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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

alcuizar and gamboa chap 4 (comments in parentheses in between sentences)

CHAPTER IV
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study is a descriptive type of research which is a kind of scientific method that revolves around observations of the behavior of a subject without manipulating the variables involved. (not enough; specify that under descriptive is textual analysis and define it) The main objective of this study is to define the nature of man in the novel of William Golding,Lord of the Flies, through the decisions and actions of each character of the book when factors pertaining to their needs for survival arise.

Subjects
The respondents of this study are the characters in the novel Lord of the Flies of William Golding. Specifically, the characters Ralph, Simon, Piggy and Jack in Golding’s novel that was first published in 1954 are the main subjects of this study. These characters are British boys, ages ranging from six to twelve, who were trapped in an isolated island due to a plane crash. These youngsters, without the guidance of adults, try to survive in the island by uniting and creating their own laws and rules.
Ralph is one of the oldest boys in the mob. He was elected as their leader after he called for an assembly using a conch to signal the others and gather them up in one place. Jack, another main character in the novel, is the leader of the choir of boys that survived in the accident. He is the character in the novel that turns out to be the leader of the group’s hunters for meat. Piggy is a fat asthmatic boy who wears thick spectacles and is the first person seen by Ralph when they crashed in the island. He is the person who always gives out his suggestions on how things should be done even though his proposals are sometimes rejected by the group. He is sometimes bullied by the people in the island and always seen together with Ralph. The last subject for this research is Simon. Simon is a weak boy who enjoys being alone and exploring the island on his own. He is helpful to everyone and though not realized by the boys, he is portrayed to be insightful for he was the first one to realize who the beast really is.

Data Collection
In order to analyze the nature of man, situations will be taken from the novel. Each instances/situations that will be used for the character analysis will be chosen depending on its relevance to the basic needs of the characters for survival. The researchers will examine the different behaviors of the characters in each of the gathered situations. The data that will be gathered will be used in the psychoanalysis of the nature of man.

Instrumentation
In order to select the situations to be used in the analysis, A. H. Maslow’s Theory on Motivation, specifically the Hierarchy of Man’s needs, (enumerate) will be used in gathering the data (confusing, not clear). Situations in the novel will be categorized on each of the five needs of man in Maslow’s Theory and will be further scrutinized using Freudian psychology.

Data Analysis
In order to determine the nature of man on each of the characters on Golding’s novel, Sigmund Freud’s Personality Theory and A. H. Maslow’s Theory of motivation will be used in the gathering of data and analysis. Using Freud’s theory, specifically the mental construct of the mind (id, ego and superego) and Maslow’s theory on the hierarchy of needs (physiological  safety  social  esteem  self-fulfillment), the researchers will observe how each characters decide or act when situation regarding their needs arise.
To explain clearly how Freud’s and Maslow’s Theory help in analyzing the nature of man; we the researchers, will use the flow shown in the operational framework (see Fig. 3 operational framework) backwards. Meaning to say, from the actions and decisions of the characters in the novel, we will identify what situation (basic need) led to such action. After getting the data from their actions from the certain situations that corresponds to their need, we will try to classify what was dominant among the three aspects of the mental construct of Freud (id, ego, and superego) that mitigated such decision/action on that certain situation. The leading aspect seen on the results will determine the true nature of man.

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