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Actually the children refuse to have a housekeeper to watch and take care of them. They prefer to have their father to take care of them. Miranda disagrees
with her children’s idea. She does not want her children to have a problem, since Daniel is an irresponsible husband and father, according to Miranda. It makes
difficult for Daniel to visit his children. He tries to find an idea to get into the house. Finally he disguises himself as Madame Doubtfire.
B. Approaches
This study focuses on the influences of divorce on Lydia’s, Christopher’s, and Natalie’s behavior. I use psychological approach which involves the theory of
psychology to understand literary works Rohrberger and Woods Jr., 6-15. The reason I chose this approach because the influences of divorce on Lydia’s,
Christopher’s, and Natalie’s behavior only can be revealed by psychological theories. That is why psychological approach is the only appropriate approach in
discussing the problem in this study. By using psychological approach the analysis of the influences of divorce on Lydia’s, Christopher’s, and Natalie’s
behavior could be done effectively. This approach is used to examine the marriage life, the causes of divorce, the reactions and the influences of divorce on Lydia’s,
Christopher’s, and Natalie’s behavior.
C. Data Collection
In order to accomplish the study, I use various sources in analyzing the influences of parents divorce on Lydia’s, Christopher’s, and Natalie’s behavior.
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The sources are basically divided into two parts. They are primary sources and secondary sources. The explanation of each kind of sources will be given as
follows: 1.
Primary Source The primary source is the source that becomes the basis of the study. The
novel, Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne fine is the primary source that is used in this study.
2. Secondary Sources
The secondary sources are sources that become the supporting sources in giving information in the study. Firstly, the literary sources are those of the theory
of character, characterization, and the approaches are: Reading and Writing about Literature written by Rohrberger and Woods Jr., Reading the Novel written by
Henkle, and Understanding Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and The English Novel for Overseas Students written by Murphy. Secondly, the books that
become the supporting sources of the study related to marriage, divorce, and children behavior, such as: Psychology of Learning and Behavior by Schwartz,
Child Development written by Elizabeth Hurlock, Divorcing, Believing, Belonging by James J. Young and The Social Science Encyclopedia by Adam
Kuper and Jessica Kuper. Besides, there are many other psychology books, literary and internet
sources that support the analysis of the study. The complete information about all of the books that are used can be found in the bibliography of this study.
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D. Procedures
The research that was conducted in gathering data was a library study. It meant that the main procedures that I used to gain data were reading and taking
important notes that helped to analyze the novel. Beside that, there were other steps taken during the process of the study. First was finding the novel itself.
Second was reading the novel many times. Third was marking the important points of the content to make it easier to analyze. Fourth was making note on
some important points in the novel. Fifth was deciding the title and the problems. Sixth was gathering information from other sources. Seventh was compiling the
sources. Eight was writing the thesis outline. Ninth was doing the analysis. The last was making the conclusion of the study based on the result of the analysis.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This chapter consists of four parts to answer the problems formulated in chapter two. First is character. In the first part the characteristics’ of Lydia,
Christopher and Natalie will be discussed. The parents’ marriage life will be discussed in the second part from their marriage until their decision to get divorce.
The third part is the influence of the divorce on Lydia’s, Christopher’s, and Natalie’s behaviors. The last part is parental role.
A. Character
Abrams 20 defines character as the person in a novel or a play whose moral and dispositional qualities can be understood by the readers from the
dialogue and action. It is easier for the readers to define and recognize the characters’ characteristics by reading the dialogue or story.
In Alias Madame Doubtfire there are some characters that play the most
important role in this novel. They are Daniel Hilliard the father and Mrs. Doubtfire, Miranda the mother, Lydia the eldest daughter, Christopher the
only son, and Natalie the youngest child. Henkle 87-97 divides character into major and secondary character.
Daniel, Lydia, Christopher, and Natalie are including into major character. The secondary character who performs limited function is Miranda. The analysis will
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