Problems of the Study Aims of Study

3. To analyze the feminism reflected in the main character‟s life in Persuasion.

1.4 Scope of Discussion

This study is focused on the intrinsic aspects which are the character and conflict faced; and extrinsic of feminism aspect of the literary works by analyzing the main character of the story. It had been chosen that novel Persuasion by Jane Austen was analyzed in this study. There were three specific problems to be discussed: 1. The main character in terms of physiological, psychological and sociological aspect. 2. The external and internal conflicts faced by the main character in Persuasion. 3. The feminism reflected in the main character in Persuasion.

1.5 Research Method

Research method refers to the ways to get information in succeeding this study. The research was carried out through some aspects under concern, data sources, methods and techniques of data collection, and data analysis methods and techniques.

1.5.1 Data Source

Data source refers to the object from which the data was taken. The data was taken from Persuasion, a novel written by Jane Austen and published in 1818. This novel is chosen because Anne Elliot as the main character in this novel reflected feminism value in her life.

1.5.2 Method and techniques of collecting data

Documentation method was applied in this study. The data was collected through a comprehensive and intensive reading of Persuasion novel. The techniques of collecting data consisted of two steps; the first step was done by reading and understanding the content of the novel and the biography. The second step was note-taking; by listing down the statements of features of Anne Elliot in term of feminism approach, the conflicts faced by Anne Elliot in novel, and Anne Elliot related to feminism value.

1.5.3 Method and Techniques of Analyzing Data

The method that was used in this study to analyze the data was qualitative method. The collected data was analyzed, processed and presented descriptively, based on the theory adopted; the character analysis in terms of physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects used the theory proposed by Lagos Egri in Sukada, 1987; physiological aspect can be measured by the sex, height, heredity, and physical appearance of the character; psychological aspect can be measured by the morals, ambition, abilities, and thought of the character;