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AN ANALYSIS OF KIM AS A VICTIM OF
TRAFFICKING ON PIERRE MOREL S FILM IN
TAKEN 1
THESIS
By
DIAN ANGGRAENI
09360011
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Use friendliness but do not use your friends
Frank Crane
The world is a dangerous place to live; not
because of the people who are evil, but because
of the people who don t do anything about it
Albert Einstein
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In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful
This thesis is dedicated to:
My beloved parents,
My mom (Suhartini) and my dad (Ardi wiyatno), they are my everything. They are the light of my life that have guided and treated me to be the way I am now. Their love always supports me to face my life. How lucky I am having both of them. Nothing can replace what they had gave and done for me.
My Best sister and Best brother,
Novita ardiyanti and Lutfie setiawan. Thank you for being part of my life who always care and fulfill what I need.
My Nephews and My Niece,
Nayaka vidi abhimanyu (kucil), Abhirama vedha rasendriya (hasan) and Khanza aqeela rasendriya (maulida) who always gave spirits with their laughter, babble and cheerfulness.
Bestfriends,
Ririn Rusmalina and Rosdiana who always be my motivation to face my life. Thanks for all of your spirit and prayer that you give for me.
My friends,
Matiss (mamat), Cici, Prima (mbon), Ardi, Tri yuli (kunyit), Rina (oyin), Inof (noph2), Febri (pebronk), Lingga (limbok), Irma (Ema ), Tika (cha moetz) and all of class A1 kawok English Dept 2009. Thanks for love, spirit, laughter, encouragement, cares and happiness that we share. Thanks for beautify my steps. All of you guys are amazing.
Couchsurfing s family,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Allhamdulillah, all praise to be Allah SWT, the merciful and
almighty for the guidance and blessing, so the researcher can finish the
thesis.
The researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to Dr.
Sri Hartiningsih, M.M as the first advisor, and Bayu H. Wicaksono,
S.Pd., M.Ed, Ph.D as the second advisor, for their suggestions, invaluable
guidance and advice during the consultation period, and their comments
and correction during the completion of this thesis.
The researcher also says thanks to her beloved father, mother,
sister, brother, little nephews and niece for all motivation, material, and
their support. To all of my friends in English Department 2009 and
Couchsurfing community in Malang, for their encouragement, love, care,
suggestions and prayer. So that the researcher could finish her thesis
well. The researcher hope that Allah SWT will always bless them all and
write their kindness as worship. Amin.
Malang, April 30, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL .. i
LEGALIZATION . ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION iii
ABSTRACT .. v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study 1
1.2 Statement of Problem 2
1.3 Purpose of Study .. 3
1.4 Significant of Study .. 3
1.5 Scope and Limitation 4
1.6 Definition of Key Kerms .. 4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE
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2.2 Types of Film 7
2.2.1 Action-Adventure Film .. ... 7
2.2.2 Animation Film .. ... 7
2.2.3 Avant-Garde Film .. 7
2.2.4 Comedy Film . 8
2.2.5 Crime Film . 8
2.2.6 Documentary Film . 8
2.2.7 Drama Film 8
2.2.8 Horror Film 9
2.2.9 Musical Film . 9
2.2.10 Romance Film . 9
2.2.11 War Film . 9
2.3 Element of Film . 10
2.3.1 Character 10
2.3.2 Plot 11
2.3.3 Conflict .. 13
2.3.5 Dialogue .... 14
2.3.6 Theme 15
2.4 Victim 15
2.5 The Definition of Human Trafficking .. . 15
2.5.1 The Purpose of Human Trafficking ... 15
2.5.2 The Causes of Human Trafficking 16
2.5.3 The Effect of Human Trafficking .. 16
2.5.4 The Overcome of Human Trafficking .. 17
2.6 Related Study ... 17
2.7 Conclusion of the Chapter . 18
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH DESIGN
3.1 Research Design 20
3.2 Research Approach 21
3.3 Object of the Study 22
3.4 Data Collection ... 22
3.5 Data Analysis 23
CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Finding 25
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4.1.1.1 Lack of awareness .. 27
4.1.1.2 Low Risk Consideration . 29
4.1.1.3 Ignoring Her Parent s Controlling .. 30
4.1.1.4 Enforcer Intervention . 31
1.1.2 The Ways of Kim Become a Victim of Trafficking .... 33
1.1.2.1 Trusting New Person ... 33
1.1.2.2 Abducting Kim in Apartment ... 34
1.1.2.3 Bringing Kim to the Auction Place .. 35
4.1.3 The Ways Kim Solved Her Trafficking . 36
4.2 Discussion . 43
4.3 Lesson 45
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion . 45
5.1.1 The Reasons of Kim Became a Victim of Trafficking . 45
5.1.2 The Ways of Kim Become a Victim of Trafficking . 45
5.1.3 The Ways Kim Solved His Trafficking 47
5.2 Suggestion . 48
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APPENDIX I
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IDLO.2008.Human Trafficking.Retrieved June 26,2013, from http://idlo.int/
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_film. Retrieved January 02, 2014.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Morel.Retrieved January02, 2014
CHAPTER I literature. In other words, literature works such as drama or play, film, novel and poem expose the human life. People have many ways to expressing their
feeling, imagination, creation and communication".
Then, the researcher may conclude that through literature people can express
all of their experiences and imaginations into a movie, poem or song. This affects
others by the works they created before.
There are many advantages that people take from literature. By reading
literature, people may get valuable and useful knowledge that has significance benefit
concerning the topic. By learning literature, people will also have wider insight and
wiser consideration in making decision. Moreover, literature is one of compulsory
subjects that have to be taken by the student of English Department of University of
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In this study, the film is analyzed because as one of the literary works it offers
many messages and interesting story. Then, the researcher is interested in analyzing
Taken1 film because it tells a good a lesson in the real life. Taken1 film also
gives a lot of messages to the audience about real life. Taken1 film is also a kinds
of literary works which describes a real life that may happen in human s life. The
film tells about Kim as a victim of trafficking. Taken1 film was produced by Luc
Besson s EuropaCorp in 2008, with a Pierre Morel as a film director. Taken1 was a
2008 American action-drama film. The film was taking place in France and USA
Focus of the study in this research is trafficking. As it is known, in today s
modern life, human trafficking is not a strange problem. Like drugs and arms
trafficking, human trafficking is a market-driven criminal industry that is based on the
principles of supply and demand. Many factors make children and adults vulnerable
to human trafficking. One of the factors is the lack of awareness. Human traffickers
are those who victimize others in their desire to profit from the existing demand. That
is why we need to be aware of human trafficking. So, we can be more careful in
everywhere we go.
This film is not only interesting, but also useful to analyze; it is only focused
on investigating Kim as a victim of trafficking in this film. Kim shows us how to be a
victim in human trafficking. So, Kim may inspire everyone who watches this film.
1.2 Statement of Problem
Based on the background above, the statements of problems are formulated as
1. Why did Kim become the victim of trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in
Taken1 ?
2. How did Kim become a victim of trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in
Taken1 ?
3. How did Kim solve her trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in Taken1 ?
1.3 Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study will be expressed as follows:
1. To find out why Kim became a victim of trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in
Taken1 .
2. To describe how Kim became a victim of trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in
Taken1 .
3. To expose how Kim solved her trafficking on Pierre Morel s film in
Taken1 .
1.4 Significance of Study
Every kinds of study have their own significance. From this study, it is hoped
that this study will bring some significance for English department students. First of
all, it is hoped this study will be able to help the readers in analyzing literature
especially film and it will make them more critical in learning human behavior.
Second, this study will provide description of how important our caution in
everywhere we go although they are friendly with us.
In addition, it is expected that this study will give support to the readers to
make further research about literature by using different cases. This study is also
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the English department students, it is expected that the result of the study could
enrich their knowledge in analyzing the film.
1.5 Scope and Limitation
The scope of this study is Kim as the victim of trafficking in Taken1 film.
The limitation of this study namely; the reason Kim became the victim of trafficking,
the way Kim became a victim of trafficking, and how Kim solved his trafficking.
1.6 Definition of Key Terms
The purposes of giving the definition of key terms are to avoid
misunderstanding on the terms that exist in this research. The terms which necessary
to be defined are as follow;
1. Analysis is needs assessment getting information to solve the problems in
the corporation; going out and seeking opinions on optimals, actuals, feelings,
causes and solution. (Rosset, 2000:25)
2. Kimis one of character that analyzed in this study.
3. Victim is a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or
agency or someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a
crime (Macmillan, 2002).
4. Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt
of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion,
of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of
vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments to achieve the consent
of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation
5. Pierre Morelis a director of Taken1 film.
6. Film is a series of moving pictures with sound that you can watch at the
cinema or at home. In other words, film is a form of entertainment that enacts
a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
(Macmillan, 2002)
7. Taken1 is the title of film in this study.
To sum up, this chapter has already highlighted the introduction of the study that
consists of background of the study, statement of problems, purpose of the study,
significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, and definition of key
terms.
In order to expand the information in this present study and to give more clear
theoritical overview, chapter two will discuss about the review on the literature
namely; literature, kinds of literature, film, types of film, element of film, victim, the
definition of human trafficking, the purpose of human trafficking, the causes of
human trafficking, the effect of human trafficking, and the overcome of human
