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to know th e literal meaning. Without judging the author‟s background or
purposes, the researcher judge the study as what it is written there.
B. Theoretical Framework
In this study, there are two problems that are analyzed. The first is “How is
the narrator described in the novel ?” and the second is “What is the meaning of
being grown-up as seen by the narrator?” In order to answer those questions, the
researcher uses psychological approach. It is because the base of the analysis will be closely related to human psyche, human mind, and behavior. Moreover, the
researcher also uses some theories to answer those questions. For the first problem, the researcher uses the character and characterization
theories to answer the question. These theories help the researcher to have a better understanding of the character which is being analyzed. These theories are going
to help the researcher in analyzing the main character of the novel who is the narrator in The Little Prince novel. Theory of characterization by Murphy 1972
wi ll be used to get the character‟s personality by analyzing some aspects such as
personal descriptions, speeches, conversation of others, reactions, direct comments, and thoughts.
For the second problem that will be discussed in this study is about the meaning of grown-ups. The researcher uses a psychological approach to
determine what is the meaning of grown-ups as seen by the narrator. The researcher also uses the theory of motivation to reveal the meaning by seeing from
the character ‟s motivation in the novel.
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C. Context of the Novel
According to Schiff 1994 in her book, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born in Lyons, France, in 1900. His prime profession is a pilot. He had flown any
kind of flying planes for about twenty years. His ideas about his essays and novel came from his experience in flying to many places around the world. The Little
Prince was written during World War II. He had to stop on his profession as a pilot and moved to New York because of Germany‟s invasion in France. He had
to leave his hometown because of the war that happened in Europe. The novel was inspired by his homesick to return to his hometown which is France, hoping
to live in peace. His thought of what happened to him that time made him so desperately eager to write this novel. The story is mainly about his stress about
what happened in his time, especially about the World War II. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
