30
Hurlock 197 that motivation affects how and how much one uses his intellectual capacities.
In conclusion, from Anna’s thought, like her critical thought on why baby is born, from her speech when she explains about the medical treatments she had
experienced, and from the attorney’s comment, Anna is considered as a smart girl. Besides, Anna’s mental development is also well developed. She knows how to
work with lawsuit. However, Anna’s mental development is not instantly formed. It is affected by many conditions such as her motivation, her emotional states and
her early experience.
b. Cheerful
Anna is the one who brings joy for the family. The situation in Fitzgerald family is packed with conflict since Kate was diagnosed APL. The peaceful and
joyful of Fitzgerald’s family takes an ugly turn. Her father, Brian, has to work twice harder to collect money to pay Kate’s treatment cost as well as the living
cost since her wife resign from her job. Her mother, Sara, who used to be a lawyer, has decided to stop her career since she wants to take care for Kate totally.
For Sara, leaving her occupation is not a simple choice. An occupation she has struggled for by her determination. Moreover, as a mother, Sara, who sees her
daughter is dying because of APL, suffers more than Kate does. That is why she does not want to leave her lovely daughter. Meanwhile, Anna’s brother, Jesse,
who feels being ignored by his family because of Kate’s sickness, also falls into a very terrible condition. He grows up with bad attitudes. He becomes a drunker, a
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
31
narcotic addict and an arsonist. These attitudes create the situation of the family is going to worst.
Nevertheless, Anna is the one who brings brightness for the family. She creates joy for the family through her behaviors that entertain the other family
members. Moreover, her actions lighten the family’s burden. Anna creates a condition that makes her family look likes like a normal family, although inside it
does not. It is proved when Brian, Anna’s father, gives his opinion about Anna. I am used to struggling with Jesse, to lightening Kate’s load; but Anna is
our family’s constant. Anna comes in with smile. Anna tells us about the robin she found with a broken wing and a blush on its cheek; or about the
mother she saw at Wal-Mart with not one but two sets of twins 37.
Based on the exploration on Anna’s behavior, which is seen from her father’s view, it can be derived that Anna is a cheerful girl. She brings brightness
for her family. She lightens the family’s burden through her entertaining behavior.
c. Mature and Independent
