6 In the novel, murder refers to both of those meanings above. As a noun,
murder is murder cases which happen in West Virginia. Murder as a verb in the novel is meant as an action of killing the eight victims. In this novel, Mason asks
his assistants to investigate and to kill the victims. Those victims are Matt Reynolds, his wife and his two children, Larry Wellman, Eric Treadwell, Molly
Bitner, and Dickie Straus.
1.5.4 Weapon
In Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary 2008, a weapon is a noun. It
means anything which is used to against an opponent, adversary, or victims. There are some lists of weapons, such as gunshot, bomb, and sword. Each weapon also
has various type and usage. However, those weapons are not sold everywhere because those can be used only by security councils.
In this context, weapon is nuke. This nuke is a kind of bomb which can produce big explosion. In the novel itself, the nuker is produced in
Treadwell‟s bunker in West Virginia. The nuke is produced by combining uranium and
plutonium which can produce radiation. Mason plans to sell the nuke to the
terrorists and grabs the advantage from selling it.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
In this chapter, there are two major parts, namely the review of related theories and theoretical framework. The review of related literature part consists
of the theory of motivation and motive, theory of anxiety, human basic emotions and criminology approach. Here, the researcher gives some explanations about the
theories. Meanwhile in the theoretical framework part, it clarifies and explains the theories which will become basic foundation to make deep analysis and to answer
the research problems.
2.1 Review of Related Theories
This section presents the theories and approach which further will be used to analyze and to answer the problems. The theories are theory of motivation and
motive, theory of human basic emotions, theory of anxiety and criminology approach.
2.1.1 Theory of Motivation and Motive
