CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1. Research Design
In doing this research, first, there are three things that must be considered, they are; the approach, method, and technique that will be used. In a research, a
method is required to set the procedures so as not to cause a confusion. However, in selecting the method first must know the approach that suits the topic of the
discussion. The approach used in this study are extrinsic approach. There are kinds of extrinsic approaches and in this research, the approach used is the psychological
approach.
The method that is suitable with psychological research is the descriptive method. By using the description of the social situation and all aspects in it through
the social phenomena that exists, this method can help make it easier to learn and understand the things related to social life.
The technique applied in this study is the qualitative technique. According to Moleong 1989:2 generally, researchers use the qualitative technique in literary
research. This technique differs from the quantitative technique that uses calculative data, but understanding and interpretation of the problems that exist in the literature.
The data that used in this study, taken from several sources. Also, systematic steps are needed in analyzing the problems of this research. In order to determine the
psychological disorder and social problems of the main characters in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first of all in-depth understanding of this novel must be
mastered. The whole story of the novel to be mastered and understood that there are no errors in the main data of this study. At the beginning of the reading of the novel,
the problems are found and later became the main topic of this research. To support research into the main character of this novel, of course, related data of the novel
must be collected for analysis along with other data. Other data collected to support this research took from books related to the topic written by experts in their
respective fields; such as Literature, Psychology, and Sociology. In addition, other supporting data such as from the Internet, journals, papers, and other sources are also
collected to add information to this research work.
After collecting the necessary data, the data is interpreted and analyzed by applying qualitative methods psychological approach. By doing so, the final step is
to make the conclusion and suggestions obtained from the study as a result. Research Design is a depiction of the structure of the planning and execution of this study in
order to facilitate researchers to undertake a study in accordance with the correct sequence. These steps are described as the chart below:
3.2. Data Collection
