interpret the psychological aspects that the main character has. Therefore, the psychological approach will be very helpful to answer the questions that appear in
this study.
C. Method of Study
To achieve the objective of the analysis, the valid data is needed. Therefore, the writer employed library research to collect data relating to the topic
of the study. The writer used two sources to support the study. They were the primary data and secondary data.
The primary data that the writer used was Jack Seward’s The Macneils of Tokyo, meanwhile the writer also used the secondary data from various books.
Those books are Abrams’ A Glossary of Literary Terms, Cole’s Psychology of Adolescence, Eastman’s A guide to the Novel, Hurlock’s Personality
Development, Hall and Lindzey’s Theories of Personality, M.J. Murphy’s Understanding Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and Novel for
Overseas Students, Little’s Approach of Literature, Pervin and John’s Personality Theory and Research 7
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edition, Wellek and Austin Warren’s Theory of Literature. The writer was also browsing some information in the internet in
relation with the novel Seward’s The Macneils of Tokyo. First of all, it was reading and rereading the novel written by Jack Seward
entitled The Macneils of Tokyo until the writer got full comprehension of it, the writer also formulate problems into questions. After that the writer was focusing
the attention on one of the main characters which was Bill Macneil. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Secondly, this study obtained theories on character-characterization, personality and personality development. The theories were used in order to make
deeper analysis on how the personality development and what environmental determinant that influenced the character of Bill Macneil.
Thirdly, the writer answered the questions in the problem formulation. In answering the first problem formulation the theories of character and
characterization by Murphy in Understanding Unseen: An Introduction to English Poetry and Novel for Overseas Students, and Abrams’ A Glossary of Literary
Terms are used. After finding the character and characterization of Bill Macneil, the writer tried to answer the second and third problem formulations using the
theories of personality and personality development as it stated in the previous chapter. Finally, the conclusion will be drawn based on the analysis.
