Verbal irony is created when the implied meaning of the stated message is Dramatic irony

16 as suggested by Barnet, Burto, and Cain and the scenes would need more elaboration to be differentiated into complications and conflicts as proposed by Roberts and Jacobs. Thus, the answer to the first research question is gained. Using the theories of irony, the researcher analyses and identifies the use of irony in the novel. By fitting the characteristics and definitions of irony towards the presumed irony throughout the story, then the answer to second research question is gained. The researcher uses the definitions of irony according to the experts, among them are Booth, Colebrook, Hutcheon, Rockliffe, Arp and Johnson, and van Thompson and of what Pettineo adopts. On deciding the types of irony, the researcher follows the ones ruled on traditional classifications of irony of which there are three types of irony: verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Identifying the use of irony proposes the next step of this study to be done. Correlating the use of irony and the plot is needed to answer the third research question. In order to gain it, the theories of plot and irony becomes the foundation for the researcher to argue and discuss the correlation between irony and the plot. The findings of the use of irony also presume that it influences the flow of the plot as specific types of irony are found in certain points of the story. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 17

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of three parts to give the readers more understanding about the study, namely the object of the study, the approach of the study and the method of the study. The object of the study tells about the information of the novel which includes the physical description and brief summary of the novel. The approach of the study describes about the approach used to analyse the novel. The method of the study represents the steps taken to gain the finding.

A. Object of the Study

The object of this study is a novel entitled The Rainmaker, the sixth novel written in 1995 by John Grisham. The first edition was originally published in 1995 by Dell Publishing in New York. The copyright of The Rainmaker was published by Dell Publishing and was printed in United States of America. The novel is covered by soft cover of which is printed in United States of America. On the front pages are filled out by praises and reviews given by readers. Inside, there is writing addressing that the book is presented to American trial lawyers. At the very last page, there is a picture of John Grisham, the author of the book with his previous books as additional information written below his picture. The novel consists of 598 pages and 53 chapters. The genre of the novel is legal thriller; legal thriller because this book tells about law and the story thrills the readers. The tense used in the novel PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI