This thesis is a research about Schemata Analysis in Rick Riordan’s Novel
The Red Pyramid. The objectives of the research are (1) to find out the function of
schemata in the text, (2) to find out the types of schemata that Rick Riordan use in his
novel “The Red Pyramid”.
The method used in this research is qualitative method. The data resource of
this research was the novel “The Red Pyramid” which was published in 2010. In
collecting the data, the writer used note taking as the instrument to get the data. A
technique of data analysis in this study is Barlett’s Theory about Remembering
Theory.
In this research, the writer found three types of schemata with the function.
They are content schemata, formal schemata and linguistic schemata. Then from
these types the writer determined the functions. They are comprehension, schemata
and memories, making inferences with schemata and the structure of action. The
result of this research shows that the reader used past experiences to collaborate what
he knew when reading a text in novel especially.
The implication of this research is to give understanding to the reader that
experience is needed who would like to read more about text