AN ANALYSIS ON MYTHS FACED BY ANNA BRADY AS AN
AMERICAN WOMAN TRAVELER IN ANAN TUCKER’S FILM
“LEAP YEAR”
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to fulfill one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
ST. AYU SURAYYA
(08360054)
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
This thesis written by ST. Ayu Surayya was approved on Agust 2nd, 2012
By
Advisor II Advisor I
M OT T O
“I ’ malu fauqa ma ‘amilu” = “Trying more than others effort”
“I magination is more important than science”__ Albert Einstein
D E D I CA T I ON
I dedicat e t his t hesis t o my beloved:
Poor f at her “H. Sayut hi Hamdan”, my mot her “Hj. Syarif ah S.Pd.”, and my sisters “Z iza & L isa” who always beside me anyt ime, in sad and happy, in dark and shiny,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BISMILLAAHIRRAHMAANIRRAHIM
Alhamdulillah irobbil alamin. First of all, the writer would like to express her gratitude to the almighty Allah S.W.T. for the great wonderful blessing and so many chances in his whole life. Because Allah’s permission, the writer can finish the thesis well. Shalawat and salam are always for our prophet Muhammad S.A.W.
The writer would like to express great appreciation and thanks to many persons who are behind the completion of her thesis. The writer appreciates and thanks to Dr. Sri Hartiningsih M.M. As the first advisor for precious encouragement, understanding, guidance and hundred off correction in complementing this thesis and Drs. Mas’udi M.Ed. as the second advisor for his valuable suggestion, patience and understanding in assisting his writing this thesis.
The great regard and gratitude are given to her poor beloved father “H. Sayuthi Hamdan” and “Hj. Syarifah S.Pd.” who always give love, affection, attention, guidance, prayer, and supports. Thanks to her sisters, “Ziza” and “Lisa” and also to Andrea who support and comfort the writer to finish this thesis. Thanks Rhendy Fauzandy as her brother, and her hero in doing this thesis who always help her find some sources. Thanks for her best friends, Dini, Riang, Eni, Nurul, Nora, her KKN friends, her friends in English Department who are always be her family in her life.
Finally, she expresses his appreciation to all her relatives, friends, and anybody who have supported and prayed for his success, especially her thesis, without their guidance, understanding, patience, and assistance of those mention above, this thesis would never been in this present form. May Allah S.W.T. bless them all.
Malang, August 2nd, 2012
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APROVAL ... iii
LEGALIZATION ... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... v
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... vii
ABSTRACT ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... ix
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study... 1
1.2 Statement of Problem ... 3
1.3 Purpose of Study ... 4
1.4 Significance of Study ... 4
1.5 Scope and Limitation ... 4
1.6 Definition of Key Terms ... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Literature ... 7
2.2 Film ... 8
2.3 Type of Film ... 9
2.4 The Element of Film ... 11
2.5 Traveler ... 19
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2.7 The Purpose of Myths ... 21
2.8 Type of Myths ... 23
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design... 26
3.2 Approach ... 27
3.3 Object of the Study ... 28
3.4 Data Collection ... 28
3.5 Data Analysis ... 29
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Finding ... 31
4.2 Discussion ... 44
4.3 Lesson... 46
CHAPTER V CONCLUCION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion ... 47
5.2 Suggestion ... 48
APPENDIX
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This introduction provides an overview of this study of myth faced by Anna Brady as An American Woman Traveler to Ireland in Anan Tucker Film “Leap Year”. This chapter includes the background of study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation, and definition of key term.
1.1Background of the Study
Literature always entertains people by its beauty value and emotional effect. According to Moody (1984; 2), ‘the primary aim of literature is to give pleasure and entertains those who voluntary attend to it’. Besides entertaining, literature is important to human being because it speaks universally and affects them. From reading or watching literary work, it can be compared between real life and fiction.
After consuming this written or spoken material, people accept different emotion based on the literary fill. It is what the author says and how he/she says it so consumers may interpret the author’s message. Because of its anxiety characteristic, sometimes people discuss and analyze it. There are different branches of literature, such as poetry, novel, short story, and drama.
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or objects may produce” (Roby & Ulanov. 1962:xi). Therefore, the psychology reaction of the audience is an ultimate end which is designed by drama.
As a part of drama, film is a phenomenon from the reality of all human life. It happens because of the ability of film to reach all aspect whose are social aspect, culture, politic, economy, education, tradition, etc. According to World Book (2007:846) “film (also known as movie and motion picture) is one of the most popular forms of art and entertainment throughout the world”. It is also a major of information. From the information and the message of the film, it causes social critic aspect, education, and science. All of them can be picked by the audience as a study. Besides, film gives the audience the information of an event and environment phenomenon happened in the far place. It is an art product and culture which can introduce a place without visit it. Because of those benefits, the writer of the study decides to take film as the subject of the study. The film to be studied is Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”.
”Leap Year” tells about Anna Brady, an American woman, who plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland. McIntosh & Goeldneer (1990; 10) states that ‘travel is the action and activities of people taking trips to a place or places outside of their home communities for any purpose except daily commuting to and from work’. The statement means that travel is different with moving which is stay in a long time in a new place and travel is temporary and not a continually journey. Travel has a synonymous with “tourism” and a person who does a travel called traveler.
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important thing than self refreshing from travel is the learning of new social, tradition, culture, and characteristic whose were never known before. One of the unique traditions is the belief of myth which has no basic of science to be received in this modern era. On the contrary, myth is famous in some places and can become an eternal tradition.
Magoulick, in www.hercules.gcsu.edu, states that ‘myths are defined as tales believed as true, usually sacred, set in the distant past or other worlds or parts of the world, and with extra-human, inhuman, or heroic characters.’ Myths explain all kinds of natural phenomena, usually incorrectly and not has scientific basic. A long ago, myths were influencing the attitude of people. They used myths as the rules of life.
The unique thing from myth is how myth still growth in this modern era. Accepting myth in daily life is very contrast with the people progressive thought today. Thus the writer is interested to analyze how American woman with her faced unrealistic myths as her guide while traveling in new place. Meanwhile, the myths in show in this study are included as Ireland myths.
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Dealing with the analysis that will be conducted, the writer of this study constructed the statement problems as follows:
a. What are the myths faced by Anna Brady as the American woman traveler to Ireland in Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”?
b. What is the type of the myths faced by Anna Brady as the American woman traveler to Ireland in Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”?
c. How did she solve the Ireland myths in Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”?
1.3Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study will be expressed as follows:
a. To describe the myths faced by Anna Brady as the American woman traveler in her journey to Ireland in the Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”.
b. To identify the type of myths faced by Anna Brady as the American woman traveler to Ireland in Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”.
c. To explain the ways she solves the myths in her journey to Ireland.
1.4Significance of the Study
a. To the learners and teachers of English Department of University of Muhammadiyah Malang, this study will expand their knowledge about literary work especially film and they can take lesson from the story.
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make a same journey, especially a journey to a place they never visit it before. Besides, the society will learn more about myth as a taboo belief in this modern era.
c. To the next researchers, this study is expected to become an additional literature to conduct similar research.
1.5Scope and Limitation
“Leap Year” film has many interesting aspects to be analyzed, but the writer focus on the myths of Ireland as a scope. Meanwhile, the limitation of this study is on the myths of Ireland faced by Anna Brady as the American woman traveler in the Anan Tucker film “Leap Year”.
1.6Definition of Key Terms
In order to avoid misunderstanding, the researcher would like to give definition of key terms used in this thesis. The definitions of key terms are provided as follows:
a. Analysis is a detail explanation of a point on the various parts and the review itself, and the relationship of the parts to obtain a proper understanding and interpretation of the overall meaning. (Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia)
b. Myth is the narration of event with no attempt at proof and sometimes assumed that it is simply story no factual basis. (Safra & Yeshua, 2003:715)
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