Abstract :
This term paper discusses about a literary work, a novel. The discussion is about
the theme of a literary work by applying two approaches; intrinsic and extrinsic
approaches. Through the intrinsic approach, the concepts are: characterization
using showing method and telling method, setting and plot. For the extrinsic
approaches, the concept I use are Role Models of Mother, Family Institution, and
Ambition. This term-paper discusses the character of two mothers who has
different personality disorders as the main character in this nove. This term paper
is variety of qualitative research, types of library research, interpretative analysis
using method by collecting data in the form of literary texts from Ali Land?s novel
Good Me Bad Me as the primary source and is supported by some of the books,
journals and literatures that relate to the theories, concepts and the relevant
definition as the secondary sources.