Object of the Study
26 library and the Internet which are related to the study. In this study, the researcher
chose Baldacci‟s Zero Day as the primary data, yet books and journals were the
secondary sources.
In conducting this research, the researcher takes some steps. The first step is reading the novel. The researcher reads the novel several times. It is done in
order to get interesting issues and some important points within the novel. After reading it, the researcher finds the interesting issue. The researcher is interested to
discuss Joe Mason‟s crimes motives. Even though in the novel Mason is not the main character, but the researcher found that his character is more interesting. It is
because his character shows how disappointment and anxiety can lead someone to
do something uncontrollably.
Second, the researcher chooses the title and formulates the problems. The problem formulation has two questions that will be analyzed and be answered in
the paper. After formulating the questions, the researcher determines the appropriate theories and approach that are appropriate to answer the problems.
The theories are theory of motivation and motive, theory of basic emotions, and theory of anxiety.
The last step is validation. Validation is exact interpretation that is the result of measurement and evaluation Gronlund and Linn, 1995. The validation
is intended to validate the data and information which are found. The validation is done by conducting interview. In this case the researcher interview two law
experts. Before interviewing these interviewees, the researcher tells the plot of the novel and explains the content and the objectives of the study. After that, the
27 researcher asks some questions and also their opinion about crime motive based
on law point of view. The researcher uses inductive method of analyzing the data and information. The analysis is done by firstly providing the facts within the
novel, and then concludes or generalizes those information and data.