somehow showed problems which are both afflicted by previous and these days’ children and adults.
Since Child Abuse and Adults’ Failures are the topic which is going to be discussed, next thing that needs to do is to find and to know what kind of approaches
and principles that is suitable to be used. As the topic is dealing with the character human, psychological approaches as well as extrinsic approaches are going to be
applied in the analysis. By using the extrinsic approach and the principles of literary psychology, the text data which consist of quotations will be selected before it is
interpreted and analyzed. By doing that, the conclusion of the data will be made to support the ideas of the researcher.
3.2 Data Collection
In collecting the data to analyze the novel of Bluest Eye more briefly, there are two kinds of techniques which can be used. Those two are Field Research and
Historical Comparative Research Neuman, 2007:21. However, since the object which is going to be studied is a novel, the existence of the character in reality is
unknown. Due to this circumstance, historical comparative research that focused on one historical period or culture that is happened in the novel is being applied.
In order to collect all the data which will be applied in analyzing and in interpreting the quotes from the novel, internet research and library research are
being done. Based on those researches, there are two kinds of sources of data which can be attained. The first one is known as primary source data, which is also the main
data. Here, the primary source data is the novel of The Bluest Eye. The second one is known as secondary source data that might consist of news, articles, books, and
journals which seem to be related and which might give a helping hand in writing.
All of the data texts will then be saved, copied, read, or noted and will be used when it’s needed.
3.3 Data Analysis
Generally, data analysis means a search for patterns in data – recurrent behaviours, objects, or a body of knowledge Neuman, 2007:335. Data which have
been collected are made into coding before they are analyzed. To Neuman, there are three steps of coding process for Qualitative Data Analysis:
a. Open Coding, data notes will be carefully read and analysis in order to
create a code that contains the idea, process, or theme. b.
Axial Coding, codes will be organized and will be divided into major or minor levels.
c. Selective Coding, codes which have been organized will be reviewed
again before being made as final report.
Due to the points above, it can be seen that The Bluest Eye is a novel in the form of texts that consist of many data. These data are made as quotations after being
read. However, not all of the quotations are used as inputs or proofs of the thesis’ arguments. Those data are being re-selected and are grouped based on the topic of
discussion. Afterwards, the data are interpreted and are analyzed to which they are belonged to before being made as a final statement.
As an example, when there’s an argument stating that a child is physically abused by his parents, there will be a supporting idea of this statement through
quotations of the data e.g. X is being hit repeatedly by his father without any sensibly reason. From this quotation, the conclusion of a child is being treated as a victim of
physical abuse can be made. Hence, this action can be connected to the theory of Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud. Using Maslow’s theory, the beating might
come from parents’ depression in fulfilling the biological needs. While using Freud’s theory, the beating might happen because the ego and the superego of the doer are
lower than the id. Subsequently, the relation between Child Abuse and Adults’ Failures will be
exposed. Quotations from the novel that are underlying the occurrences of the Child Abuse and Adults’ Failures or vice versa will also be provided as supporting ideas.
The steps which are going to be used in searching the relation will similar to the steps which are used in finding kind of Child Abuses and Adults’ Failures.
Conclusion
Interpretation Data Selection
Quotations: Child Abuse and Adults’
Failures Analysis
Descriptive Qualitive
Novel The Bluest Eye Researcher
Extrinsic Approach and Literary
Psychology
Data Selection Quotations: Child
Abuse and Adults’ Failures
Interpretation Analysis
Descriptive Qualitative
Conclusion
