The Relation between Psychology and Literature

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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

A. Object of the Study

The novel by Gayle Forman entitled If I Stay is the object of the study in this undergraduate thesis. It was first published by Dutton Books in 2009. The novel If I Stay used in this research is published by Penguin Group in 2010. The novel consists of 261 pages, in which 234 pages are the content or the story of the novel, 4 pages are the acknowledgements, and the other pages from 241 to 261 are the discussion guides about the novel which contain The Story Behind The Story, Discussion Questions, Behind The Music, and an interview with the author entitled Author QA. The genre of the novel If I Stay is romantic. In literature, the purpose of a romance story is to romanticize something happening in a real life such as a family conflict or a relationship between two people who love each other. That is why, in If I Stay, Gayle Forman uses the comatose state condition to romanticize more the main character’s relationship with her family, her best friend and her boyfriend. After the accident, she is in a coma and her soul is alive as if a normal person, and she has to make a decision whether to stay or to leave and pass away like her family members. This novel was made into a major motion picture from Warner Bros and was shown in the theater on August 22, 2014. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, who plays as Mia in the movie, and Jamie Blackley, who stars as Mia’s boyfriend, PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Adam http:www.penguin.comnewsroomgayle-formans-new-york-times- bestselling-novel-stay-hits-theaters-august-22-2014. The movie won some awards, which were the category of “Choice Movie: Drama” in Teen Choice Awards and “Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress” in People’s Choice Awards. Gayle Forman, born June 5th 1970 in Los Angeles, is an American author who focuses on the genre of young-adult fiction. She is very popular and has been featured in many national publications, including The Nation, Elle Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine and The New York Times. She won the NAIBA Book of the Year Awards in 2009 and an Indie Choice Honor Award winner for If I Stay in 2010. She also won the British Fantasy Award and the ALAYALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers in 2010 http:gayleforman.combio. The inspiration of this If I Stay novel is based on a real accident happening to a family in New York. The news spreads all over the city, including to Forman who hears it. A little boy survived, while the other members of his family do not. Forman, then, keeps thinking whether the little boy knows what has happened to the rest of his family and whether it is his decision to choose not to go with his family. Besides, there is also another inspira tion coming from Forman’s friend. Her friends all over the country suddenly gather in the Oregon town where their friend has an ad-hoc wake after in the coma for a long time. Forman reflects that although there are wounds in life, her friend must have found clarity, a moral compass that has guided her to come back to life. After what has happened to her