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2.2 Review of Related Studies
Even though there is no thesis analyzing Burial Rites novel, but there are some criticism and writings have been made concerning the similar theme. Here,
there are some studies which have similarities that analyze about motivation. The first writing is a thesis too, which is written by Helmy Mahendra entitled
Mitsuo’s Motivation in Keeping Farming in Distant Thunder by Wahei Tatematsu. This thesis is about how Matsuo struggle to keep farming although industrial
technology can replace the function of farmer. Although he keeps farming, he can fulfill all his needs that related to Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs. Those two states that
motivation accurse because of human‟s needs.
The second writing is a thesis written by Yunita Saputri, entitled Anne’s
Motivation in Philips Gregory’s Other Boleyn Girls. In this thesis, the author stated that social injustice experienced by Anee, motivated her to be a better girl. According
to the author, Anne‟s motivation is caused by the lack fulfillment of Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs, which is love and belonging needs, self-esteem needs and self
actualization needs. Related to the researcher above, this researcher also analyze the motivation of
character in this novel, and find out character‟s way to get self actualization needs.
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CHAPTER III DESCRIPTION
This novel that is taken to be studied in this researcher is Burial Rites, a novel by Hannah Kent‟s. She is a co-founder and deputy editor of literary journal of
Australia, Burial Rites is her first novel. In this novel about the struggle from Agnes to get status, Agnes Magnusdottir is the main character she has some motivation to
get status.
3.1 The Description of Agnes Magnusdottir’s Characterization in Hanna Kent’s Burial Rites.
Burial Ritter is novel by Hanna Kent. NatanKetilson and Agnes Magnusdottir are main characters in this story. Nurgiyantoro states that the main character in a
novel usually more than one, although similarity degree is not always same, that is decided from how the influence of the character establish the story. So, it does not
lose the possibility that there are two main characters in this story. This story is delivered using first person point of view and that is Agnes Magnusdottir , so Agnes
itself is as narrator of this story. This story tells about the reality, the relationship between love and the struggle of some haratres for their life. Yet, in this research
talks about female character, she is Agnes Magnusdottir who is told by NatanKetilson
