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1.4 Scope of Discussion
Based on the problems and aims stated above and to make the research more specific, the scopes of discussion are formulated as follows: the character of
Pi Patel in terms of physiological, psychological, and sociological aspect of Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel in the Life of Pi and also the plot of the story in the Life
of Pi.
1.5 Research Method
Methodology is the system of methods and principles of doing something, for example for teaching or carrying out research. The methodology that are used
in this research were divided into three points namely data source, method and technique of collecting data, and also method and technique of analyzing data.
1.5.1 Data Source
The data of this study was taken from the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel which published in 2001. The novel explains about someone named Pi Patel who
survived with Bengal tiger Richard Parker for 227 days in the middle of Ocean Pasific. The novel won some awards in 2002
– 2004, and won the Asian Pacific American for Literature for Best Adult Fiction 2001-2003. The novel was adapted
into a theatrical feature film directed by Ang Lee’s theater in 2012 with a screenplay by David Magee.
1.5.2 Method and Technique of Collecting Data
The data of this study was collected through library research which is a way of obtaining data by studying the books which the result of the previous
researchers in the library. The data was taken from the novel as the data source. In
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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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