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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents an explanation of the methodology to analyze The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
novel. This chapter consists of three parts. They are object of the study, approach of the study, and method of the study.
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is a novel entitled The Memory Keeper’s Daughter written by Kim Edwards in 2005. This novel is divided into seven parts, namely in
the years of 1964, 1965, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1988 and 1989. The years show the growth of Paul and Phoebe from they are born until they are adult. Paul and
Phoebe are born on March 1964. In 1989, they have been twenty-five years old. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
was published by Penguin Books and was considered to be one of New York Times bestsellers. The novel was adapted to
television film and broadcasted on Lifetime Television on April 12, 2008. The film is starred by Dermot Mulroney as David, Gretchen Mol as Norah, and Emily
Watson as Caroline. The adolescent and adult Phoebe is played by Krystal Hope Nausbaum, an actress with Down syndrome. The films DVD release was in
October 2008. The story of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter begins with the birth of Paul
and Phoebe. The first baby is Paul who is born in a good condition while the second, Phoebe is born with Down syndrome. David, the father, has previously
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it causes his mother’s grief even his family’s grieves. Being afraid of his wife experiencing the same grief, he decides to take the
daughter away in a certain institution which takes care of children. He asks the nurse, Caroline, to get his daughter out. As Caroline arrives at the institution, she
sees the bad condition of the institution and the unfriendly nurses. Caroline feels that it will be terrible for Phoebe to live there. Finally, she takes care for the baby.
She fights for Phoebe so that she can study in a school although the board of education does not accept Phoebe to study in a public school.
As Phoebe is growing older, she grows up being a beautiful and smart girl who can earn money for herself although she has Down syndrome. She is also full
of talent in music. In the end of the story, Kim Edwards, the author of the novel, described this separated-family finally met each other after the death of David.
B. Approach of the Study
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