20 decision to study. She met her father once more and delivered her desire to study
in City. She argued with her father and her brother to let her go. She tried to overstep people‟s opinion about women.
3.2 Approach of the Study
The approach of the study was psychological approach. The reason why the writer used this approach was because i
t studies human‟s thinking, feeling and behaviour. Human is unpredictable and more complex than other creatures and
psychology helps people gain more understanding obout themselves. Pyschological approach is used to find out Dawan‟s motivation in getting
education in the City and to understand what motives pushing Dawan‟s action for getting a better education. By using this approach, the writer can learn human‟s
behavior, especially, in getting her or his dreams. Moreover, by using this approach, the writer can understand why someone wants to achieve her or his
dream and what the motives behind of someone‟s untiring action.
3.3 Method of the Study
The writer used library study as the method to research Dawan‟s motivation in Sing to the Dawn novel. Conducting this study, the writer used two
kinds of sources, namely the primary source and the secondary sources. The primary source was the novel itself, Sing to the Dawn, written by Mingfong Ho;
the secondary sources were the books of literature, education, and psychology. The human psychology study more focused on the Maslow theory. Some other
21 sources related to the writer‟s study would be used in this study like, education
and several novels related to the woman‟s struggle.
In order to analyze Sing to the Dawn there were some steps done by the writer. First, the writer began to read the novel many times and highlighted the
important idea in the novel. These were conducted by the writer to have deep understanding of the novel. Second, the writer looked for the point that should be
studied. It took many times to read and to understand the novel. From these steps conducted, the writer was interested in analyzing the motivation of the main
character in this novel, Dawan. Afterwards, the writer searched for theories needed. They are: the theories of psychology and the theories of literature in
analyzing the motivation of Dawan, the main character. Fourth, since this thesis focused on the psychological aspects of a novel,
the writer chose the psychological approach to analyze the novel Sing to the Dawn
. As a reference, the writer used psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that is the theory of needs. This theory was used to understand the motive
of Dawan to get her education. Some theories from scientists like, Petri, Kalish, Fleming, and
Johnson were used as well to support the writer‟s analysis. Fifth, the writer tried to identify the aspects that motivated Dawan to
continue her study in the City. Moreover, the writer tried to relate some evidence found in the novel in order to know what was behind her action. The last step was
drawing a conclusion. The conclusion contained the statement of the findings presented in this thesis.
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