3. 1 Research Design
According to Mc Millar and Schumacher 1993:31 research design is the plan and structure of the investigation used to obtain evidence to answer research
question. The purpose of a research design is to provide the most valid, accurate answer possible to research question. The design of this study was descriptive
method; because of this study describe the main character named “Anna” in Jodi Picoult’s novel, My Sister’s Keeper. Whitney 1960: 193-199 states that descriptive
method is the existence of fact with correct interpretations. Descriptive research studies about the problem of society, with the system which acts in society together
with certain situations including the relationship, activities, behavior, point of view with the process which happened and the influences of phenomenon. In the other
words, design indicates how the research is done and the way to do it. In order to analyze the main characters in My Sister’s Keeper, first of all the
writer designed a research method to ease the writer in arranging the thesis so it will be more structured. After make the design then the writer follows the steps in order
to make all the ideas structured. The first step is the writer should read the novel entitled My Sister’s Keeper, both original and translated. Second, after the relevant
data is found the writer decide the problems to be discussed. Then, the writer relates the problems with supported theory and the writer takes the data of the novel My
Sister Keeper. The writer also used some of data found from the internet, other books, dictionary, articles that related to the problem. After the data from the entire
source is chosen and collected, the writer uses descriptive method and start to analyze. Next, when the problems are all answered the writer makes conclusion and
suggestion in the end of the thesis.
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Chart 3. 1 Research Design
3. 2 Data Collection
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