1.2.2. How does the action of sustaining his normal sexual life affect his achievement in life?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The aims of the study are to find out why Shizuka Kanai wants to sustain his normal sexual life under the pressure of his surroundings and how this action
affects his achievement in life as mentioned in the problem formulation above. Based on those problems, this study intends to reveal Kanai’s motivation and the
positive effects of the action to his achievement in life. Moreover, the result of this study wants to enlarge the readers’ knowledge about Meiji era.
1.4 Benefits of the Study
From the study of the novel Vita Sexualis, there is an analysis about the motivation of the main character of the novel, Shizuka Kanai for sustaining his
normal sexual life under the pressure of his surroundings and the results of this action to his future life. Hopefully, it will give the readers some benefits that are
described as follows. First, the study of the novel Vita Sexualis presents important life values to
the readers for their reference of further steps of life. Shizuka Kanai can be a good role model since he applies many life values which finally bring him to a success.
Second, the study is expected to help anyone who wants to study more about literary works by having this as a reference which may enlarge their literature
knowledge, especially about Vita Sexualis by Ogai Mori. It brings some additional information in understanding Vita Sexualis which may be useful to
analyze the main character based on the psychological point of view. Finally, the study includes the suggestions of how to use the novel as a
source in order to add the variety of language teaching methodology. Some parts of the novel can be used by the lecturer to teach Extensive Reading.
1.5 Definition of Terms
In this section, there are further discussions on several terms. These terms need to be explained in order to give better understanding of the study.
The first word is motivation. Motivation is the reason for doing
something; it will influence someone to behave in a specific way. White, Wofford, and Gordon say that motivation refers to “the reasons that cause a character to act
as he does” 734. It leads a person to achieve his goals or needs.
The second word is sustain. Sustain has the essence of the situation “if
you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time” Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Adult Learners 1574. Sustaining makes someone
keep up a certain thing in order to stay the same or if possible, develop to be a better person.
The third word is normal. Something is defined as normal if it is “regular,
standard, natural” or in “the usual condition, level, or quantity” Webster’s New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus 356. In this study, a person might be called
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the opposite gender and does not have any sexual disorientation, as in homosexuality or bisexuality.
The fourth word is abnormal. It is a certain behavior which depends upon
time, culture, attitudes, and some other factors. Abnormal is labeled to those emotionally disturbed persons and described as “the unique in terms of the
general” Stone viii.
The fifth word is surroundings. The term surroundings signifies
“everything that surrounds a place or persons, especially as it influences the quality of life” Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture 1336.
Surroundings can affect people to live as what they see from it.
The last is Vita Sexualis. The title Vita Sexualis is taken from Latin
language. According to Moreland and Fleischer, the Latin word Vita means life 433. Therefore, Vita Sexualis means sexual life. In this study, the discussion is
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CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter consists of review of related theories, criticism, and theoretical framework. The review of related theories covers theory of character,
theory of characterization, theory of critical approaches, theory of sexuality, theory of motivation, theory of hierarchy of needs, and theory of goals in life.
Criticism contains information about the novel and the author from some sources. Further, theoretical framework describes some explanations of the reviewed
theories used in employing the answers of the problems on the problem formulation.
2.1 Review of Related Theories
Theories of related literature consist of seven important parts. The first is theory of character. The second is theory of characterization. The third part is
theory of critical approaches. The fourth part is theory of sexuality. The fifth part is theory of motivation. The sixth is theory of hierarchy of needs, and the last part
is the theory of goals in life. The theory of character consists of the definitions of character and the types of character. The theory of characterization consists of the
definitions of characterization and the methods of characterization. Meanwhile, the theory of sexuality consists of the characteristics of people with normal
sexuality, the characteristics of people with abnormal sexuality, and the causes of abnormal sexuality.
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