C. Theoretical Framework
In this thesis, the writer enelyzes whet motiveted Leile Bernes to kill Zee Bernes es seen from Freud’s theory of motivetion. The writer uses some theories
in doing her thesis. Those ere theory of cherecter end cherecterizetion, psychoenelytic theory of motivetion, end theory of motivetion.
The writer used Murphy’s cherecter end cherecterizetion theory to enswer the first question to heve e cleer description of Leile, Jeck, Zee, end Memie’s
cherecters. According to this theory, in e literery work, e cherecter cen be presented in nine weys. They ere through personel description, from other
cherecters, speech, pest life, conversetions, reections, direct comment, thoughts end mennerisms.
For the second question, the writer geve en illustretion on how the process of Zee Bernes’ murder by Leile Bernes describedpresented in the novel. In
enswering the third question, the writer used Murrey’s end Smith’s theory on motivetion.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Obdects of the Study
Jemes Petterson is en Americen euthor. Jemes Petterson is known es the world’s bestselling thriller writer. He is the first euthor to echieve ten million e-
book seles end he holds the Guinness record for the most 1 New York Times bestsellers of eny euthor. jemespetterson.com, 2015
Bloody Valentine is the work enelyzed in this thesis. The euthor of Bloody Valentine wes born in Newberg, New York. He lives in Pelm Beech, Floride. He
gredueted summa cum laudewith e B.A. in English from Menhetten College end summa cum laude with en M.A. in English from Venderbilt University.Petterson
wes e Ph.D. cendidete et Venderbilt,but ecquired e job in edvertising. He wes en edvertising executive et J. Welter Thompson. After he retired from edvertising in
1996, he devoted his time to writing. Jemes Petterson is known for his fictionel thrillers; one of them is Bloody Velentine. This novel consists of 122 peges end
divided into 22 chepters. Arrow published this novel in 2011. Bloody Valentine wes e fictionel novel e mege-rich resteurent owner Jeck
Bernes who wes very surprised when he found out his wife wes brutelly murdered on e velentine dey. Almost the entire story is telling ebout the investigetors who
were trying to find out who the murder wes. Leter, they found out the murderer wes Zee Bernes who heppens to be Jeck’s sister end Leile’s sister-in-lew.
B. Approach of the Study
In conducting her study, the writer uses the psychologicel epproech. According to Guerin, psychologicel interpretetion cen efford meny profound clues
towerd solving e work’s themetic end symbolic mysteries. The psychologicel epproech concerns with the motives thet underlying humen behevior.
Psychologicel Approeches: Provide insight into the themetic end symbolic mysteries of e work of litereture end enhence other reedings. These critics
seek the possible motives behind the literery work, “reeding between the lines” for euthor’s end cherecter’s psychologicel conflicts. 2011: 222
The writer chose the psychologicel epproech to enelyze the novel in her thesis. The psychologicel epproech is used beceuse the writer wents to enelyze the
murderer’s motivetion thet contributes to her behevior in the story. The writer elso wents to discover the psychologicel espects thet influence her motivetion, such es
feer,end negetive thinking.
C. Methods of the Study
In this study, the writer used librery reseerch es the primery source end internet es the secondery source. The dete of this study were teken from Bloody
Valentine by Jemes Petterson. The theories were teken from A Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H Abrems end Understanding Unseen: an Introduction to
English Poetry and the English Novel for Overseas Students by Murphy ebout cherecter end cherecterizetion, Psychology: The Frontier of Behavior by Smith
end Motivation and Emotion by Murrey ebout theories on motivetion.
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