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perspective about good and bad, the analysis from each person may be also different in result.
In short, a message in a story is a moral lesson for the audience that the author trying to convey. The author wants to the audience to take the lesson from
the story and learn from it. Therefore, the audience can use the moral lesson in real life to face the similar problems in the story.
B. Theoretical Frame Work
In this section, the writer would explain the theories that used in this study. There are some theories which are applied to answer the problem formulation in
this study. The theories are theory of critical approach, theories op character and characterization, theories of teacher, theories of conflict, and theories of message.
In this study, the writer used theory of critical approach to decide what approach which are applicable in this study. Since the study analyzed the characteristics and
conflicts of the character, the writer chose psychological approach. Theories of character and characterization answer the first problem
formulation. In this study, the writer uses theory of character and characterization from Abrams 1985, Rohrberger and Woods 1971, and Barnet 2011. Those
theories are used to analyze the characteristics of the character. Theories of teacher also used to support the character and characterization analysis. The
theories of teacher are used to analyze the characteristics of Erin as a teacher. In this study, the writer uses theories of teacher from Kunandar 2008 and Woolfolk
1980. Using those theories, reveals the characteristics of Erin as a teacher.
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The second problem formulation is about the conflicts faced by Erin as a teacher will be answered using theories of conflict. There are some theories of
conflict used in this study such theories from Holman and Harmon 2009, and Rohrberger and Woods 1971. Those theories cover the conflicts that Erin faces
in teaching class number 203 including the internal and external conflicts. It reveals the conflicts of Erin in keeping her professionalism and competences as a
teacher. After analyzing the conflicts faced by Erin, the next problem formulation is
answered using theories of message. Those theories are used to guide in analyzing the messages. Those theories are theories from Kenny 1966, and Beaty and
Hunter 1989.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
