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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is Suzan ne Collin’s second book of the Trilogy of
Hunger Games, Catching Fire. This book was first published in 2009 by the Scholastic Press. It has earned a lot of excellent reviews from the well-known media
such as Time Magazine, The New York Times Book Review and also awards from Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Garden State Teen Book Award, School Library
Journal Best Books of the Year, Young Readers Choice Award and many more. Like the previous book, this second book of the Trilogy of Hunger Games has also been
brought into motion pictures and again has earned so many awards. This second book mainly tells about the struggle of Katniss Everdeen and her
partner Peeta Melark, the winners of the annual Hunger Games who have to enter the game again. This all has something to do with their winning in the previous game
which somehow is considered as the act of defiance by the Capitol, their government and has ignited some sparks of rebellion in the districts of Panem. Taking all the risks,
Katniss goes back to the game for the sake of her family and friends and also Peeta, her partner. However, as the story develops it turns out Katniss wants to fight back the
government which has been treating the people in the districts unjustly and through the Hunger Games she completed her rebellion.
Through this book, the author tries to deliver certain messages to the readers. Seeing how she describes the government treats the people unfairly and how Katniss
as a part of those people who receive those unequal treatments reacts is actually
showing that the author wants the readers to be aware with their circumstances, with the situation around them. Any unfair acts or unequal treatments by the government
towards the people should be unacceptable.
B. Approach of the Study
In order to do the analysis, the writer uses Marxist approach. Marxist approach is the belief of Marx that focuses on the contradiction between different classes that
later on will result an uprising from one certain class. The uprising is known as class struggle in Marxism and has become the main concern of this study. Karl Marx and
Friederich Engels state that “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of
class struggle” 1967: 79. This shows that class struggle has been the main concern of Marxist since long time ago. The aim of Marxism itself
“to bring classless society, based on the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and
exch ange” Barry, 2002: 150.
Marxist criticism tends to deal with history in a fairly generalized way. It talks about conflict between social classes and clashes of large historical forces. It is also
mentioned by Peter Barry on his book that, “Marxist sees progress as coming about through the struggle for power between di
fferent social classes” 2002: 151. Barry adds that this view of history as class struggle is an impact of the competition for
economical, social and political advantage between the classes. Raymond Williams in Marxism and Literature
states that “Marxism extended the definition of rule and domination to relations between soci
al classes” 1977: 108. It shows that Marxism puts the contradiction between social classes as the highlight or concern of the study.
Hence, using Marxist approach will be sufficient to help the writer conducting deeper analysis on
Suzanne Collin’s Catching Fire.
C. Method of the Study
In doing the analysis of the study, the writer applied library research instead of field research because the data to support the analysis were only available in the form
of textbook. The most important data for the analysis were mostly found in the books at the library because the books at the library contained sufficient information
regarding the topic the writer were studying. The writer used systematic steps to do the analysis. The first was reading. The
writer read the novel repeatedly in order to gain deeper understanding about the story itself. The second, the writer collected the data so the problem formulation could be
formulated. The primary data was collected from the novel. The third, the writer used the theories that had been collected as secondary data to analyze the problems
formulation. Fourth, the writer answered the problems formulation using the theories that were employed as the main analysis of this study. Finally, the writer concluded
the analysis to get the summary of the study.
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