Hierarchical Goal Complex: June Osborne

 Explain how your character's motivation aligns with the hierarchical ideas of goal complex. 

For example, how does your Character's reason(s) for goal pursuit (such as wanting to please others—i.e., introjected motivation) impact his/her specific goals (e.g., such as mastery avoidance or performance approach)? 


My character’s reasoning behind her goal pursuit (protection of her child and revenge on oppressors) impacts her goals in that if she fails, she will be faced with the reality that her current living condition is permanent. Her hope that things can and will return to a normal state is what keeps her going despite insurmountable odds. Her various goals align with different aspects of motivational theory in that some are mastery goals and some are performance based. When she is learning the governmental systems that oppress her in order to break them down from the inside, she is working from a mastery goal, knowing that the only way to succeed is to have flawless performance without mistakes. Meanwhile, when she is seeking to rescue her child, she often makes mistakes or acts out of emotion, causing her to get caught or punished multiple times throughout the series. This is because her motivation is performance based, and rooted in an overwhelming fear of failure, the fear of what will happen to her child if she cannot rescue her. Overall, June Osborne’s goals are complex and varied, making them an interesting comparison to the motivational theories discussed so far over the course.

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  1. Jeannine TurnerOctober 22, 2023 at 9:01 AM

    I've see all but the last season. I agree with your analysis about June's complex motivation. Which is why she is a good character to analyze!

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