Loving Melancholic The Character of Jacques Sauniere

36 got an accident when she was still kid. Until his last times, he tried to call Sophie. There is something he wanted to talk. “We had a falling – out ten years ago,” Sophie said, her voice a whisper now. “We’ve barely spoken since. Tonight when Crypto got the call that he had been murdered, and I saw the images of his body and text on the floor, I realized he was trying to send me a message.” 76 Because his effort is not success, in his last minutes he tried to attract Sophie. He posed as The Virvituan Man one of Leonardo da Vinci famous painting. The Virvituan Man is Sophie favorite painting. Jacques Sauniere hopes that by posed like that in his death, Sophie will come. “The Virvituan Man,” she said flatly. “That particular sketch has always been my favorite Da Vinci work. Tonight he used it to catch my attention.” 76 Saunire looked remarkably fit for a man of his years… and all of his musculature was in plain view. He had stripped off every shred of clothing, placed it neatly on the floor, and lain down on his back in the center of the wide corridor, perfectly aligned with the long axis of the room. His arms and legs were sprawled outward in a wide spread eagle, like those of a child making a snow angel… or, perhaps more appropriately, like a man being drawn and quartered by some invisible force. 38 As stated in chapter 2 that people’s behavior in influenced by certain motives. These motives lead them to behave in their manner to get some achievement. Motivation seems to provide the “why” behavior. To discover why Jacques Sauniere leaves a message before he died, the theory of motivation especially Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is utilized. According to Maslow, there are five basic needs in the hierarchy of needs. There are psychological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, esteem PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 37 needs, and self actualization needs. Maslow argues that usually the lowest need on the hierarchy being satisfied. Globe 38-43

4.3.1 Fulfilling Sophie’s Safety Needs

Leaving the message “P.S find Robert Langdon” Jacques Sauniere wanted Sophie to find Robert Langdon so that she would not be alone. As the granddaughter of the Priory Sion’s grandmaster, Sophie is always in danger. member of Priory Sion, Jacques Sauniere is one of the Grandmasters of Priory Sion. He thinks that it is the right time to him to tell the truth to Sophie. He loves Sophie very much. He does not want something happen to her. Jacques Sauniere wanted to make his relationship well. “You cannot be mad forever. Have you not read the letters that I’ve sent all these years? Do you not yet understand? He paused. “We must speak at once. Please grant your grandfather this one wish. Call me at the Louvre. Right away. I believe you and I are in danger.” 82 As the member of Priory Sion, he is always in danger. He can be killed anytime, so does with Sophie. After their relationship is bad for ten years, Sauniere wanted to explain and tell the truth. Sophie does not know that her grandfather is one of the members of Priory Sion.

4.3.2 Fulfilling Sophie’s Belongingness and Love Needs

Jacques Sauniere felt that he does not longer live anymore. In her last time, Jacques Sauniere did not want Sophie live alone. Through the message he left, it