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C. Method of The Study

Library research served as the method of the study for gathering the data. This study uses books, internet and other writings related to the object of the study as the material. Act upon library research method, this study had several steps to be done. As a first step, this study took Veronika Decide to Die, Paulo Coelho’s novel as primary source. Reading the story many times in order to get a clear idea and good understanding of the story is the next step of this study. This was also done in order to find the topics to be discussed. When reading the novel, the writer focused on social learning as recent life issue which was reflected in the novel. By understanding the story, this study formulated two research questions, they were how Veronika was depicted in the novel and how did Veronika know what to do in her life. Furthermore, this study collected supporting theories from other books to start analyze the novel. There were many sources used in analyzing the Veronika’s ways to know what to do in her life as seen in Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die. They were theory of critical approach, theory of literature and theory of psychology. Theories of critical approach consist of psychological approach and biographical approach. Those approaches were used to give basic knowledge and understanding the elements of literary works, in this case Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die. Theory of literature was comprised of theory of character and characterization whereas theory of psychology was derived from theory of social learning and theory of decision making in complex social environment. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 28 Next, theories of character and characterization are applied in order to get better understanding toward main character which existed in the novel. It was also done to answer the first research question that was how Veronika is depicted in the novel. Theory of social learning was used to analyze Veronika’s social learning processes. Next, theory of decision making in complex environment was used to consolidate the Veronika’s social learning processes to decision which addressed her to know what to do in her life. It would also answer the second research question that is the ways Veronika knows what to do in her life as seen in Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die. As the final step, the conclusion is drawn from the output of the analysis. The conclusion helps the study to find the answer of the problem formulation. Hopefully, the answer of the two questions formulated in problem formulation may lead the readers to gain some values of life that can be applied in reader’s life. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 29

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