Theoretical Framework THEORETICAL REVIEW

C. Method of the Study

In analyzing Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi, the writer conducted library research. It involves identifying and locating sources that provide information or personalexpert opinion on a research question. The primary data that was used in this study is Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi. The secondary data that were used in this study were the references, the theories and other important information from books, articles and online sources that related to this study. In analyzing Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi, the writer conducted several steps. The first step was to decide the book as the the main object of the study. The thesis writer decided to choose Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi as the main object of the study. The writer searched and read the novel. In this step, the writer read the novel many times in order to get better understanding about the novel. In the process of understanding the novel, the writer found interesting elements. The writer also wrote down some essential quotes and underlined those quotes in the novel in order to make data analysis easier. The second step was searching and collecting the secondary data. The writer found them in books reference and other important information related to this study then read books that contain necessary theories that can support the analysis. The theories were character, characterization, and maturity. Still in this step, the writer wrote down the information that were taken from the book and put it in the right order to support the analysis. Furthermore, the writer also searched and read some information and criticism about the novel on internet. The third step was analyzing the novel by answering the questions, which were presented in the problem formulation. The writer applied the theories about character, characterization, conflict and maturity that have been stated before to answer the questions. In analyzing the story, psychological approach was used because the story deals with maturity. The writer also needed to include the dialogues and the events from Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi in the analysis as proofs so that this analysis was based on objective view. The last step was making the conclusion based on the result of the analysis. The conclusion would be presented at the end of the analysis after the writer answered the question in the problem formulation.