29 extrinsic motivation. This study tries to dig Adeline‟s motivation inside and
outside herself in order to be accepted and loved by her family.
4.2.1 Ade line’s Intrinsic Motivation to be Accepted and Loved by Her Family
In this part, the writer will discuss about Adeline‟s intrinsic motivation in
to be accepted and loved by her family. Huffman, Vernoy, and Vernoy 1997 stated that intrinsic motivation is the desire to perform an act for its own sake.
Motivation is derived from the satisfaction arising out the behavior itself p. 377. Adeline‟s intrinsic motivation comes from inside herself. The analysis on
Adeline‟s intrinsic motivation cannot be separated from her character traits. The discussion on Adeline‟s characters above has portrayed indirectly to her reasons
and motivation to be accepted and loved by her family. This part of the study is almost similar to the analysis of her characters. Nevertheless, the analysis on the
intrinsic motivation will emphasize on her characters.
4.2.1.1 Adeline’s Ambition
Adeline‟s ambition to be accepted and loved by her family had been appearing since she was a child. Her bleak past has given her strength to face
reality around her. Her ambition becomes her motivation because it gives her a hope. As we discuss above that Adeline‟s life, especially when she was a child, is
full of her siblings‟ authority because she is considered as bad luck because their mother died when giving birth of her. Because of her mother‟s death, their Father
is not very affectionate to his children so that Adeline‟s siblings blame her. Her
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30 Father is married again, which also influences situation in their home. Her
Niang‟s authority changes situation inside the house. She becomes the power of that house.
The situation around Adeline motivates her to give her best effort especially by studying hard. She grows to be a smart person. She wants to show to
her family that she can get good marks in almost all subjects. She does her best for her education. Since she was a child she had always done her homework. She
also got medal when she was in primary school. Adeline hopes that by wearing the medal, her Father will be proud of her. Unfortunately, her Father does not
appreciate her achievement. Her Father does not come when she receives the award. “… that I had to go up on my hands and knees, to receive my award from
the French monseigneur. There was warm applause and delighted laughter from the audience, but no one attended from my family, not even Father…” p. 37. It
makes Adeline feels sad and disappointed. On the other hand, it does not only give her motivation but also gives her a great ambition to give her best effort.
Adeline‟s ambition motivates her to be accepted and loved by her family. She studies hard. She wins writing competition and always gets A marks. She
traces in her mind that if she studies hard and gives her best effort her family will be proud of her. She has a longing for acceptance. She is like an unwanted
daughter so she is obsessed to make her parents proud of her, then, if she tries hard, they will love her:
I was the ostracized outsider longing for acceptance; the ugly duckling hankering to return as the beautiful swan; the despised and unwanted
Chinese daughter obsessed with my quest to make my parents proud of
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31 me on some level. Surely some day, if I tried hard enough to help them
in dire need, they would love me p. 210. Adeline‟s ambition to be accepted and loved by her family is also act
when she wants to help her oldest sister, Lydia. Lydia asks Adeline to help her son, Tai-
way, to support his education because Lydia‟s family is poor. She asks Adeline to help him study in America. Adeline tells James, but he advised her not
to help Lydia because Niang forbids them to help her. Adeline thinks that by helping
Lydia‟s son, it means that Lydia loves Adeline as a part of family. It is showed
when Lydia will love her if she helps her son. “… I‟m glad we had this evening together for a heart-to-
heart talk. No matter what happens, I‟ll always love you. Yin shui si yuan While drinking water, remember the source
” p. 231. Adeline feels that she will be happy helping her nephew and grateful for helping
her sister.”I felt that I had no alternative and promised them I would be happy to do what I could for Tai-way
” p. 231. Niang knows that Adeline has helped Lydia‟s family even though she has
forbidden her. Adeline apologizes to Niang because she has helped Lydia‟s son
and she asks her that Lydia wants to see her and Father. Finally, Niang agrees to receive Lydia and she also forgives Adeline.”…Lydia and Niang were reunited
there and Niang eventually forgav e me for helping Lydia‟s family” p. 232.
4.2.1.2 Adeline’s Faithfulness
