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After having collected the data and giving code to each datum, the researcher also did another careful reading along with data interpretation.
Finally, the data were categorized into the thematic meaning related to the form of racial prejudices that are described in Harper Lee’s To Kill a
Mockingbird. Then the data of the racial prejudices that are described in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird were classified into thematic.
Furthermore, the researcher put the data into a table first and transferred into the data sheets. The researcher used a particular form of data sheet
to see the progress of her research. The data sheet was presented in table 1 below:
Table 1. The Data Sheet No.
Data Quotation Act Page
Classification Code
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The data were then arranged based on their classification, and then the researcher crosschecked and re-crosschecked the data in order to achieve
the validity.
F. The Data Analysis Technique
Given 2008: 186 states that data analysis is the important part of qualitative research that includes gathering and linking the data to be a
concept. Creswell 2009: 185 mentions that there are six steps in data analysis: organizing and preparing the data, reading through all the data,
coding the data, giving a description, interrelating description and interpreting the meaning of description. Six steps to analyze the data are explained below.
1. The first is identifying the data from the novel by making some notes. 2. The second is reading and rereading the whole data and arranging the data
into a theme: racial prejudice revealed in the novel. 3. The third is coding and categorizing the data in the data table into some
categories related to the forms of racial prejudice in Maycomb. 4. The fourth is sorting the data by selecting the relevant data and excluding
the irrelevant data. The selected relevant data were classified and interpreted according to its thematic meaning.
5. The fifth is making the interrelation between the descriptions of the data and the theory to get the findings based on the objectives; the identification of
racial prejudice in Maycomb.
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6. The last is making an interpretation of the findings based on the understanding about the theory.
G. The Data Trustworthiness
The researcher used trustworthiness to emphasize the research. According to Neuman 2007: 99, trustworthiness is an essential component
in qualitative data. Related to the ways in achieving the trustworthiness, Given 2008: 895 mentions four criteria which can be used. Those are
dependability, conformability, transferability and credibility. Dependability was achieved by reading the data carefully and
rechecking it to give more understanding about the novel and to make sure that the data gained have answered the research questions. Meanwhile,
conformability deals with the accuracy of the research in conceptualizing the study. To achieve conformability the researcher read and analyzed the data
carefully. Transferability is a concept in which the generalization of the
findings can be applied to all contexts in the same populations. It is determined by the knowledge of the researcher and measured by the readers’
understanding in achieving the clear description of the context and the focus of the study. To achieve the transferability, the researcher provided
information and clear description of the study. Credibility is a concept of internal validity from the data findings. It
provides valid data so that the research is reliable. Credibility was achieved
