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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of three parts; the first part is Object of the Study which explains what the literary work is generally about. The second part is Approach of the Study that discusses the approach which is used to analyze this literary work. The last part is Method of the Study which explains about the method that is applied in conducting this study.

A. Object of the Study

The object of the study is Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl which consists of 427 pages. This literary work is an English version which was originally entitled Het Achterhuis. This literary work was originally written by Anne Frank but then edited by Otto Frank Anne’s father and Mirjam Pressler. This literary work was published in London, England by Puffin Modern Classic in 2002 first published in 1947. The date of the diary started from 12 June 1942 and ended on 1 August 1944. Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl portrays the life of a young Jewish girl in the hiding place including its conflicts and problems. This girl named Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1929. In 1933, Frank family moved to Amsterdam in searching for safety because of anti-Jewish 25 measures created by Adolf Hitler. Then, on 6 July 1942 they had to go into hiding place in order not to be sent to the concentration camps. The life of Annexe’s residents changed dramatically in the hiding place. They had no freedom, enough foods, money, water and even spaces during their hiding. Living with some people in one small place for years aroused many problems and conflicts. However, those conflicts could form one’s character, in this case Anne’s characters. She had some conflicts not only with her mother but also Mr. Dussel and the Van Daans. The motivation in facing and solving problems determined her response towards the conflicts. Anne used to be a critical and forthright girl. Therefore, people around her see her as a bad-mannered and bad-tempered girl. She was very close to her father and she loved him very much. He used to be on her side, except once when she had quarrels with her mother and her sister. Then she realized that she could not count on anyone else. She had no shoulders to cry on whenever she needed someone to talk with. This fact hurt her and encouraged her to be an independent person because she could not always depend on someone to help her. As time went by, she grew as a wise young girl with broader thinking compared to the girls in her age and to those people in Secret Annexe.

B. Approach of the Study