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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
This chapter consists of three parts. They are subject matter, approaches, and procedures. The subject matter deals with the subject of the study. Then, the
approaches concern with the literature approaches I use to analyze the novel. The last is the procedure which consists of the steps used in completing the thesis.
3. 1 Subject Matter
In this study, the subject matter is When Daylight Comes, a novel written by Lyn Andrews. It was published in London in 2003. This novel consists of 439
pages and it is divided into twenty nine chapters. The story of the novel is about a young woman’s struggle named Jessica Brennan. As a woman, she does not just
want to stay at home depending on others. She does something that is seen strange for a woman at that time. She is doing a business which is usually done by men.
She has a great spirit to reach her dream. Jessica is an inexperienced young woman. She dares to take actions for her life although it takes high risk for
herself. Without supports fr om anyone, she can survive her life by her own effort. She wants to realize her mother’s dream.
Jessica is still young when both her parents died tragically. They do not leave anything to support her life. Her only brother left her and chose his own
way. Jessica refuses her aunt offering live with her and her family. She chooses to support her own life. She wants to be independent and strong although she is a
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woman and she is still young. She wants to be like her mother. In this novel, women are regarde d as inferior creature. Men husbands
and sons were the breadwinners of the family. Women depend on them. Jessica does not give up although it is hard to find a job. Many jobs are for a man and a
woman is low paid if she works. Jess hardly tries to earn money with her own effort.
3. 2 Approach
The focus of this study is on feminism as seen through Jessica Brennan’s character. In order to reveal feminism in Jessica’s character, I use feminist
criticism because the growth of feminism cannot be separated fr om feminist criticism. Feminist criticism gives more adequate attention to women writers, a
space to the women critic, and space to the idea of women theorists Humm, 1986: 4-5.
3. 3 Procedure
The main procedure that I use to gain the data was reading and taking important notes that helped me analyze the novel. In writing this thesis, the novel
When Daylight Comes was used as the primary source. I also used several books
about literature and its elements and books about feminism. There were some steps during the process of this study. The steps would be clarified in the
following paragraph. First, after I chose When Daylight Comes, a novel by Lyn Andrews as
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the primary data, I started to read the novel many times in order to get a deeper understanding. Second, I determined what would be analyzed from the novel. I
decided to analyze the feminism through the main character. I needed to read the novel again and again to choose this topic. Third, I used some theories of
literature and theories of feminism and some books and sources related to the topic in order to support the analysis. Fourth, I applied the theories in analyzing
feminism that appeared through Jessica Brennan. The last step is drawing conclusion based on the analysis and giving suggestion as the contribution to this
study.
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CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS
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