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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is a novel entitled The Host. This novel consists of 619 pages and divided into epilogue, 58 chapters, and epilogue.
This novel is created by a famous American author, Stephenie Meyer. It is published after her previous vampire-romance-saga: Twilight, New Moon,
Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The Host first published in 6 May 2008 by Little, Brown, and Company and has been a hit since that.
The Host gain several praise such as 1 New York Times Bestseller, remained on this list for 26 weeks and also spent over 36 weeks on The Los
Angeles Times bestseller list. In Canada, it also becomes 1 of 10-top-selling fiction books by
Maclean’s Magazines. Furthermore, its debut remark “Best Book of May 2008” in Amazon.com.
The novel tells about an alien named Wanderer that motivates to live with human
. The conflicts arise since Wanderer inserted to Melanie’s body. In the continuation of the story, Wanderer finds herself affected by Melanie’s
soul, especially her emotion and memories. Although she is trapped, she protects the information about other humans, including her brother, Jamie, and
her boyfriend, Jared. The contradiction of traits and feelings between Wanderer and
Melanie are collided. They run away from the Seeker, soul that is assigned to
17 hunt human; to search for human’s hiding place which is located in the desert.
At the hiding place , lived Melanie’s relatives such as Uncle Jeb, Aunt Maggie,
Sharon, Jamie; and of course Jared. At the beginning, most human there wants to kill Wanderer, but later they trust Wanderer for being a friend and part of
their community. She also falls in love with a young man named Ian, who convinces other human to trust her.
The Host was recently adapted into a film and was released in theaters on 29 March 2013. The movie’s casts are Saoirse Ronan as
WandererMelanie, Max Irons as Jared Howe, Chandler Canterbury as Jamie, and Jake Abel as Ian
O’Shea. It beautifully presents the novel’s story of motivation and love of two different kinds in struggle to reach their goals.
B. Approach of the Study
In order to earn conclusion of this thesis, the writer choose an appropriate approach to be applied. The writer uses psychological approach in
analyzing the work, since it deals with motivation. Thus, the writer obtains an understanding about Wanderer’s mind, feelings, and behaviors that influence
her motivation to live with human. Rohgerber and Woods in Reading and Writing about Literature stated
that “psychological approach involves the effort to locate and demonstrate certain recurrent patterns
” 1971: 13. It can be said that the purpose of psychology approach is to define repeated patterns of people. The patterns are
behaviors, perspectives, and emotions are the clues to discover psychological
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