CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
In doing this thesis, the kind of research used is library research. The writer finds some books and journal or other written sources closely related to the topic that is analyzed.
Besides, the writer uses inductive method as the method of this thesis. It is a scientific procedure to get conclusion from general idea to particular thing. It is divided into three
steps, data and source, collecting data, and analysing data.
3.1 Data and Source of Data
The writer uses Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter as the main source data. The novel was published in 1850 by
Ticknor, Reed Fields publisher. It is reprinted in 2008
by Vintage Books. the cover is designed by Anne-Louise Knudsen. The picture of the cover is a big red letter A.
The data of this analysis are quotations, attitudes of the characters, etc.
3.2 Collecting Data
In this step, the writer begins to collect the data which are related to the title of the thesis. This has some steps.
1. Reading the Novel
In this step, the writer reads the whole novel. The aim is to get deep understanding about the novel, about what the story tells about.
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2. Selecting the Important Information
After reading the novel, the writer selects the important information which is needed to support the analysis Puritans social judgement through characters in The
Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Pearl. The important information which the writer must get are quotations, attitudes of the characters, etc.
3. Finding Secondary Data
In this step, the writer finds secondary data to further support the main data or important information which already got from the novel. The secondary data must
be related with the analysis. The secondary data which is helpful is such as articles from internet.
4. Identifying Data
After deciding the relevant sources as the reliable sources, the next thing to do is identifying data. This step is done by reading the selected sources, both from the
novel or main data and secondary data, then marking the texts related to the thesis analysis, Puritans social judgement through characters in The Scarlet Letter.
3.3 Analysing Data
After deciding the relevant sources as the reliable sources, the writer makes further analysis from the data which is found in the novel The Scarlet Letter. All the selected data,
such as quotations, attitudes of the characters, etc, and also internet articles are being analyzed to achieve what has been planned in the objective of this thesis and finally a
conclusion can be drawn from the thesis. Here is the example of the analysis:
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4.1 Puritans Social Judgement
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