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John Nash is gifted not only his multi-talent but also huge life experiences dealing with his mental illness until he gets the Nobel Prize. Anyhow, I would like to prove
that Nash’s recovery is not because of miracle. I suppose that he is recovered because of his surrounding including his wife’s love and devotion, relatives and friends’
support, and also the assist from the hospital and his psychiatry. Furthermore, I want to show Alicia’s faithfulness to her life-partner, John
Nash, in facing John’s disease during their marriage life since it is not easy to stay and settle together with someone who suffers with the mental illness. The love
between Alicia and John is going uneasy considering that they also have divorce in the middle of their marriage life. Nevertheless, they re- marry again at the end,
realizing that the y are still in love each other. The power of love has conquered all the boundaries. Additionally, I also want to prove that true love does exist in their
marriage love. In other words, how they try to establish and persist their being ‘soul- mates’ means that they belong together and they are meant to be one not only two.
B. Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to show how somebody’s faithfulness to his or her life-partner is triggered by his or her true love as seen Alicia Larde Nash, one of the
major characters in Sylvia Nasar’s A Beautiful Mind. The discussion is focused on the traits and love relationship between a husband and wife from the time when love
starts to emerge between them, separate them, until the time when love unites them again.
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C. Problem Formulation
The problems of the study are formulated as follows: 1.
How are Alicia and John Nash portrayed in the novel? 2.
How Alicia’s faithfulness is exercised within the true love of her marriage with John Nash?
a. What triggers the feeling of love between Alicia and John Nash?
b. What is the significance of love for Alicia and John Nash?
D . Benefits of the Study
There are several advantages that I want to gain from the result of the study. The first advantage is addressed to the students of English Education study program.
They can take the advantage from this study, as it can be their references to the teaching and learning material. Moreover, they can develop their understanding
about characterization in the novel. Meanwhile, for the readers or literary works, hopefully by reading this thesis, they can have more appreciation and interest on
literature. Since the study of this thesis deals with love in dynamic ways, the novel can
be also analyzed from different points of view. For other researchers who are conducting a study of the same novel, it serves as a reference for their research.
E. Definition of Terms
Two terms will be used in this thesis. Therefore, the terms need to be defined in order to avoid ambiguities of the meaning of the terms and to provide clear
explanations. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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1. True Love
True love is more than a strong liking or strong affection passion to somebody http:www.explorelove.co.uklove_definition.htm., accessed
on November 20, 2006. It is trust and belief, flavored with romance and passion and intimacy, tempered with time experience and wisdom, and
left to stew, aged well with time to taste of a fine bouquet that never runs dry. Hence, true love is priceless, yet given freely, the one thing that
maybe so difficult to find and it is delicious beyond anything else. In this thesis, I define “true love” as it is stated in the apostle Paul’s
first epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 13, verses 4-7 that love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not arrogance or
rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoice in the right. Love never gives up; it
bears all things; believes all things; hopes all things; endures all things. 2.
Faithfulness Faithfulness is defined as a devotion, loyalty, allegiance, constancy,
and steadfastness to a person. By faithfulness, we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, and within our live
http:www.answers.comtopicfaithfulness., accessed on November 20, 2006.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter discusses the theories that underline the study. There are the theoretical review and the theoretical framework.
A. Theoretical Review
