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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

This chapter consists of two sections. The first section presents the conclusion of the whole analysis of the study. The second section presents the suggestion for future researchers to conduct further research using the novel

5.1 Conclusion

Based on the analysis in the previous chapter, the focus on this study is about the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that motivate Adeline to be accepted and loved by her family. There are two research questions that have become the main ideas of this study. The first is inquiring the character traits of Adeline. Second is questioning Adeline’s intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to be accepted and loved by her family. The conclusion serves as a brief evaluation toward this study in general and the above-mentioned research questions. Adeline in Falling Leaves has a high motivation to be accepted and loved by her family. She finds herself as an unwanted Chinese daughter. She sets some ways and everything in order to be accepted and loved by her family. First, this study explores Adeline’s character in order to see her personality when she faces the conflict around her, for example, her struggle in which her Father and her family will be proud and caring to her. It finds that some traits of Adeline in conclusion that she is lonely, smart, brave, solemn and ambitious. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 43 This study believes that Adeline‟s motivation comes from inside and outside her. Her intrinsic motivation comes from her character that she is ambitious and solemn. She traces in her mind that by being solemn daughter and giving her best, her family will accept and love her. Adeline‟s bleak past gives her strength to do the best for everything, especially by studying hard. She becomes a smart and diligent person so that she gets good marks and can study abroad. Adeline hopes that by being a solemn girl, her Father and Niang will love her. She does when her Father asks her not to help her brother although she wants to help showing that she cares of her brother. Adeline‟s faithfulness is act until her Father and Niang die. Adeline‟s extrinsic motivation comes from comic books that she has read since she was a child. The struggles in these comic books inspire and give her hope. Some of Adeline‟s family also support and give her motivation to be accepted and loved by her family. Her brother, James, also always supports and advices her when she needs his helps and advices her when she did something worse. He is like a hero and only friend for Adeline. Aunt Baba is like a mother for her. She supports and cares to Adeline. Aunt Baba always makes Adeline believe that she is smart. Ye Ye also cares to Adeline. He asks Adeline to concentrate on her education and reach her future no matter what happen. A deline‟s motivation has changed her family‟s attitude of her. Her Father, actually, is proud of Adeline‟s achievement in her education. Niang‟s attitudes also change. When Father is sick, Niang asks Adeline‟s help. They also spend their summer together. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 44

5.2 Suggestion