Subject Matter Approach METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter is divided into three sections. The first section is subject matter which explains the content of Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild. The second section is approach which explains the approach that I use in this study. The third is procedures which contain series of steps in conducting this study.

3.1 Subject Matter

In this study, I analyze the novel Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer. The novel was first published in USA in 1998 in New York by Villard Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. This edition was published in 2007 by Pan Books, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, Ltd., London. It consists of 205 pages and 18 chapters. The novel was already filmed by Paramount Vantage. The novel Into The Wild tells about the story of Chris McCandless who comes from a rich and well educated family. He grows without spending much time with his parents since his parents are so busy with their jobs. His parents also often get quarreling and threatening to divorce each other. It makes him feels lack of love from his parents. Chris is always interested in the nature and the wildlife. It is because he admires his grandfather who lives near to the nature. Chris loves having road trips and going for camping. Finally, after graduating from his university, he decides to go to Alaska to live off the land. He finds many troubles during his two-year-trips to Alaska. Nevertheless, he can be in Alaska with his struggles. Finally, after 18 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI living off the land for 113 days in Alaska, he finds his death after consuming poisoning root which is not explained in the book he brings whether it is poisoning or not. This error brings him to his death. The novel represents many aspects of human life. One of them is about the human motivations. The novel tells how Chris keeps his motivations in living off the land in Alaska. He has to build his motivations in living off the land in Alaska although he finds difficulties during the trips to Alaska and when living off the land in Alaska.

3.2 Approach

In conducting the study, the psychological approach is applied. It is because this study focuses on the major character’s motivations, which are a part of psychological aspects. Thus, the psychological approach is applied. This psychological approach leads us to analyze the character from the psychological point of view. The character’s behaviour, mind, and appearance must be noticed. By using the psychological approach, we can analyze the details of character’s behaviours, mind, and appearance. The psychological approach helps me to understand the character’s personality better and the character’s characterizations which are closely related to his motivations in doing actions. By applying this approach, we can understand the character’s reasons why he extremely wants to live off the land in Alaska. The reasons behind his willingness are related to the motivations. Therefore, the psychological approach is appropriate to analyze the problems in this study. 19

3.3 Procedure