To identify the motivations of Bill Russell in struggling to be a basketball star, it is significant to understand his description. Since Russell’s motivations to
be a basketball star and description are parts of psychological aspect, it will be advantageous to apply psychological approach in this study. As understood,
psychology is a study that deals with mind and how it influences behavior. Throughout psychological approach, the writer can dig out the stated mind of the
character which influences the way he behaves and interacts with others. The ways he thinks, behaves and interacts present description to his personality.
Furthermore, this approach is used to analyze Russell’s motivation in struggling to be a basketball star.
C. Method of the Study
This section presents the procedures used in analyzing the novel. In conducting this study, the writer used library research method. The main
procedures the writer used in gathering the data were reading and taking important notes from many written sources which were related to the object and the topic of
the study. The primary data was Go Up for Glory, a true story written by Bill Russell as told to William McSweeny. The secondary data were taken from books
and other sources available in the internet which was helpful to analyze the topic of the study.
There were some steps in conducting this study. The first step was reading the novel, Go Up for Glory as the primary source. The writer read the novel
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
several times to get better understanding. After reading it, the writer found some important points that were interesting to discuss deeply. However, after
considering the level of analysis the writer would conduct later, the writer finally decided to focus on one aspect in this novel that is the motivation. the writer was
truly interested in Bill Russell’s motivations in struggling to be a basketball star. It is not easy for him to be a basketball star in the USA because he is an African-
American. He does his best to reach his dream. He never gives up although there are many problems he should face. It was the good one to discuss.
The second step was formulating what the writer had found after reading the novel into formulated problems which cover the description of Bill Russell and
his motivations to be a basketball star. Afterward, the writer collected, selected, read and analyzed the secondary data related to this study. The writer took literary
and psychology books which were useful to analyze the novel. In order to obtain better understanding about the novel and more
information of the theories used to study and answer the problems, the writer also collected the data from the internet. In addition, the writer took notes of quotations
and useful information from many sources. After collecting, selecting, and reading the data, the writer started to analyze the formulated problems by applying those
theories. To know Russell’s motivations, it is better to understand his character.
One’s character has influences on how he or she behaves, deals with other person and copes with such situation. In this case, Russell’s character has influences to do
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
and to make his dream come true. It deals with his motivation to be a basketball star. After conducting the description of Russle’s character, the writer focused on
analyzing his motivation to be a basketball player. The last step was drawing the conclusions of the study based on the results
of the analysis. The writer drew conclusions in this study that were believed to be constructive for the readers. The writer also included some suggestions for the
future researchers who aim at conducting the analysis on the same novel. Finally, the writer related this study to language teaching.
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
29
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
