Background of the Study

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1.2 Statements of the Problem

According to the background of the study, the statements of the problem as following are: 1. What is the general description of Charlie as the main character in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower? 2. What are settings described in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower? 3. What are conflicts experienced by Charlie in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower? 4. How is Charlie’s ego defence mechanisms described in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower?

1.3 Objective of the Study

According to the background of the study, the objectives of the study as the following are: 1. To describe the general description of Charlie in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 2. To describe the settings presented in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 3. To describe conflicts experienced by Charlie in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 4. To describe Charlie’s ego defence mechanisms in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 4

1.4 Scope of the Study

The writer will focused on analyzing the general description of Charlie as the main character, settings, and conflict experienced by Charlie. The writer also focused on the study of psychological approach especially defence mechanisms.

1.5 Significance of the Study

1. For the writer The writer wants to find out how Charlie’s Defence mechanisms affect his character development psychologically. 2. For the reader To give more knowledge about the structural elements in literature like character and conflict, beside to improve the reader’s knowledge in defence mechanisms as the psychological aspects. 3. For the university To give a contribution for the library of Dian Nuswantoro University as the additional references, especially in Literary Department.

1.6 Method of the Study

1.6.1 Research Design

The writer use qualitative descriptive method to analyze this data. Qualitative research has its roots in social science and is more concerned with understanding why people behave as they do: their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, fears, etc. 5

1.6.2 Source of Data

In this thesis, the writer uses Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower as the object of the analysis and source of data. It is a coming-of-age epistolary novel Published by MTV USA in 1999.

1.6.3 Unit of Analysis

The writer focuses on discussing about main character, setting, and conflict, which are both internal conflict and external conflict. Besides the writer also focuses on the analysis of the defence mechanisms which are experienced by the main character.

1.6.4 Technique of Data Collection

On getting the data, the writer needs materials to build up her research because of that the writer do a library research, a method of collecting data by reading books and other references, which are related to the topic. This method was used to complete the data needed for this research. The writer searches and collects all the necessary and important references, information and ideas from significant sources related to the subject matter to support the ideas in writing the thesis. In collecting the data, the writer was doing two steps. First step, the writer reading the novel. On it the writer got the interesting topic that wanted to discuss and analyze. The second step the writer collects the data which related to the topic from this novel. On this matter, the writer applied reading book and read articles from internet, which are related to the topic, find some quotations which are also related to the topic, and makes some notes which can help the writer when analyze the topic, discuss the topic with friends, and then analyzing the topic.