Object of the Study

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. 26

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS

There are two parts in this chapter which aimed to answer the problem formulations in this study. The first part analyses the description of Adeline’s character using the character and characterization theory and personality theory. This part is aimed to answer the first problem formulation. The second part of this chapter analyses the meaning of Adeline’s tragic life by using the personality and the motivation theory. This second part is aimed to answer the second problem formulation.

A. Characterization of Adeline

There are some characters in the novel entitled The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. They are George Angelfield, Charlie, Isabelle, Ronald March, Hester, dr. Mauldsley, Missus, and John. The main characters of the novel are Adeline and Emmeline. Adeline was born as the twin sisters of Emelline. She is considered as a girl who has the naughty character of two persons. She has an introvert, insecure, uneducated, and an ignorant character. Those characteristics were identified after the writer read and analyze of how Adeline reacts to problems and direct description of her.