CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design
Each scientific writings should have a certain kind of method to analyze the problem that is taken. So does this thesis. It uses an approach to discover accurate
information about character portrayal on L.A Meyers novel entitled Bloody Jack. I use some steps to identify and analyze the problem, collect data, and revise theories.
Data collected can be analyzed using statistical technique and would also be considered qualitative descriptive research. Descriptive research can use qualitative
or quantitative methods to describe or interpret a current event, condition and situation. But in this thesis I used qualitative descriptive method.
The research was conducted by two ways, the first way is library research which is done by reading some references related to it and the second way is field
research which is done by analyzing the novel. The method that is used in this thesis is library research which done within intrinsic and extrinsic approach to analyze
character portrayal.
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3.2 Data Collection
When all data and supporting information are collected by reading all references, then it will be selected to the most significant data that will be used in the
process of finishing this thesis. Of course, the first step is to read the novel, Bloody Jack, as the main source. I read the novel for several times to understand the novel
clearly. Then I also read other supporting sources related to the topic as mentioned above. After data collected, selected, and analyzed the object with used descriptive
analysis method.
3.3 Data Analysis
The next step is to analyze the primary data is L.A Meyers novel entitled Bloody Jack. The analysis is carried out with the help of other supporting data, such
as from the internet, some data from the other books which supporting this thesis, and also, I take some data from a thesis which is all of that supporting my thesis. From
the internet, I take data about the meaning of character portrayal and I take about the novel. And also I take some data from a thesis which is supporting my thesis. So, this
thesis gets data not only from the novel but also from the others supporting data.
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The Way to Analyze
Researcher Source of Data
Novel Bloody
Jacky Data Selection
Quotations, words, phrase, Sentences,
quotations
Conclusion
Analysis Descriptive
Qualitative Interpretation
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CHAPTER IV AN ANALYSIS OF MAIN CHARACTERS
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