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I am interested in this novel because it gives a new knowledge that I have never known before. Christian people know that Jesus is unmarried man. This
novel gives a new point of view. It seems that Dan Brown admires Leonardo Da Vinci. He is inspired by his painting of “The Last Supper” According to Priory
Sion, Jesus married to Marie Magdalene, and they got a daughter. Priory Sion also says that, the authority of church is given to Marie Magdalene, not to Peter.
The aim of looking into this novel is to analyze what is Jacques Sauniere’s motivation in leaving a message before he died. In order to do so, it is important
to analyze the character of him in the novel. It is also a must to discuss his influence on other character in the novel. The theories used in this study are
theory of character and characterization. The approach used is Psychology approach.
1.2 Objective of the Study
The objective of this study is to find out someone’s motivation for writing his or her last message as seen in Jacques Sauniere’s one of the minor character
in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.
1.3 Problem Formulation
This study is focused on two problems. 1. How are Jacques Sauniere and Sophie Neveu described in the novel?
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1.4 Definition of Terms
In order to avoid misunderstanding in reading this research study, there are some terms that the writer needs to define. This definition of terms hopefully can
be helpful in understanding the terms that are used in this thesis. 1.
Message According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, message is a written
or spoke request, piece of information. 1995: 733 2.
Motivation Motivation comes from the word motive. Aiken sates that the term motive
refers to an internal state of organism which arouses activity and direct the organism’s behavior toward certain objects and condition called goal 110.
In this study, motivation is the reason of people’s behavior. 3.
Priory Sion In the novel The Da Vinci Code it is mentioned that according to the writer
Dan Brown, The Priory Sion is a European secret society founded in 1099. This organization is admired to Goddess and very feministic.
4. Toppled Kings
According to Brown, in The Da Vinci Code, Toppled King means the most honorable man than the kings.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter consists of review of theories and information that I employ in my study. I divide this chapter into three parts. The first part is Theoritical Review, second
part is Criticism, and the last part is Context of the novel. The Theoritical Review includes the theory of Literature and the Review includes Character, Characterization
and Critical Approach. The review of Related Theory includes the Theory of Motivation. The Criticism presents some critics about the novel and the author. The
Context of the novel talk about the setting and the plot of the novel, also about the biography of the author.
2.1 Theoritical Review
In this study, the writer used some theories. They are theory of critical approaches, theory of character and characterization, and theory of psychology which is
focuses on motivation.
2.1.1. Theory of Critical Approaches
In giving appreciation to literary works can be different to every reader. One thing can do is giving evaluative judgments. Therefore the readers need some
appropriate approaches known as critical approaches to literature. It helps the readers gain better understanding in the nature, function, and positive values of literary works.
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for the readers to evaluate a literary work 6-15. Those approaches are the formalist approach, biographical approach, the sociocultural-historical approach,
the mythopoeic approach, and the psychological approach. 1.
The first is the formalist approach. It is concerned with demonstrating the harmonious involvement of all parts to the whole and with pointing out how
meaning is derived from structure and how matters and technique determine structure 6-7.
2. The second is the biographical approach. This approach provides useful
facts about the author will help the readers to have a better understanding and appreciation toward the literary object 8-9.
3. The third is the sociocultural-historical approach. This approach is
concerned with the social background in which work of literary was created. In short, before one can understand well a work of literature, he or she has to
know the social, cultural, and historical aspects of the literary works because these aspects are inseparable from the literary object 9-11.
4. The forth approach is the mythopoeic approach. This approach emphasizes
the universal recurrent pattern of human thought. It is believed that the patterns are found in ancient myth, folks rites which are so basic of human to
human thought and have meaning for all humans 11-13. 5.
The last approach is the psychological approach. This approach belives that one’s imagination, capacity for creation, and complexity of thoughts and
behaviors are expressed through symbolic words, thought and action. The symbols are common to all humans in which can be interpreted in light of
