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3.3 Method of the study
There were two kinds of sources used. These were primary and secondary sources. Both sources were used as the main data in analyzing the novel. The
novel of Gayle Sanders’, Mummy’s Witness was used as the primary source. Secondary sources were some books concerning theories of literature such
as Literature: The Human Experience Second Edition by Richard Abcarian and Klotz Marvin, A Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams, Understand
Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and English Novel from Overseas Students by M. J. Murphy, etc. I also used some books concerning theory of
psychology as well. They were Abnormal Child Psychology by Eric J. Mash and David A. Wolfe, Abnormal Psychology Revised Sixth Edition by Gerald C.
Davison and John M. Neale, Abnormal Psychology Integrating Perspective by G. Terence Wilson, Peter E. Nathan, K. Daniel O’Leary, and Lee Anna Clark, etc.
Secondary sources were also gained from the internet for the product details of the novel
There were some steps that had been taken to do the analysis in order to answer the formulated problems. The first step was reading Gayle Sanders’
Mummy’s Witness as the most important source. I tried to understand the content of the novel by reading the novel many times to gain information and a deeper
comprehension of the novel. The second step was formulating some problems to analyze. I also tried to
gather information such as related theories to answer the formulated problems. That information was taken from books and internet sources, such as the theory of
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post traumatic stress disorder. The third step was applying the theories and the approach in order to find
out the formulated problems, the characterization of Gayle Sanders, the description of Gayle’s past traumatic experiences and post traumatic stress
disorder, and also the way Gayle cope with her disorder. The last step was drawing conclusions from the result of the analysis
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