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In this study, library research is used, therefore the data are collected from the books, magazines, written texts, documents and so on. The first step is reading the novel the Godfather by
Mario Puzo many times to identify the problems and to get the data. Therefore, problems statements and research objectives can be drawn. The second step is collecting some supporting
data from any critical reviews, essays, internet and other references related to the topic. Therefore, the problems appearing will be able to be answered completely.
H. Technique of Analyzing Data
The technique of analyzing data is managed into six interrelated steps as follows: 1. The collected data were arranged in a list of data. The data listed in this step were ones that
covered the problems statements: the motivation, the form, and the process of influence. The primary data were Don Vito Corleone’s dialogues and narrations supported by other
characters’ that were about him. Selecting and looking for correlation between the collected data and the problems i.e. the statements, actions, attitudes, behavior, and thought of the main
character which are reflected in the novel. On the other hand, the secondary data listed were taken from books, article, or websites. The data that were unrelated to the problem were not
included. 2. Classifying the data based on the intrinsic elements of the novel. Since the central focus of the
research is the influence, the classification is focused on the character analysis of the main character domain in influencing other processes and the analysis of the other characters which
support the process of influence. The data were categorized into some characters. The step was done to simplify and reduce the unrelated data. Each character was given a certain code,
while the data in a character were numbered. The several characters in categorizing and coding the data were: the characteristic of Don Vito Corleone DVC, Don Vito Corleone’s
influence towards Santino Corleone SC, Don Vito Corleone’s influence towards Michael Corleone MC, Don Vito Corleone’s influence towards Tom Hagen TH, and Don Vito
Corleone’s influence towards Amerigo Bonasera AB.
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3. The data in each theme above were arranged systematically from the most important to the less ones. They were selected from the most representative for each theme to the less representative
ones. 4. The data in each theme would be then interpreted based on the psychological theories.
Analyzing the data trough the appropriate approach, social psychology to be more specified approach. The researcher will write and present the data and add them with some explanation
based on the relevant theories. 5. Having interpreted to understand the theme, the researcher would holistically view the
relationship between one theme with the others. 6. The conclusion was drawn after the analysis done in the previous step had been checked to
examine whether the theories employed were enough or not.
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
