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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter serves as the basis for the protocol taken by the writer in conducting the study, which divided into three parts. The first is the object of the
study, which describes the novel One Child and provides the synopsis of the novel in correlation with the focus of the study. The second is the approach of the study
which explains the literature approach to analyze the novel. The last is the method of the study. It explains the steps used in conducting an analysis on the novel.
A. Object of Study
The object of this study is a novel entitled One Child by Torey Hayden. It was first published in the US by Avon Books HarperCollins Publishers, in 1980.
It was also published in the UK by Souvenir Press Ltd in 1981. The writer uses the novel edition published by HarperElement, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8JB, in 2004. This novel consists of 324 pages and is divided into twenty chapters. This book has been
translated into 27 languages and dramatized as an interactive opera. In 1994, the story was adapted as a made-for-television movie on Lifetime, entitled Untamed
Love .
Torey Hayden’s One Child is a real story of a little girl who is emotionally and behaviorally disturbed. She is Sheila, who came to learn with Torey when she
was six years old. She did not only suffer from malnutrition because of living
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under the poverty line, but also grew up without love. She also had an experience of child abuse. As a result, she was a child that often expressed her feeling
through act of terror, aggression, damaging something, and she was a destroyer. Torey as the teacher came to Sheila’s life to change her personality.
B. Approach of Study
In order to have an exact and an accurate analysis on the topic, the writer uses the appropriate approach in analyzing the study. The psychological approach
is chosen to analyze the influence of Hayden’s teaching style toward Sheila’s personality development.
According to Rohrberger and Woods 1971, p. 12, the psychological approach is to explain human motivation, personality, and behavior patterns
written in literary object, therefore, knowledge of psychology ground is important in order to understand the literary works.
It is important to apply the psychological approach because a better understanding of human’s personality can be achieved. The writer uses many
human psychology aspects from Sheila such as behavior, thought, and her personality traits to analyze this novel. In this case, the changes of the main
character’s personality are caused by the teaching points of Torey. She helped Sheila to learn many things and gave an understanding of life through effective
teaching points.
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C. Methods of Study
In writing this thesis, the writer used a library study. Since this study was a literature study, it was done by using references from various sources on the field
of psychology. In the library research, the study was done by reading and collecting data from certain books and other writings as materials that support the
subject of the research. The primary source that was used in this study was a novel entitled One Child written by Torey Hayden. Besides, the secondary data was the
theory of character and characterization, the theory of aggression, the theory of teaching style, and the theory of personality development which were taken and
summed up from some books. There were some steps that the writer took in doing this study. The first
step was reading summaries of several novels before deciding which novel to analyze. Then, the writer started to read and understand the selected novel several
times, looked for information, and took notes of things that would be analyzed in this study. After that, the writer focused on the main character in the story, namely
Sheila. Next, the writer decided to analyze the influence of teaching styles of Torey to the main character, and also formulated problems into questions. Having
decided the topic, the writer had consultation with the thesis advisor in order to discuss the topic.
Second, the writer looked for some related theories and references. In order to gathered references to answer the problems formulation, the writer
reviewed some books, theories, and researchers that are related to the topic. After collecting the references, the writer began on the theories and elements of literary
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