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1.6.4 Techniques of Data Collection
In this study, the writer needs many materials to strengthen her research. Because of that the writer takes data from the library research. Library research is
a method of collecting data by reading books and other reference, which are related to the topic. This method was to complete the data needed for this
research. According to Nazir 1999: 111: “Library research is an activity to find and analyze reference. The
writer searches and collects all the necessary and important references, information and ideas from significant sources related
to the subject matter to support the ideas in writing the thesis.”
Besides, tacquires from the websites to support the analysis.
1.6.5 Techniques of Data Analysis
The writer uses two approach, they are structural approach and feminism approach. Structural approach analysis character, conflict and setting, and
feminism approach analysis social feminism and cultural feminism.
1. Structural Approach
According to Jabrohim 2003: 60 “structural approach is an approach in literary research which focuses in literary autonomy in a work of fiction”.
The writer uses the structural approach to analyze the structural elements like main character and internal and external conflict experienced by Anna.
Main character is the main topic of the analysis. The characteristic of the main character has a close relation with the topic that the writer wants to analyze
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which is about “Feminism”. Conflicts, both internal conflicts and also external conflict, is the element which also important to support the analysis of the main
topic of the thesis.
2. Feminism Approach
Feminist theory tries to analyze the conditions that shape the lives of women and investigate a variety of cultural understanding of what it means to be
female. And how to explain the conditions of life they lead. Caroline Ramazonaglu states feminism is
sharing of social theory that describes the relationship between the sexes in the society and differences between the
experiences is experienced by men and women, which is also a theory of political practice 1998, 8
According to Glover, David, Kaplan, Cora, 2000, “Feminism refers to political, cultural and economic movements aimed at establishing the greates
rights and legal protections for women. Feminism includes some of the sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference.
It is also a movement that campaigns for women’s right and interest. Nancy Colt defines feminism as the belief in the importance of gender equality, invalidating
idea of gender hierarchy as a social constructed concept.” In this thesis feminism approach is used to analyze social feminism and
cultural feminism. The writer wants to describe the process of social and cultural feminism of Anna in Anna and The King by Elizabeth Hand and the reason and
also the purpose of why it happen. Talking about “social and cultural”, it has a
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