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technique of collecting data is reading the novel frequently and intensively to understand the content of the novel, especially about aspect that made up the
character, methods characterization used by the author and also plot in that story, taking note on certain statement and information that can support to answer the
problem and then organize or classify them in order to find out which one is appropriate to the need of the study.
1.5.3 Method and Technique of Analyzing Data
In technique of analyzing data is the process to find and arrange the data systematically, by classifying into several categories and analyzed in accordance
with the theories in order to come to a conclusion, which hopefully responds well to the problems raised for this study. Qualitative method was used in the
analyzing, it means this study explains and describes the result of analysis in the form of words and sentences.
The first problem was resolved by grouping the quotations into categories according to the theory of Kenney and then analyzes it with the explanation. The
second problem was resolved by analyzing which part the beginning, middle, climax, and end of the story and also takes which the evidence of it.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE, CONCEPTS, AND THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK 2.1
Review of Literatures
This chapter deals with some reviewing from undergraduate students’
thesis and also from the article that contain the theory about character to support the study. There are several students of the English Department who are interested
in characterization as the topic of their study. The first study
entitled “The Analysis of Main Character in The Short Story Entitled Markheim by
Robert Louis Stevenson” written by Dani 2007. This study discussed on the main character of Markheim which used theory of
Kenney 1966 and Bernhardt 1953 that has physiological, psychological, and sociological aspect in the character and also method of characterization which the
author used are like describe characters, told the reader how Markheim was, environment or condition during the conflict and used Characters on the Other
Character Method . Most main character’s life spent bad thing through his
conversation with supporting is mysterious man. Even though, the writing does not have a review literature, concept and
theoretical framework, but this study used method of the characterization which the reader is able to know the age, the life and who Markheim is. This thesis was
relevant with the same topic and basic of theory but has a different of data source.
