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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW

This chapter consists of three parts. The first part contains the review of the related studies. The second part explains the theories employed in this study. The last part of this chapter explains how those theories are applied in analyzing the novel.

A. Review of Related Studies

The review of related studies is beneficial to get more information about the object of the study and to see the object of the study from the different point of view. The review of the related studies is collected from the studies about the novel conducted by Agnes Meiria Dwihastuti Manggo, a student of English Education Study Program, and five students of English Letters of Sanata Dharma University. Agnes Meiria Dwihastuti Manggo 38-76 explains how the factors inside and outside Veronika play an important role in the changing of Veronika’s traits. The inner factors are the awareness of her inner self and the awareness of a worth living life, while the outer factors are the environment of Villete, Dr. Igor’s diagnosis, and Eduard’s schizophrenia. Manggo applies the psychological approach in this study 36. This study also provides information about Veronika’s psychological condition related to her motivation to live 55. Anik Kuswandari 29-53 elucidates moral lessons that could be drawn from the development of Veronika’s character related to happiness, freedom, and suicide. The study employs the moral philosophical approach, which is very helpful to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 9 comprehend the development of Veronika through moral philosophical point of view 25-26. Agustina Yulianingsih 26-37 states the success of Veronika in dealing with her inner self and finding the meaning of life. The psychological approach used in this study has revealed the process that Veronika has been through in order to find her life meaning 23. Cahyani Tri Utami 27-52 emphasizes on the main characters’ awareness about the importance of living authentically. Moral philosophical approach is employed in this study 24. This is beneficial to reveal the main point of this novel, that every human being is unique, therefore he or she do not need to force themselves to be the same as others. Reygan Efra Theofilus 17-37 states how the minor characters in this novel influence the development of Veronika’s inner self. Theofilus employs the formalistic approach, which is useful to comprehend the role of the minor characters in the development of the main character in the story 15. Daisy Risqi Putri 34-61 explains how the change of environment and new experiences in life can lead Veronika finding the meaning of life. This study applies the psychological approach, which contains information about the influence of the environment and experiences in a process of finding life meaning 30. This study is indeed conducted on the same novel. However, the focus on how characters in the novel reflect the author’s personal life is aimed to provide a different study from the previous ones. This study is conducted in the psychological point of view and is also based on the biography of the author. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 10

B. Review of Related Theories