CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the methodology that will be used in this study. This chapter consists of four parts. They are subject matter, approaches and method of
study and sources. In the first part which is subject matter the writer would like to present the work that the writer uses in this study and the focus of the analysis.
The second part is approaches which deal with the approaches that the writer uses in this analysis. The third part is the methods of the study concern the method of
analyzing the work. The last part is the sources present the source of analyzing the work.
3.1 Subject Matter
The subject matter is the novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai and was published in May 1948, a time fraught with contradictions for Dazai. It was
translated in English by Donald Keene. The writer read the ninth printing which was printed in 2000 in Singapore.
According to statistical publication by Shinchosha, Dazai’s Ningen Shikkaku
translated as No Longer Human, surprisingly, is his most representative master- piece. It was first published in 1952, and has been printed
for 5.3 million exemplars until now. As paper back best seller, Dazai’s Ningen Shikkaku competes with Soseki Natsume’s Kokoro all the time. Shuji Tsushima’s
master-pieces, Dazai’s original name, lives forever because he loves language.
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Some of his master pieces: Shayo The Setting Sun, 1947, Biyon no Tsuma Vilon’s Wife, Ningen Shikkaku 1948. Dazai’s last masterpiece is Goodbye, a
novelette series which is published in Asahi Shimbun daily news. No Longer Human is the story of a young man caught between the
disintegration of traditions of his aristocratic provincial family and the impact of modern Western ideas. Largely autobiographical, No Longer Human explores
Dazai’s feeling of being “disqualified from being human” the literal translation of the original title- a sense of loss and anomie that remains strong in Japan even
today among those who struggle to reconcile their attachments to tradition with the necessities of living in a global economy.
3.2 Approaches
To help the writer analyze the character of Yozo, the writer employed the psychological approach and sosio-cultural approach. The writer’s consideration
was based on the fact that the aims of this study were to see Yozo’s traits and to know how Yozo’s perception about the existence of human being which is
influenced by his society. Using psychological and sosio-cultural approach, the writer expects to find
the things which show Yozo’s perception about human being and how the society influences Yozo’s perception about the existence of human being. The historical
and social background gives influence in literary work. The society condition that is represented in the story can contribute a great support to analyse Yozo’s
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3.3 Methods of the Study
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