course of thought, in the present: a common type of delusion” 134. In this study, it is related to the condition experienced in life which can determine
one’s behavior because of any human needs that cannot be fulfilled completely.
2. Behavior
Loftus states that behavior is a physical realization of someone’s psychological condition, meaning to say that people will behave based on their
psychological condition 155. Schwartz states the term behavior refers to how people think, feel, and remember 3. In this study, behavior means a human
psychological condition which can be identified through human action, feeling, and thought.
3. Absence of Love
Hauck defines that love is the powerful feeling we have for person, animals or things that has satisfied, is satisfying or will satisfy our desires and needs 16.
In this study, the writer states the absence of love as the situation in which a person loses of powerful feeling for person who satisfies the desires and
needs. 4.
Character Pickering states that the term character applies to any individual in a literary
work 19. In this study, the writer states character as a person who has contribution to develop the story and bring the soul to the story.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
In this chapter, the writer discusses about all theories related to the topic. This chapter is divided into three parts. They are review of related studies, review
of related theories, and theoretical framework. In the first part, the writer reviews other previous studies done by other researchers on the same work, topic, and or
author. The second part, review of related theories, discusses the most relevant theories for the study. This part is divided into two major parts. They are theory of
literature and theory of psychology. The third part, theoretical framework, explains the contribution of the theories and reviews in solving problem of this
study.
A. Review of Related Studies
This part deals with any other related studies which discuss about the influence of the absence of love in the main characters’ behavior. In this part, the
writer defines and compares other related studies, argues against other studies, and discovers something new from the other related studies. In this part, the writer
also shows the position of this study towards the other related studies. The writer explains the similarities or differences between the study and other related studies,
and used those studies as a consideration. The writer finds the related studies from the undergraduate thesis and other
researchers’ journals. The writer uses the undergraduate thesis as consideration to
find out the additional information about the explanation about love and psychological state. From other researchers’ journal, the writer finds the topic
which is talking about the aspect of love towards the human psychological state, which helps the writer in analyzing the topic chosen.
Wijaya states that love is a two-way-affair and it grows best when it is given and received. What the creature does is a response to the attitude of
community. The rising attitude is shown to express human feeling 44. Wijaya also defines that love will create positive things and love is also powerful 43.
Wijaya’s explanation supports this study in which the love is able to influence the behavior of human being, because love is able to emerge positive and even
negative effects in human life. In this study, the writer relates the behavior of human being as an impact of psychological influence of the absence of love.
This study discusses how the absence of love has influence for human behavior. Brennan states that in other aspects, people who do not experience that
encouragement or love in their life from others may be more prone for depression or loneliness http:www.uwire.comcontenttopnews-021401002.html. Her
journal supports the writer’s study which discusses about the psychological influence in the main characters’ behavior as an effect of the inexistence of love.
B. Review of Related Theories
This part is divided into two major parts. They are theory of literature and theory of psychology. The theory of literature is divided into three parts. They are
theory of critical approaches, theory of character, and theory of characterization.
