24 interest of gothic motivates her to write the novel. Her interest also affects the
ambiance of the novel which are tragedy and mystery. Moreover, her cultural belief of number 13 affects the plot of the novel. There are three aspects which
affected by the belief of number 13. The first aspect is the title of the novel which represents the agony content of the novel. The second aspect is that the story of
the twins is the story number 13 which written by one of the characters in the novel. The third aspect is that the age of the twins when they are left by their
mother is 13. The novel The Thirteenth Tale is the result of her imagination and interest in writing.
B. Approach of the Study
The psychological approach is used to analyze and answer the problem formulations in this study. The psychological approach is the most appropriate in
this study because it is easier to understand and analyze the character by using this approach. Moreover, the character’s characteristics and behavior is seen from the
psychology side. In addition, the character, tragic life and its meaning will be analyzed using this approach because they have a relation with the psychology.
are affected by the family and social factor. This approach is using psychological view and theory to analyze and solve the problem.
C. Research Procedure
In conducting the research, the researcher used library study or collecting data from various references as the method to get primary and secondary data.
25 The researcher also used various references from the online sources. In the other
word, the data were gathered from books and online research or journals. First, the novel The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield is the primary
data in this study. The researcher read the novel for more than once to understand the content and find interesting and important items to be discussed. The
researcher decided to analyze the characters’ characteristics which means
Adeline ’s personality and Adeline’s tragic life by using the psychological point of
view. Second, the researcher tried to find the other references and relevance sources to support the study and help the researcher to analyze the problem.
Third, the researcher determined the theories and approach to be applied in this study. The approach used was the psychological approach. The study adopted
theories about aspect of personality which were intrinsic and extrinsic aspect, character and characterization theory, adolescence theory, and motivation theory.
The researcher used some books and theories to support the ideas to analyze and solve the formulated problem.
