30 become a famous public figure in Wonokromo. This topic will be further analysed
in the following chapter of the study.
C. Method of the Study
The researcher used the document analysis and library research as the method to obtain the data from the novel for the study. There are seven steps to do
a library research according to Virginia Tech 2008. They are choosing the topic, finding background information, finding books on the topic, using databases to
find periodical articles on the topic, evaluating the data found, writing the paper then formatting the bibliography.
In the first step that was choosing the topic, the researcher read Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s This Earth of Mankind in Max Lane’s translation for several times
to have a better understanding about the story, plot, and moral values of the novel. After reading, the researcher then picked a topic that excited the researcher to
write the study about the analysis of motivation changing of Nyai Ontosoroh. Finding information became the second step in writing this study. In
finding the background information, the researcher searched for articles, books, notes, and reading related to the topic. The researcher then summarised them all.
The next step was finding some sources and theories related to the study. The sources were in the form of books, journals or online articles. The researcher
then listed them down. The theories used in the study were; the theory of literature, the theory of character and characterisation, the theory of psychology
31 included the theory of psychological approach, the theory of motivation, and the
theory of needs. The last two steps were evaluating the findings and the sources that have
been gathered. The researcher then made a relation between them and two problems formulated in this study. Lastly, the researcher started writing her thesis.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter aims at analysing the work of the novel and answering the problems presented in the study. The analysis firstly focuses on the description of
Nyai Ontosoroh, as one of the main characters, described in Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s This Earth of Mankind. Secondly, the analysis concentrates on the of Nyai
Ontosoroh’s motivation changing for breaking her expected roles as a Dutch concubine in Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s This Earth of Mankind.
A. The Character Description of Nyai Ontosoroh
In accordance to that, to have the deeper understanding related to the physical description and the character description of Nyai Ontosoroh in the novel
This Earth of Mankind, the theory of character and theory of characterisation should be applied in this study. The first one is the theory of character. In the
previous chapter, characters are described as the imaginative person with the emotional, moral and intellectual values as what can be seen from the way they
are saying, doing and behaving Abrams, 1999, p.33. Furthermore, Rohrberger and Woods 1971 state that each character has
different personality and outlooks from one and another p.20. Therefore, the theories help this study to analyse the emotional, moral and intellectual values of
Nyai Ontosoroh which make her different from any other characters in the novel This Earth of Mankind written by Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
