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CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH
The important part of a research in analyzing the data is a method of research. By using method of research it will be easier for the writer in understanding the
concerns expressed in a work that is going to be analyzed, to solve the problem and find a solution for the problems. In this study, the writer also uses method to analyze
the object of the study, to understand all the data and finally transform it into a complete study.
3.1 Research Method
The research method used in this analysis is library research and the primary source of the analysis is the novel itself. This research is completed by enough
valuable sources such as relevant books and literary books. The library research will be supported by the internet exploration in order to make data of the analysis more
available. The method used to collect and analyze the data of this research is descriptive
analysis method. The term descriptive analysis method refers to the type of research question, design, and data analysis that will be applied to a given topic. Descriptive
analysis method studies the problems in society including relationship, activities, attitudes, views, and the influence of phenomenon. According to Azwar 2004 : 126
“Analisisdeskriptifbertujuanuntukmemberikandeskripsimengenaisu bjekpenelitianberdasarkan data darivariabel yang
diperolehdarikelompoksubjek yang ditelitidantidakdimaksudkanuntukpengujianhipotesis”. Descriptive
analysis is aimed to give a description about a research subject which is based on the data taken from some variables which are
obtained from the group of subject and is not aimed to examine a hypothesis.
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In doing the analysis, the writer will use qualitative research. Qualitative research is a research which is done with a limitation of target research where the
data is not in the form of numbers. Qualitative research is aimed at gaining a deep understanding of a specific organization or event, rather than surface description of a
large sample of a population. It aims to provide an explicit rendering of the structure, order, and broad patterns found among a group of participants.
3.2 Data and Data Source
The writer takes the primary data from the novel Officially Dead by Richard Prescott. The novel was published by Dian Rakyat Jakarta in 2003. It contains of 112
pages in 15 chapters. To support the primary data, the writer also takes secondary data from textbooks, encyclopedias, and internet about psychology of literature, the
human personality, and psychoanalysis.
3.3 Data Collection
