All 4 Uses
motive
in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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- What possible motive ?†
Chpt 4 *motive = reason (for doing something)
- Please, Billy, understand me: I'm not criticizing this sort of activity as such; I just thought it would be better if we didn't have any delusions about the man's motives.†
Chpt 26motives = reasons for doing something
- He doesn't make any pretense about his motives, does he?†
Chpt 26
- McMurphy would be embarrassed to absolute tears if he were aware of some of the simon-pure motives people had been claiming were behind some of his dealings.†
Chpt 26
Definitions:
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(1)
(motive as in: What is her motive?) a reason for doing something
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, motive can refer to something that causes motion in an inanimate object. Even less commonly, it can refer to a distinctive feature in music, art, or literature.