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C. Method of the Study

In this study, the writer employed a library research as the method of gathering the information and sources. The primary source used in this study is the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. The secondary sources that the writer used were Murphy’s Understanding Unseens: An Introduction to English Poetry and English Novel for Overseas Students, Henkle B. Rodger in Reading the Novel, Abrams’ A Glossary in Literary Terms, C. Hugh Holman and William Harmon’s A Handbook of Literature Terms, Little’s Approach to Literature and some theories of motivation. Besides, the writer was also browsing some information in relation with the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring in the internet. The writer did some steps in analyzing the novel for the research. The first step was reading and rereading the novel itself to have deep understanding about the story. After that, the writer focused on the Dutch maid character, Griet and formulated problems into questions. The second step was finding some theory of literature and other books related to the topic of this thesis. The writer also found data by browsing in the Internet. Next step was trying to answer the questions in problem formulation. In answering the first problem formulation, the writer used the theory of to analyze the character of Griet. The other theories of character were also used to determine Griet’s characterization. After finding the general description of Griet, the writer tried to analyze Griet’s struggle for life. It was done by using the theories of PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 25 struggle, theory of motivation, hierarchy of needs and the theory of socio- historical of Dutch in 17 th centuries. The last step was drawing conclusion from the analysis of the problem formulation. It was done by relating all the data into general statements. Furthermore, the writer also stated some suggestions for future researchers who conduct study on the same novel and give the implementation for teaching learning activities. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 26

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