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3.2 Data Collection
In this thesis, library research is applied by searching and collecting reference that support the topic which is discussed in this thesis. In collecting data, there are
several steps that are used in making this thesis. First, reading the novel to get deep understanding about the novel and what the story tells about. Then identifying
Researcher
Source of the Data: The sands of time
Data: Character and quotations
from the text of novel The Sa nds of time
Conclusion
Method: Qualitative Descriptive
Data Selected – Interpreted
- Analysis
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underlined and collecting the data, this thesis has to selecting the data. In selecting the data, the writer selects the important which is needed to support analysis of
morality. Secondary data are gathered from several books that related to the topic of this
thesis. The related books that concern to the subject matter being analyzed are used as the source of the idea to support the analysis of this thesis and also to give
additional information and statement that can be drawn for this thesis. Some data from the internet are also used as the supporting references that related to moral as
the subject matter of this thesis. All the data and information that related to the topic of this thesis are collected then the data will be selected and used in the process of
finishing this thesis.
3.3 Data Analysis
The data analysis was applied when all primary important data from the novel The sa nds
of time had collected and selected. Several steps in analyzing the data are implemented. Firstly, data is identified from dialogues or statements which lead to
the moral of the character. Then, get some moral through some quotations of novel The Sa nds of Time
. Secondly, those quotations will be analyzed to give interpretation about the moral through some characters of the novel. The interpretation will be
supported by quotations from some other books about the moral and some information from the internet. Finally, conclusion will be inferred from the analysis.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING
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