Intrinsic motivation or Primary Motives
84 Eastman has a motive to satisfy his sexual desire and this motive is supported by
his improper character and behavior. He dares to touch Clare’s sexual area because he has no control over himself. In this case, he finds it hard to control his
sexual desire. At first he has no intention of doing it. He comes to Clare to talk, but when he surprisingly sees Clare’s private area, he just touches it without
thinking, as can be read in sexual abuse performed by Eastman in previous section.
In the psychodynamic or character-trait models that study the character and attitude of the perpetrator Crosson Tower, 2008, p.97, Eastman’s cruelty,
rudeness and stinginess also influence his abusive action. His cruel character makes him really aggressive and easily abuse Clare without feeling sorry. He feels
satisfied after being violent and aggressive towards Clare because that way, he can express his emotions. It is in accordance with Huffman, Vernoy and Vernoy’s
statement of intrinsic motivation 1997 that “motivation is derived from the satisfaction arising out the behavior itself” p.377.
He usually does not realize it when he abuses Clare, because he has no control on himself and therefore causes Clare to have a bad physical damage,
since he has a big and strong body. He often acts spontaneously, without considering the results of his action. Sometimes, he is not even aware of his
actions until he stops and realizes what has happened. For example, on his fight with Clare, he unconsciously hits Clare’s head through a window pane. He is
shocked when realizes what he had done.
85 His rude character and problem with self control is closely related with
Eastman’s fatuous character. As seen from the environmentalsociologicalcultural based models Crosson Tower, 2008, p.97, this characteristic also causes the
perpetrator to behave abusively. It is said in Ugly that Eastman cannot read and that he comes from the region that is considered having lower education. His low
education makes it difficult for him to analyze and reflect on his action. He sometimes does not realize that he has been behaving abusively. Education level
is a factor of abuse as well, as quoted by Mersch in MedicineNet 1996-2012, “Parental risk factors include young or single parents, those who did not graduate
from high school, and those who either were abused themselves as children or endured a severely dysfunctional home life.” p.2
As Clare’s stepfather, he actually holds the responsibility of taking care of Clare together with Carmen, but his stinginess lets allows him to enjoy his food
alone while Clare and the other Briscoes are hungry. This characteristic causes him to neglect his stepchildren, especially Clare. His intrinsic motivation or
primary motives that raises from his personality also influence the appearance of his extrinsic motivation or social motives.