THE ANALYSIS OF ZACHARY SOLOMON'S MOTIVATION IN DAN BROWN’S THE LOST SYMBOL

This study analyzed the effect of motivation and individual psychology presented in one of main characters, named Zachary Solomon/Andros/Mal’akh by using Alfred Adler’s approach. The purpose of this research is to reveal the effect of ambition either negative or positive effects that presented in Zachary Solomon’s life. The writer believes that ambition also has negative effects if cannot be controlled wisely.
This research used descriptive qualitative method because this research is used to explain the fact and phenomenon related to this study systematically, factual, and accurately by words. The source of data of the study is Dan Brown’s novel entitled The Lost Symbol. The data of this study takes from utterances, sentences, and narratives that relevant to Zachary Solomon’s ambition and the effect of his ambition to get result of Zachary Solomon’s Ambition by individual psychology as main theory.
As a result, firstly, the writer finds Zachary’s ability to transform from one character to another character in. Secondly, the writer finds that his motivation leads him into destruction because he uses wrong way to be achieved.

Key words: Individual Psychology, Motivation, The effect of Motivation.