3 her family, especially her father, Joseph Yen. This is the reason why the writer
chose this novel. As Adeline gets older and becomes successful, her father confesses his
belief in Adeline. He does not want Niang stepmother to hear or even know that he still loves his daughter. It becomes more obvious as life goes on that Niang
hates Adeline so much and will do anything to get her out of their life. Adeline stays strong and pushes herself to become exactly what her father wants and
nothing or no one will stop her. Adeline needs to succeed in life and she does .
Following Adeline’s life and the ups and downs she encounters, it makes the book very surprising and full of suspense.
The writer is interested in the story of the novel because the story represents human nature about affection. People behave the way they do. They
must have motivation to do anything to satisfy their needs. Through the novel “Falling Leaves” by Adeline Yen Mah, the writer would like to discuss about
Adeline’s motivation to be accepted and loved by her family. Her family in this study refers
to Adeline’s Father, Niang, and siblings Edgar, Lydia, and Gregory
1.2 Problem Formulation
There are two problem formulations in this study. They are: 1.
How are Adeline’s character traits described related to her motivation to
be accepted and loved by her family?
2. What are Adeline’s motivations to be accepted and to be loved by her
family
as seen in Adeline’s novel Falling Leaves?
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1.3 Objective of the Study
In general, the objective of the study is to find out that everybody in the world has motivation to conduct action in order to satisfy his needs. The aim of
this study is for knowing Adeline’s motivation to be accepted and loved by her family as seen in her own novel Falling Leaves. By being motivated, it may give
the readers motivation in facing some problems in their life.
1.4 Benefit of the Study
Based on the objectives of the study above, the study of motivation is meant to enrich the readers with a portrait of life, which contains problem in
human daily life. It is expected that the readers can find new ideas and new reflections of which they can add to their knowledge on human nature and the
complex problems of life. More understanding about life will make it easier for them to accept many aspects of life.
First, the benefit of this study is for the readers. Through this study, the reader
s can see Adeline’s struggle to be accepted and loved so that the readers can be motivated. They may analyze the literary work more deeply and critic
. The
readers may think about the important term of motivation in their life. The readers also can learn that literary works may have different interpretation and value
depending on each person’s interpretation. Then, the readers can apply the value
in literary works to their own life. This work can also be used for the students of English Language
Education Program to enrich their knowledge of literature. By appreciating
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they will have some insight of one of Adeline Yen Ma h’s works.
For other researches, this work can be used for a reference or as a comparative study. It is hoped to give contribution to the field of literary criticism.
Then, the benefit of this study is for the activity of teaching learning activities. This study includes the suggestion to use the novel as the facility to add the
variety of language teaching. Hopefully, the analysis of the novel could help someone who is interested
in literature realize how wonderful literature is.
1.5 Definition of Terms
