AN ANALYSIS OF ETIQUETTE SHOCKS FACED BY DRE PACKER AS AMERICAN TRAVELLER TO CHINA IN THE HARALD ZWART’S FILM
“THE KARATE KID”
THESIS
By:
NOVI WIDYATAMA
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
AN ANALYSIS OF ETIQUETTE SHOCKS FACED BY DRE PACKER AS AMERICAN TRAVELLER TO CHINA IN THE HARALD ZWART’S FILM
“THE KARATE KID”
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
NOVI WIDYATAMA 08360066
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
This thesis written by Novi Widyatama was approved on 31 July 2012.
By :
Advisor I, Advisor II,
Dr. Sri Hartiningsih. M.M Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum
This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang
and accepted as one of the requirement to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
July 31, 2012
Approved by:
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Muhammadiyah University Malang
Dean,
Dr. M. Syaifuddin, M.M
Examiners :
1. Drs. Soeparto, M.Pd 1. ...
2. Santi Prastiyowati, S.Pd 2. ...
3. Dr. Sri Hartiningsih, M.M 3………...
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
“barang siapa yang ingin kesejahteraan dunia hendaklah dengan ilmu,
Barang siapa yang menginginkan ketrentaman di akhirat hendaklah cengan ilmu,
Dan barang siapa yang menginginkan kedua-duanya hendaklah dengan ilmu pula.”
(Al – Hadist)
Don’t say to God that “I have a big problem”
But say to the problem that “ I have God that has many miracles”
(Anonymous)
DEDICATION I dedicated this thesis to:
My Lovely Parents
My mother’s old friend, Drs. Soeparto. M.Pd
My Lovely Brother, Novandika D.Dinata
My Lovely Fiance, Yogi E. P.
My sweet yellow “Ry-Bee” and Lovely Uncle “Gendud”
My teachers in elementary school, junior high school and senior high school.
My lecturers in English departement of UMM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alhamdulillah, first and foremost the writer wants to praise and grateful to Allah SWT for giving health and blessing and also sholawat to her prophet Muhammad SAW for guiding hers from darkness to the brightness. The writer would like to express her deepest gratitude to her first advisor, Dr. Sri Hartiningsih, M.M, and his second advisor, Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum, for their patience, suggestions, invaluable guidance and advice during the consultation period, and their comments and corrections during the completion of this thesis. First of all, to her lecturers in English Department who gave her precious suggestions and guidance in conducting this thesis.
Finally, a special thank goes to her beloved parents (Buyah), brother (Novandika), all of her best friends (Naili, Murni, Anita, Mita, Ervin, Rika, Fauzia Ni’mah, Nurul H, Nurna Susifirda, Nurul Dwi, Hana, Ulphe, Ayu, Nyonya Dina, Ali wafa, Dilla Dudul and Shinta), and her special fiance “Yogi E. Prasetyo” who always prays and supports hers in happiness and sorrow and thanks a lot for all the great ideas that had been given. Thanks a lot for their supports, advices, critics until she can finish her thesis. Last but not least is to his competitors out there who automatically gives him injection of spirit to get this all done. May ALLAH bless all of us, AMIN!
Malang, 31 July 2012 The Writer,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER II : RIVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1. Literature ... 7
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER IV : FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1. Finding ... 32
4.1.1. The Etiquette Shock Faced By Dre Packer ... 33
4.1.2. The Effects That Contributed From The Etiquette Shocks faced By Dre Packer ... 41
4.1.3. The Ways Dre Packer Solved His Etiquette Shock ... 45
4.2. Discussion ... 49
4.3. Lesson ... 50
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter discusses about some sections dealing with introduction to this story, those are background of study, statement of problem, purpose of study, significance of study, scope and limitation, and definition of key term. Each section is presented as follows.
1.1. Background of Study
Literature is one of important thing that people like to be discussed in their life. It presents or interprets facts, ideas or happenings; a describtion of a person or place, the explanation of scientific process, the account of war, or the discussion of politycal issue. Therefore, human expression can be shown by using many ways depends on the point of view. When people learn to read literature, people acquire a pleasure that never lose, but many people think that literature is something abstract to learn and difficult to understand. The human’s expression sometimes can be shown from the literary works. The literary works are drama, novel and poem.
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literature, it should be pointed out that literature could not be separated from its social environment, in which a close relationship between literature and society appears as the appreciation of the literary problem.
In age of increasing electronic communication, the concept of film study is
suddenly expanded to become “screen education”, which includes the study of film,
television, and various projected forms of mixed media.
The film is chosen as the subject of the thesis for some reasons. First, film character is Dre Packer as American traveller to China who faced etiquette shocks in his life when he decided to move to China with his mother.
Considering the above background, a literary study with title “etiquette shock faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China in Harald Zwart film The Karate
Kid”, in which it has some lessons for the reader, especially about the etiquette shock
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writer analyzed Dre Packer’s etiquette shocks when he moved to China because there
founded some problems who faced by Dre Packer in China especially about the etiquette shock in this film. Deep analysis is about all of the etiquette shocks faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China.
The topic dicussion is chosen as the subject of thesis is about the etiquette shocks. The etiquette is the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life. It also means the customs or rules governing behaviour regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etiquette:october, 10,2011).
So, the etiquette shock in “The Karate Kid” was choosen to be discussed.
1.2. Statement of Problem
Based on the background of the study stated above, the statements of the problems are:
1. What were etiquette shocks faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China in the Harald Zwart’s Film “The Karate Kid”?
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3. How did Dre Packer solve etiquette shock as American traveller to China in Harald Zwart’s Film “The Karate Kid”?
1.3. Purpose of Study
The purposes of these studies are:
1. To know the etiquette shocks faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China in the Harald Zwart’s Film “The Karate Kid”.
2. To describe the effects of etiquette shock faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China in the Harald Zwart’s Film “The Karate Kid”.
3. To explain Dre Packer’s way to solve etiquette shock as American traveller to China in Harald Zwart’s Film “The Karate Kid”.
1.4.Significance of Study
This thesis is made to give some information and contribution to other students who want to analyze this “The Karate Kid” film. It is also to be good measure for anyone who likes literature in their life to improve their knowledge about literature.
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This analysis is focused on “The Karate Kid” film. There are many topics that
can be an analyzed in this film, but in this study, the writer only focuses on “etiquette
shock” which is done by main character. Meanwhile, for the limitation of this analysis is the effects of etiquette shock and how to solve the etiquette shock faced by Dre Packer as American traveller to China. So, in this analysis will be more concentrate on etiquette shock faced by Dre Packer.
1.6.Definition of Key Term
1). Analysis is getting information to solve problems in the corporation; going out and seeking opinions on optimal, actual, causes and solutions. (http://www.andrews.edu/~helmsc/assess-goals/slide3.html;rosset) 2). Dre Packer is the main character which is analyzed by the writer.
3). Etiquette is the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etiquette accessed at 09.37 am on 18-10-11).
4). Shock is a serious, life- treatening medical condition characterized by a decrease in tisue perfusion to a point at which it is in a dequate to meet cellular metaholic need ( wikipedia 2011).
5). Etiquette Shock is medical condition or unpleasant feeling caused by rules for polite behaviour in society.
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6). Traveller is a person who has movement or passage from one place to another.
