Critical Approach Review of Related Theories

locate the real world into literary work refers to the civilization that creates the culture. d. The Mythopoeic Approach The proponents of this mythopoeic approach understand the literary work by finding particular recurrent patterns of human though which are considered sharing the same universal belief to certain community mind. They are found expressed in ancient myths and folk terms. Therefore, the mystical relationship found in a story can be explained by the use of this approach. e. The Psychological Approach The proponents of this approach use the theory of human psychology as the references to analyze the character’s behavior, motivation and personality pattern that can be interrelated into the psychology of human beings. Through this approach, the character’s thought, idea and behavior can be analyzed deeper. Each approach has its own strength, weaknesses, values and limitations. It also has its proper insight and this will be the duty of the readers to figure out the approach that would guide to the better understanding and comprehension to the works of literature, as we know that not all of the approaches would be suitable to be applied in every study.

4. Motivation

In the novel, motivation is an internal process that controls Maria’s behavior in order to gain the goals. Maria’s motivation to change her life makes her able to think about the way she should behave in her surroundings. In fact, her 15 behavior cannot be separated from her emotions because her emotion influences her to have certain goals to be achieved. Therefore, I will review the theory of motivation to know Maria’s motivation to struggle for better life. Usually, people think that emotion is another term for motivation. In fact, they are quite different. According to Buck as quoted by Worcher and Shebilske 417, actually motivation and emotion may be related but they are not the same thing. They define motivation as arousal or energy that directs behavior. According to Murray 7, motivation is desire. It is related to behavior because it is involved in all kinds of behavior; learning, performing, perceiving, attending, remembering, forgetting, thinking, creating and feeling. In addition, Smith 282 states that motivation is categorized as an internal process that influences the direction, persistence and vigor of goal directed behavior. Motivation comes from Latin word, “moveo” which means as an internal factor that moves human beings and animal toward the goal that is to be