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E. Research Methodology
1. The Objective of the Research
The objectives of writing this paper are: a.
To know more about the metaphor and its translation from English to Indonesia
b. Try to mention and explain metaphor form that found in the novel
Avatar The Na‟vi Quest”
2. The Method of the Research
This research is a kind of qualitative research. It gives a description about metaphor in the novel
Avatar the Na‟vi Quest that the writer chooses as a unit analysis.
3. Technique of Data Analysis
The research data are analyzed by using qualitative analysis in relation with the translation theory writer used. The steps for analyzing
the data are: a.
Underlining the sentence or phrase which has metaphor form, then find out the meaning of the sentence or paraphrase.
b. Identifying the type of metaphor which has marked, analyzing the
sentence or paraphrase. c.
Classifying the sentences or phrases to every type of metaphor and account the amount of metaphor in that novel.
4. Research Instruments
The data which are related to the every sentence or phrase that
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contains metaphor of the novel Avatar the Na‟vi Quest will be classified
and translated into several types, such as: a.
Dead Metaphor b.
Cliché Metaphor c.
Standard Metaphor d.
Adapted Metaphor e.
Recent Metaphor f.
Original Metaphor
5. Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis in this research is the popular film by James Cameron and packaged in a novel published by Harper Collins in 2010
and translated by Hary Tunggal and Immanuel published by PT. Surya Teratai Abadi in 2010. This is a popular film for all ages. The story is
very interesting and it‟s being a best film that got golden globes award. This story tells about the futuristic world of James Cameron‟s
Avatar, a young man named Jake becomes parts of an exploration team on the planet Pandora inhabited by the
exotic Na‟vi. Scientists have created and avatar
– a body that looks like a Na‟vi but is operated by a human‟s consciousness.
6. Procedure of the Research
The work procedure will be done as follows: a.
Reading the novel Avatar The Na‟vi Quest then observed the metaphor
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