Research Instruments Data collection

No Answer Question No. Data Data Location Page Line 1 2 Table 3.1 : Observation Sheet Table

3.3. Data collection

The data collection is done through library research. In collecting data, I use two sources, namely primary sources and secondary sources 3.3.1. Primary data Primary data are data which are collected for the specific research problem directly through the procedures appropriate to the research problem Hox Boeije: 2005, 593. Some citations from The Namesake novel by Jhumpa Lahiri were used as the primary data in this reasearch.

3.3.2. Secondary data

According to Hox Boeije 2005:593, secondary data are primary data which are reused in new research after the addition of new data. The secondary data, which I used, includes dictionaries, collecting data from internet, library research and other reference books in order to get the theories that are used in this research.

3.4. Data Analysis

In analyzing all data about the main character‟s self-identity in The Namesake novel, I analyzed the definition of individual, society and self-identity. In analyzing the data and answering the statements of problem, I used the Psychological Approach. This approach studies about the relation between literary works and their psychological context. CHAPTER IV RESULTS OF THE DATA ANALYSIS This chapter is dividing into two parts. The first part is about the relationship between the main character and the other characters in The Namesake novel. The second is about the main character‟s self-identity development in the novel. Those two parts would be explained more detail as follows:

4.1 The Influence of Society towards the Main Character’s Self

Identity as an Indian Immigrant as Reflected in Lahi ri’s The Namesake. In this part, I would like to present the influences of the society through the relationships between the main character, Gogol, and the other characters. I will try to figure out how Gogol and the other character relate. Before I present the relationship between Gogol and the other characters that influences him, I would like to give a brief explanation about Gogol‟s naming process.

4.1.1 Gogol’s Naming Process

The Namesake tells about a story of an Indian immigrant family living in America. The story begins with Gogol‟s naming process that colored by conflicts due to cultural differences.