study. At that time, Greg Mortenson’s motivation is getting bigger because of his promises to Haji Ali and the villagers in Korphe to return and to work on a
solution to solve this problem. The writer thinks that Three cups of tea is interesting to analyze because it shows how Greg Mortenson struggles hard to
realize his promise and also his motivation to accomplish his mission. Thus, this study focuses on it.
B. Problem Formulation
The research problems of the study are as follows: 1. How is Greg Mortenson characterized in this novel?
2. What are the motivations of Greg Mortenson in building schools in Northern Pakistan?
C. Objectives of the Study
There are two objectives in this study. The first objective is to describe Greg Mortenson’s personality as portrayed in Three Cups of Tea. The second
objective reveals Greg’s motivation in building schools in Northern Pakistan. Those two objectives are related to each other. By understanding Greg’s character,
I can define Greg’s motivation in building schools.
D. Benefit of the Study
There are some advantages of this study. Analyzing this novel helps me to understand the novel better especially about Greg’s characters and motivations.
I know more how Greg struggles to build schools in Northern Pakistan and also his motivation to realize his mission. By reading this thesis, the readers and the
English Education students may understand how Greg Mortenson realizes his mission to build schools in Northern Pakistan. Therefore, they can also realize that
education is important in our life. Besides, students of the English Department who want to analyze the same novel can use this study as a reference to have a
different perspective of the novel.
E. Definition of Terms
There are some terms that are used in this study. Those terms need to be
defined to avoid misunderstanding. First is Motivation. John Jung states that
motivation refers to desires, wishes, plans, goals, intents, impulses, and purposes. It also refers to the causes or reasons that underline a given behavior 4. In this
study, motivation refers to Greg Mortenson’s plans and goals in building schools in Northern Pakistan.
Humanitarian is the second term. Humanitarian means a person, who
hold man’s duty, consists in advancement of welfare of human race; who devotes himself to welfare of mankind at large. The New Oxford Encyclopedic
Dictionary. In this study, humanitarian refers to Greg Mortenson who devotes himself struggling to improve the education in Korphe village where there are no
appropriate places to study. Therefore, Greg wants to build schools to provide a place to the children to study.
Third is
Balti . According to the New Encyclopedia Britanica, Balti is
Muslim people, the principal inhabitants of Baltistan in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir state, in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. Their
language, also called Balti, is a Western Tibetan language of the Sino-Tibetan family. In this study, Balti refers to the people who live in Korphe village and the
other North Pakistan civilians.
The last term is Nurmadahar. Based on Three Cups of Tea study guide,
Nurmadhar means the chief of village. In this study, Haji Ali is the chief of Korphe, the village to which Mortenson promised a school, the first school that he
built.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
