by
Douglas Angus and published by Fawcett Publication, Inc. in 1962. Youth consists of 31 pages with 1 page in the beginning as preface. From the preface,
Douglas Angus comments that Joseph Conrad is known for his mastery of atmosphere and dramatic realism. His several works included An Outcast of the
Islands 1896, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’ 1897, Tales of Unrest 1898, Lord Jim 1900, The Inheritors 1901 and Romance 1903, Heart of Darkness
and Youth 1902, The End of the Tether 1902, Typhoon 1903, Nostromo 1904, The Mirror of the Sea 1906, semi-autobiographical, The Secret Agent
1907, A Set of Six 1908, and Under Western Eyes 1911. Conrad refused an
offer of knighthood honorary degrees from five universities in 1924. For Youth,
Lord Jim, and Heart of Darkness, Conrad used the character Marlow to find an English identity and voice among other things.
Youth 1902, told about the journey of old Marlow across the sea. He told the story when he gathered together
with several friends including the narrator. Marlow spoke about his story when he was at the age of 20 that is 22 years ago. His story told about his life and his
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struggle in joining several merchant ships that tried to go to Bangkok from England. Within the journey, Marlow became the second mate in the ship. The
ship was called Judea. In his journey, the ship got terrible accidents. In the middle of the way, leakage had attacked the old Judea so that all crew had to pump the
water out of the ship. Besides that, near the end of the journey, the ship was burnt and finally all crew have managed to save their life by moving on several small
emergency boats. Then in few days after, they were helped by merchant ship from Singapore to take them to land.
B. Approach of the Study
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