Source of Data Methods of the Study

1.6.4 Technique of Data Collection

In order to gain the valid result, the data were collected as many as possible. All the data were carefully collected from the primary data source. Some steps that the writer did in collecting data and making this thesis are : The first is reading the novel. During the reading process, the characters, conflicts, setting and plot also Amir’s anxiety and motive were identified and comprehended deeply. The second is transferring the data into data table. The data in the table were numbered based on the order of their occurrence in the novel. Every datum was classified based on the categorization relevant to the study such as character and general description, conflicts, setting, plot and some aspects related to anxiety and motive on psychological field. The third is collecting secondary data. In this step, the relevant theory and information related to the study were used appropriately. The data were taken from some sources, including printed books and electronic sources in the internet concerning literary theory and psychology.

1.6.5 Technique of Data Analysis

In this thesis the data were analyzed as the object by using structural approach and psychological approaches. According to Harsono 1999:47, structural approach can be referred to a modern linguistics that is introduced by Ferdinand Saussure which is assumed that a literary work as a work of imagination can stand by itself. The Structural approach was used to analyze character, conflict, plot and setting. As stated by Moghaddam 2004 at www.sagepublications.com , both of psychology and literature examine particular parts of human experience. Both of them have same goal to understand better about individual behavior and mental life. From the previous explanation the psychological approach was used to examine and explain Amir’s anxiety and motive in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner which can be seen from his behavior. Dealing with those two major approaches, some steps were done in analyzing the data. The first step is applying the structural approach to analyze the intrinsic element such as the character, conflict, plot and setting. In applying structural approach the writer did the following steps: 1. Analyzing the character and characterization of Amir. This part must have correlation with the conflict. 2. Analyzing the setting, such as setting of place, setting of time and setting of social.