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5.2. Suggestions

In this part, there are two parts of discussion. The first part presents the suggestions for the future researchers. The second part states the suggestions for teaching learning by using literary works, especially novels.

5.2.1. Suggestions for future Researchers.

A Painted House portrays life experiences of a family. The conflicts and incidents give the reader some messages about child development, human relationship, and religion. Therefore, after reading the novel, the readers can get beneficial values from it. As this study uses psychological approach to analyze the description of Luke’s family and their influences on Luke’s maturity, future researchers can use another approach to analyze other aspects of the novel. The story of the novel is inspired by the writer’s childhood in rural Arkansas. Therefore the writer suggests for the future researchers to analyze the relation of the writer’s personal life to the story of the novel by using the biographical approach. Another interesting aspect in this novel is about the ten Mexican workers who are treated improperly by some of the society. Here, the future researchers can analyze aspect of racism at that time using socio­cultural historical approach. Moreover, each of the characters has their own qualities that represent their existence and function in the story. As well the character of Luke, the writer also finds another interesting character that might be good to be analyzed, that is, Kathleen Chandler or mother. Her personality is interesting to be analyzed. 60

5.2.2. Suggestions for Teaching English Using Literature

A literary work, in this matter a novel, does not only give pleasure and enjoyment to its readers, but also the moral teaching which the novel has. Moreover, it is also a source of knowledge. Therefore, teachers may use it as a material for teaching learning process. Although the text that is used and students’ responses will be discussed in the literary terms, the basic intention is to teach the language. Implementing literature in teaching English is quite necessary because the students can enrich their vocabulary and language skills; i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It can be used to reach the goal in teaching English, which is the language mastery. Furthermore, teachers must not only help to develop individuals’ personality and intellectual potentials, but also their capacity to be more responsible for their own development.

5.2.2.1. Teaching Writing

Writing is the way people can express their opinions, feelings, and points of view. It is more difficult than the other language skills. Writing needs more effort to produce meaning than to identify meaning through listening or reading because what can be told can not be expressed easily and quickly in writing. The students have to follow the conventions of the spelling and punctuation that will make their compositions understandable for others. Kabilan 2000 explains that to become proficient in a language, the students should not only learn about the language but also use it. Writing is considered one aspect for students to learn a language, while the application of their learning is