23 Sam and Patrick pay him a visit. They drive together through a tunnel, Charlie
stands up and he feels infinite.
B. Approach of the Study
The approach used in this study is psychological approach considering that the aim of the study is to find out the true meaning of wallflower as seen in
Charlie’s character. According to Rohrgeber and Woods 1971, psychological approach portrays knowledge which includes human motivation, mind,
imagination, thought and behaviour. By using this approach, the character’s
thought and personality can be analyzed. In this study, psychological approach is applied to answer the problem
formulation by analyzing the character of Charlie as a wallflower and finding the true meaning of wallflower.
C. Method of the Study
This study belongs to library research. According to George 2008 the method of library research are identifying and locating sources that provides
factual information or expert opinion. There were two kinds of sources used by the researcher which were primary source and secondary source. In this study, the
researcher used Stephen Chbosky’s work entitled The Perks of Being a Wallflower as the primary source. The secondary sources were info rmation from
internet, journals, articles or books that were related to the study to be used in PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
24 answering the problem formulations. There were some steps done by researcher in
analyzing the novel. The first step was choosing the primary source. The novel The Perks of
Being a Wallflower was chosen and the researcher read the novel for several times. The reading was done in order the get the understanding about the novel.
The second step was choosing the problem to be analyzed. The problem was chosen based on several considerations. The problem chosen was divided into
two problem formulations. In this step, the researcher reread the novel to make sure that the problem was important enough to be answered.
The third step was finding and gathering related theories from books, journals, articles or information from internet that supported the study. The
theories and information were used to solve the problem formulations and support the answers.
The fourth step was the researcher answered the first problem formulation by analyzing how Charlie’s character described in the novel. To find out about
Charlie’s character, the researcher reread the novel. The researcher gathered some quotations
related to the Charlie’s character in the novel as evidence to support the answer for the first problem formulation. To answer the first problem formulated,
the researcher applied the theory of character and the theory of characterization. Then, the researcher answered the second problem formulation by analyzing the
true meaning of wallflower as seen through in Charlie ’s character. The researcher
reread the novel several times to get the understanding about the content of the novel in detail. To answer the second problem formulation, the theory of
25 motivation, the theory of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the theory of
personality were used. The researcher applied psychological approach to answer the formulated problems.
The fifth step was making a conclusion based on the answered found and the discussion written. The study was also be assisted and consulted to the experts
of literature for validation.
