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broad influence to the main character's idea and plan to build the spire. Based on this
reason, the writer chooses to analyse whether Jocelin undergoes a changing motivation or
not in order to understand the main character's idea and plan to build the spire, the writer
analyses Jocelin as the main character through conflicts and characterization. Jocelin's
action in building the spire emerges because of the vision from God. His purpose in
building the spire is for the greater glory of God. In Jocelin's opinion, building the spire is
also one kind of serving and praying to God. For this reason, the writer assumes that
Jocelin's first motivation is devotion. During the process of building the spire, Jocelin faces
conflict with Roger Mason, the master builder, Pangall, the caretaker, some priests and the
townspeople around the cathedral. Most of them oppose Jocelin's action to build the spire
because the foundation is not strong enough to hold the four hundred feet spire. Eventhough
Jocelin tries to convince them, nobody believes him or helps him. This condition causes
some difficulties for Jocelin in carrying out his action. So Jocelin finds any kind of ways to
make other people willing to help him in building the spire since he needs help from them to
fulfill his action. In this condition, the writer finds out that Jocelin's undergoes some
changing in his behaviour and treatment toward other people. He tends to force other
people to help him in building the spire. The success of the spire is important for Jocelin to
prove his words. From this situation, the writer finds that Jocelin's purpose in building the
spire is also changing along with his need. She analyses the changing attitude in order to
find out that Jocelin builds the spire for his prestige or to get respect from other people.
This means mat Jocelin motivation is prestige since he builds the spire for his own sake no
longer for the greater of God. From this finding, the writer concludes that Jocelin undergoes
a changing in his motivation. Jocelin's first motivation is devotion since he builds the spire
for show the God's glory. Then, Jocelin experiences a changing in his attitude toward other
people. It means that Jocelin has different motivation in building the spire.