Object of the Study Approach of the Study
Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs, An Introduction to
Fiction by Robert Stanton, How to Analyze Fiction by William Kenney, Humanistic
Psychology by John Cohen, Understanding Human Motivation: A Cognitive
Approach by John Jung, Psychology Principles and Applications by Stephen Worchel
and Wayne Shebilske, Introduction to Psychology by Rita L. Atkinson, Richard C. Atkinson, and Ernest R. Hilgard,
Characteristically American by Ralph Barton
Perry, and The American Dream by Robert H. Fossum and John K. Roth. To gather explanation of the play and the theory of American Dream, the
writer used some online sources, such as, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Changing Conceptions of the American Dream
” by Matthew Warshauer, “A Raisin in the Sun” in the sparknotes.com, “The Aspirations of Women in A Raisin in the Sun” by Emilie
Browne, and PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide
by Paul P. Reuben. In order to have a good understanding about the meaning of American Dream,
motive and motivation the writer used some dictionaries, such as Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature
, Dictionary of Keywords in Psychology, Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
, and New Oxford American Dictionary. Concerning with the library research, there were four steps that the writer
used in this thesis. First, the writer read the play to find the topic. Second, the writer tried to find some references, which could be used to support the topic in revealing
the idea of American Dreams. Third, the writer used some theories to analyze the 29
relation of character’s motive in revealing the idea of American Dreams in the play. Finally, after having answered the two problems, the writer drew the conclusions
from what she had already discussed in the analysis. 30