more than she did with Andrew. She was also left with the reason why she had cut her finger off in front of her face.
As the story goes, Sarah learns that having Little Bee besides her was the company she truly needed. Little Bee helped Sarah when she was troubled with
Charlie her son and Sarah wanted to help Little Bee receive legal papers and also spread out the news on the oil wars that no one knew about in Nigeria. For the first
time Little Bee had felt warmth in her heart and Sarah had finally felt that this was the effort she was meant to be doing to make peace for herself and others.
B. Approach of the Study
This study is aimed to find the significance of symbols through the characterization of the main character. Since symbols are a part of intrinsic elements
in literary work, the writer finds that the Formalistic Approach is the proper one to be applied in the analysis.
Formalistic approach is an approach which regards literature as a unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined on its own terms. All the
elements necessary for understanding the work are contained within the work itself. Of particular interest to the formalist critic are the elements of form-style, structure,
tone, imagery, etc.-that are found within the text Kennedy and Gioia, 1995: 1790- 1818.
A primary goal for formalist critics is to determine how such elements work together with the text’s contents to shape its effects upon readers.
C. Method of the Study
The method that the writer uses for this study is a library and internet research. The writer gathered information as the requirement of the study. There are
two main sources for composing this study which are the primary data and secondary sources.
The primary data for this study are taken from the book The Other Hand by Chris Cleave. The secondary data are taken from books and the internet that consist
of criticisms and theories to analyze the topic of this study. The steps that the writer takes for this study was to first read and re-read The
Other Hand as the primary data. This was to improve the understanding of the novel
in preparing evidence to support the study. Secondly, the writer determined a topic and three problem formulations for
the study. The writer took some notes of the novel and notes concerning about symbolism to uncover the symbols used in the novel itself. The writer also explored
the intrinsic elements such as characterization which helped establish the symbols significances.
Thirdly, the writer collected the secondary sources which were related to the study such as books about symbols and characterization. This helped gather
information to analyze this study. Lastly, the writer started made the analysis of the study from the data that
were collected. This was to answer and give explanation on the problem formulations stated previously.
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
