C. Method of the Study
In order to reach the objective of the study, the study used library research to collect the needed theories. The primary data was Jeffrey Eugenides’s novel
entitled The Virgin Suicides. The theories were taken from the other source, which were closely related to the study, such as internet and other books; The books that
the writer used in this study were: Beginning Theory: An Introduction To Literary And Cultural Theory by Peter Barry, An approach to English Literature by E.Van
De Laar and N. Schoonderwoerd, Abnormal Psychology by Davison and Neale, Psychology By Robert A. Baron, Social Psychology: Understanding Human
Interaction by Robert A. Baron and Donn Byrne and Theory of Personality by Feist.
In analyzing this novel, there were four steps that were applied. The first step was reading several times and making notes of points, quotation, and also
summary of the story, which were used to find the important element of the story. The second step was referring to some references that are related to the studies
and some theorist, that were, theory of characterization, theory of psychoanalysis, theory of mental disorder, and theory of suicide. The references supported the
study in gathering more data to link all of the findings. The third step was applying the theories such as theory of character and characterization, theory of
psychoanalysis, theory of mental disorder, and theory of suicide in order to answer the problem formulation and the fourth step was making conclusion based
on the analyzing that had been done.
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part analyzes the Lisbon’s
daughter and their parents’ characteristics because this thesis believes that Mr. Lisbon and Mrs. Lisbon have an impact related to their daughters’ decision
committing suicide. Then, the second part analyzes the cause why Lisbon’s
daughters commit suicide by analyzing their psychological condition.
A. The characteristics of Lisbon’s daughters and their parents
To answer the problem formulation in this part, this thesis applies Baldick’s theory of characterization to explore the five Lisbon’s daughters
and their parents’ characterization. The five Lisbon’s daughters in this story are Cecilia, Lux, Mary, Bonnie and Therese. Cecilia is the youngest. He is 13
years old, Lux 14, Bonnie 15, Marry 16, and Therese 17. Baldick says that there are three ways to characterized characterization in a
fiction. They are the explicit presentation, in which the author tells the readers about the character through direct exposition or analysis, which informs how
the character is; the presentation of the character in action, in which the author only uses a little comment, so that the readers are able to conclude the
attribute of the actor from action; and the representation from within a character without comments on the character by the author, in which the
author suggests that the reader will come to a clear understanding of the
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