| dc.description.abstract | This thesis studies on dilemmatic decision making in John Grisham’s The
Firm because the main character of the novel has a dilemmatic problem, a situation
requiring a choice between equally objectionable alternatives in one’s life. Grisham
presents Mitchell as being trapped in a dilemma from which he has to choose to build
career in Bendini firm or to snare it by cooperation with FBI agent. On the other
word, he has to decide whether he leaves his firm or not. In making a decision, he is
motivated by safety needs which based on his interest. Thus, it is paramount
important to recognize Mitchell’s suspicion of the firm’s condition in order to
understand how he later builds his choice. Besides, there will be some discussions
concerning why the main character gets dilemma, what the effects and how he faces
his problem which brings him into a dilemmatic situation. This thesis uses
psychological approach which can be used to explain fictitious character. Besides,
this thesis also uses library research and inductive method as the method of analysis.
The analysis shows that the main character, Mitchell Y. Mcdeere faces two
difficult choices which make him confused which one is the best for his life. In this
thesis, the discovery of the previous dead partners is used as the background and the
oppression of FBI Director is the only factor that leads him into dilemma. After
considering the choices, Mitchell finally decides to snare the firm by cooperation with
an agent in order to get protection. Further, Mitchell’s problem is more difficult to
solve since the people of the firm catch him walking together with FBI and sadly his
cooperation is leaked. Mitchell’s dilemma gives some effects to himself, person in the
firm and FBI agent. At last, Mitchell is able to overcome his fear and any kinds of
threats after he makes video deposition and lives in Primitive Island in Caribbean that
he considers comfortable. From the analysis, it can be concluded that people can solve their problems
and fulfill their needs which have been through, however they try hard to find the
way out. In addition, it is hard for people to make up their mind to do something.
People who want to decide one of the two, they should think carefully since they
cannot avoid the consequence of each choice. In this case, the main character of the
novel is trapped in a bad position, but he fights hard to fulfill his safety needs. As a
result, he is successful on both snaring the law firm and staying alive in Primitive
little Island peacefully. | en_US |
