b. The Technique of Data Analysis
The data obtained in this study will be analyzed qualitatively based
on feminism approach. The technique of data analysis of the research tries to
find out images of women live in the novel, and then the writer uses the feminist literary criticism to get the feminism values. The writer reads the
work deeply, understands it comprehensively and gives some marks in each
line of the novel, then analyze them and write them in a paper. c. The Instrument
The instrument of this research is the writer herself as a subject by reading deeply, giving some marks in each line of the novel, collecting the
data and analyzing the evidence the data that find out in the novel.
d. The Unit of Analysis
The unit analysis of the research is the novel of The Sweetheart Season written by Karen Joy Fowler, published in Great Britain by Penguin
Books in 2006.
e. The Time
This research is conducted in Jakarta and it start from August 2010 until May 2011.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Character
Character is an important element in building a story. Character is someone who acts, appears, or is referred to as playing a part in a literary
work.
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Without the character there will be not plot and no story. Terminologically, the main character of man is called by “hero” whereas the
main character of woman is called by “heroine”. Heroes and heroines are usually larger than life, stronger or better than most human beings, almost
godlike. many of common human.
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In fiction, character divided into several types:
a. Major and Minor Character
Major character or central character or main character is a figure that has an important role, very dominant, and almost appears in every situation in the
story. Whereas Minor character is a figure that just appears once and just have fewer roles in a story. Minor character is less dominant. Usually minor
character called by support roles.
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b. Protagonist and Antagonist Character
A figure or protagonist character has important role in a story. Protagonist character is a figure that always gets problems from antagonist character.
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Jerome Beaty and Alison Booth, The Introduction to Literature Eight Edition, New York: W.W.Norton Company, 2002, p. 102
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Ibid
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James H. Pickering, Concise Companion to Literature, New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1981,p.24
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