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collected, and noted down the theories and some other sources of information- including those from the Internet which had the right unity to my topic of the study,
and sorted them based on the necessities and the sake of the study. Having completed the sorting process, I compiled them all into one unity of theories. At last, the
compiled theories then were used to organize my analysis in this thesis, along with the highlighted points and aspects I had found previously.
D. Sources
There are two kinds of sources used in this study, namely the primary data or the main source and the secondary data sources or the supporting sources. Here are
some explanations related to them. The primary data source or the main source in this study is the novel A
Beautiful Mind written by Sylvia Nasar in 1998. For the secondary data sources or the supporting sources, I use some books on literature and psychology, an article
from the newspaper, dictionary, and other sources from the Internet as well. Besides, I also use the movie-the same title with the novel- which is a transformation of the
novel into the big screen. Even though it is not as complete as the novel, the movie helps the writer more to visualize John and Alicia ’s life, especially in giving
description of true love in their relation and how Alicia ’s faithfulness is depicted.
E. Organization of the Study
This study is divided into five chapters. Chapter I, introduction, describes background for choosing the topic and the novel, A Beautiful Mind. Afterwards,
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objectives of the study state the goal in this study. It is followed with problem formulation that states the discussion in this study. Then, benefits of the study
explain the advantages of this study for readers and other researchers. The last part, definition of terms is provided in order to clarify some terms discussed in the study
to avoid misunderstanding and misinterpreting. Chapter II contains review of related literature that is divided into four parts.
Firstly, theoretical review which states literature theories applied to analyze the novel. There are four major theories in this part, namely theories of literature which
includes theory of character and theory of characterization; theory of critical approach; theory of psychology which consists of theory of psychology of characters
and theory of motivation; and the last is theory of love and marriage which comprises in the concept of love, theory of marriage and the relation of motivation
between love and marriage. Second part of this chapter is theoretical framework which states the application of theories explained for analyzing the novel. Thirdly,
criticism states people’s opinion, comment, and even input about this novel. Lastly is the context of the novel which clarifies the real situation of the novel setting.
Chapter III presents the methodology that is divided into five parts. First, subject matter states physical condition of the novel. Second, approach copes with
the implementation of the approach to attain the objective of this study. Next is the procedure explains steps that I took in analyzing this study. Fourth part presents the
source of all the data in this study. The last part, organization of the study serves all chapters in this thesis.
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Chapter IV provides the analysis to answer the problem formulation by using the theories explained. There are two discussions in this chapter. First discussion is
about the description of John and Alicia Nash’s characteristics. The second discussions explain how Alicia Nash’s faithfulness is exercised within true love of
her marriage. This second part is divided into two sections which analyze the triggers of Alicia and John’s love feeling and their love significance.
The last Chapter, Chapter V serves up the conclusion, suggestion, and recommendation. This part comprises of three sections. The first section is the
conclusion of the study which summarizes the answer of the novel analyzed. The second section deals with the suggestion for the future researchers. Finally, I
recommend this novel as the precious material for teaching learning activities. In this respect, I give the implementation of this material in teaching learning activities for
English Language Study Program students. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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CHAPTER IV
ANALYSIS
This chapter discusses two parts questioned in the problem formulation stated in chapter one. The first part reveals the characteristics of John Nash and Alicia as
the main characters in the story. The second part explains how Alicia’s faithfulness and true love are exercised. It is divided into two sections which are the motives
triggering John and Alicia’s love and their love significance.
A. The Characteristics of John and Alicia Nash
