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B. Approach of the Study

The study uses psychological approach to answer the first and the second formulated problems. The psychological approach is used to help the researcher analyze the surface meaning of the song. This approach insists that all the elements necessary for understanding the work are contained within the work itself. In general, psychology tries to examine and study the attitudes and behavior of human beings as a description of psychiatric symptoms behind him. Because the soul itself is essentially abstract, then to study human mental life it is only likely to be seen from the symptoms appear. In conclusion, psychology is the study of a persons soul through behavioral symptoms can be observed. Psychological approach is the psychological perspective on various phenomena and other dimensions of good behavior viewed individually, socially, and education. By using psychological approach, the researcher can analyze the deeper meaning and understanding of Rodrigues‟ decision to apostate his faith and convert to Buddhism. This approach also has a purpose which is to answer the formulated problems.

C. Method of the Study

In writing this research, the researcher uses library research to analyze the novel and solve the problems formulation. George 2008 states that the methods of library research are identifying and locating sources that provide factual information or expert opinion. In this case, the researcher uses a book as 20 the primary data and also some books related to the study to find out the data and support the researcher statements. In this study, the researcher used Shusaku Endo‟s work entitled Silence as the primary source while the secondary source was information from internet, journals, articles or book that were related to the study to be used in answering the problem formulations. There were several steps used by the researcher to analyze the novel. The first step, the researcher read the novel several times in order to get better understanding. The researcher also took note for some difficult vocabularies and then found the meaning in the dictionary. This action helps the researcher understood and knew the context of the novel that was used for his research. The second step was formulating the problems and found the best title for the research. In this step, the researcher consulted the title to the advisor. Besides, the researcher also arranged the problems formulation based on the novel. The researcher chose to analyze the true meaning of Rodrigues‟ decision to convert to Buddhism. Third, the researcher gathered the data references and found the related theories. In writing this research, references were needed to support the data. The researcher collected the data references from the internet and library. These references helped the researcher to answer the problems formulation. Fourth, the researcher analyzed the novel. The theories were collected before analyzing the novel. The researcher analyzed the novel to answer the problems formulation. After analyzing the novel, the researcher wrote the conclusion of this research. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 21

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS

In this chapter, the researcher analyzes the problems formulated in the Chapter I. This chapter is divided into two parts. First, it analyzes Rodrigues‟ character. In the second part, it discusses the true meaning of Rodrigues‟ decision to convert to Buddhism. The researcher wants to analyze the formulated problems by using the theories that presented in Chapter II.

A. The characteristic of Sebastian Rodrigues

In revealing the characteristic of Rodrigues, the researcher applies the previous theories that have been mentioned. Literally, a character can be defined as a person in the story that can make the story become alive. Abrams 1981 states that characters are the persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work, which are interpreted by the reader and enriched dispositional, morality and emotion qualities which are expressed in the dialogue or in action . There are two characters that can be found in the novel, they are major character and minor character Abrams; 1981. A major character is a person or character that has the main role in the story. He has the big domination and becomes the main focus. In Silence, Rodrigues becomes the major character in the entire of novel‟s role. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI