3.2 Approach of the Study
As mentioned in Chapter 2, there are five approaches that Rohrberger and Woods, Jr. offer. Among them, the approach to apply in this study is the
psychological approach. The main concern of this approach is the characters’ personalities in the story. This approach is mainly used to study the psychological
side of Shizuka Kanai in order to reveal his personality and the motivation he brings for sustaining his normal sexual life. Therefore, the appropriate approach
for this study is the psychological approach.
3.3 Method of the Study
In gathering the data, the means used was the library research. It became the option because most of the data for this study were searched and found in the
library. The references were particularly on the literary theories, the approaches, criticisms, and much other information.
There were two kinds of sources that were used in this study. They were primary source and secondary source. The primary source was the novel itself,
Ogai Mori’s Vita Sexualis, published by Tuttle Publishing, Massachusetts 2001. The secondary sources included the books, the articles of related theories,
and the criticisms on the author and the novel. Some of the main sources selected were Forster’s Aspects of the Novel: And Related Writings, Henkle’s Reading the
Novel: An Introduction to the Techniques of Interpreting Fiction, Rohrberger and Woods, Jr.’s Reading and Writing about Literature, Smith’s Abnormal Behaviors,
Stone’s The Abnormal Personality through Literature, and other books and articles utilized for assistance in this study. The complete lists of sources can be
seen in the References section. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Some steps were taken in analyzing the novel. The first step was reading the novel Vita Sexualis as the main source of this study and trying to find out
what the story was all about. The second step was selecting the interesting topics or the problems in the novel that were going to be discussed in this study. In
obtaining good understanding to the story of the novel, it needed a few times to read the novel. The third step was outlining the main points to be discussed. The
fourth step was gathering information about the related theories, the most appropriate approach, and criticisms to analyze the problems. The fifth step was
trying to answer the problems based on the information found. The last step was making the result of this study into a conclusion.
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