C. Research Questions
The questions of this research are: 1.
How does the novel of The Helprepresent racial discrimination in America?
D. Objectives of the Study
Based on the research question above, the objectives of this research are: 1.
To explain the representation of racial discrimination in America as described in the novel of The Help and try to show the reality of the history of
Americanin 1960s.
E. Significances of the Study
This research is important to explain and describe the racial discrimination between black and white people in America through the novel of The Helpwritten
in 2009 by Kathryn Stockett. This is because the topic of racial discrimination is related to the history of America and this research is hoped to contribute to the
understanding of American novel especially in relation to racial discrimination in America.
F. Research Methodology
1. The Method of the Research
This research uses a qualitative method. According to Bogdan and Taylor in Moleong, “qualitative methodologies refer to research procedures which produce
descriptive data: people‟s own written or spoken words and observable behavior.”
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This research analyzes one of theextrinsic elements of the novel thatthe representation of the racial discrimination in America.
2. The Data Analysis
The process of conducting this research has several stages. Firstly, the novel ofThe Helpis read carefully and repeatedly in order to understand the content of
the novel in depth. Secondly, collect data about experienceof racial discrimination in the novel. Finally, understand and analyze the data to explain the representation
of racial discrimination in America.
3. The Technique of Data Analysis
The main instrument of this research is the writer herself to get the data about the novel that especially related to the representation of racial discrimination. The
main data is the novel of The Help and the secondary data are from related books and articles. Then, the data are read, classified and analyzed to answer the
research questions. To support the analysis, some words or sentences as evidences are quoted from the novel. Furthermore, to answer the questions, this research
uses literary theories related to novel and theory of representation.
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Lexy J. Moleong, MetodologiPenilitianKualitatif, Bandung: PT Rosdakarya, 2006, p. 15.
4. The Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis in this research is an American novel of The Help writtenby an American novelist Kathryn Stockett. The novel was published by
Penguin Group USA in 2009.
5. Place and Time of the Research
This research is conducted in Ciputat in 2011, at the Department of English Letters, Library of Faculty Adab and Humanities, SyarifHidayatullah State
Islamic University Jakarta and in some other libraries in Jakarta.
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