Object of the Study

C. Method of the Study

The method of this study was library research. There were several books, journals and articles had been used to support this thesis. The primary source of this research was the novel itself, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James, as the main purpose of this study was to analyze the major female character’s psyche in the novel.Beside the novel itself, this thesis also used several sources as the secondary sources to support this research. One of those secondary sources was book by M. H Abrams titled A Glossary Literary Term Seventh Edition on the theory of characters and characterization. Understanding Unseen by Murphy was also added as a secondary source to complete the previous theory about characters and characterization. Others secondary sources were the book by Peter Barry titled Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory and Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice by Bressler were needed to give the fundamental understanding about psychoanalytic approach. A book from David Neale entitled Abnormal Psychology Revised Sixth Edition was also used to give the basic understanding on how people can be masochists. Apart the printed sources, this thesis also used non-printed book. They were books from Sigmund Freud ent itled “Female Sexuality” and Feminist Theory and Literary Practice by Deborah L. Madsen. Those books discussed about the theory of Feminine Oedipus complex. The steps taken in conducting this study were based on the sequence of the problem formulation. It started from the intrinsic elements then moved to the extrinsic elements. The research started from analyzing the characteristic of Anastasia. The theory used to analyze Anastasia was the theory of characters and characterization by Murphy and Abrams. From the analysis, the thesis identified the contradiction between her personality and her decision to be a masochist. Then, the thesis tried to analyze the contradiction using four concepts of psychoanalytic approach by Bressler in Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice by Bressler. Before using the concepts, the thesis tried to use the simple definition on psychoanalytic approach by Peter Barry in Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Bressler stated that human has one core issue which shaped their personality. Because of that, this thesis tried to find Anastasia’s core issue. From the surface analysis, this thesis found that An astasia’s core issue was oedipal fixation.Because of that, the theory of feminine Oedipus complex by Sigmund Freud in “Female Sexuality” and the theory of masochism by David and Neale in Abnormal Psychology Revised Sixth Edition were needed to show the contradiction between Anastasia’s personality and her romantic intention as a masochist.