E. Methods of Data Analysis
The steps of the data analysis were explained as the following:
1. The researcher made some notes in the form of words, phrases, sentences and
paragraphs related to the objectives of the research: natural problems faced by Karana in Island of the Blue Dolphins, interdependence between nature and
human being shown in Island of the Blue Dolphins, and the wilderness that occurs in Island of the Blue Dolphins.
2. The researcher read and re-read the whole data and arranged them into two
major categories related to the objectives of the research. 3.
The researcher categorized the data in those two tables which were related to the objectives of the research.
4. The research sorted the categorized data.
5. The researcher analyzed and interpreted the relevant data based on the novel.
6. The last but not the least, the researcher applied the measure of trustworthiness
of the relevant data by peer debriefing triangulation.
F. Analytical Construct
In order to make this research easier to be understood, the researcher made a data sheet or table which was filled by category, indicator, and description. This
table was named as Table 3 which can be seen below.
Table 3 . Analytical Construct
No. Category
Description Indicators
1. Need water
Human beings
depend on not salty water.
The Ghalas-at tribe collect the rain water for survive.
Sometimes they make the water from the liquid of the stems of
the plants for drinking. 2.
Need food The Ghalas-at need
food especially from the sea.
They fish abalones, shellfish, a school of bass, otter.
3. Use Coral
Cove and
pool Coral
Cove and
Headland function as the place for home in
the stormy wind or hurricane
Sea animal sometimes lay ashore and need human help to
be protected from killer whale. Pool was used as the
preservation for otter when they are hurted by whale.
G. Trustworthiness of the Data
The trustworthiness of the data were conducted using four criteria. Those criteria, according to Moleong 2005: 103, are namely credibility, transferability,
dependability and confirm ability. Credibility is the concept of internal validity. The researcher performed the detailed and deep observation of the data in order to make
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