AN ANALYSIS ON FRANK GOODE’S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICT IN “EVERYBODY’S FINE” FILM
THESIS
By:
LINGGA WACHYU DILLA SILVANA 09360238
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
AN ANALYSIS ON FRANK GOODE’S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICT IN “EVERYBODY’S FINE” FILM
THESIS
By:
LINGGA WACHYU DILLA SILVANA
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
AN ANALYSIS ON FRANK GOODE’S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICT IN “EVERYBODY’S FINE” FILM
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
LINGGA WACHYU DILLA SILVANA 09360238
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
This thesis written by Lingga Wachyu Dilla Silvana was approved, October 22, 2013
By:
Advisor I, Advisor II
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 requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
on 22 October 2013.
Approved by:
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang
Dean,
Dr. M. Syaifuddin, M.M
Examiners: Signatures:
1. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M. Hum 1. ……….
2. Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M. Si 2. ……….
3. Drs. Imam Machfudz 3. ……….
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil „Alamin, Wassholatu Wassalamu „Ala Rasulillah,
after a long tired hardship, finally this thesis could be completed under supports of many hands. The writer would like to express the deepest thank to Allah SWT for blessing her, guidance and mercy in finishing this thesis. Praises are also presented to the beloved prophet, Muhammad SAW.
The researcher would like to express her gratitude to the following individuals from whom the writer received valuable things from the beginning until the last process of this thesis, they are:
1. The first advisor, Drs. Imam Machfudz, who has given his support, valuable suggestion, detail correction and care as well as constructive criticism which lead to useful improvement.
2. The second advisor, Drs. Marzuki, M.Pd who always gives his advice and suggestion.
3. My beloved family Ayah Santoso (Alm), Ibuk Sunarsih, Mbak Yossi, and all of my big family for their never ending love, unconditional support, advice, prays, and understanding.
5. Kak Mbokde, Kak Indah, Kak Reta, Kak Inun, @ALV9, El, Vica, Anas, Ucik, Dina, Fatim, Haniy, Palupi, D2 Class, and who always give me the best power, help, advices, and happiness when I am getting problems. And for all my friends who cannot be mentioned one by one and who always help the writer in her thesis and everything, may Allah SWT bless you all.
Malang, 23 October 2013 The Writer,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Risma, Ika. 2012. An Analysis of Anna Fitzgerald’s Social Conflicts in Nick
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter explains about the background of study, statement of problem, purpose of study, significance of study, scope and limitation, and definition of key terms.
1.1 Background of the Study
Language is the way people use to communicate with other people in social life. By language we can get and give information, moreover we can also arouse human empathy. It means that language can influence human beings. In social life, human beings cannot be far from literature, because with literature, they can express their feelings.
According to Jone Jr (in Risma, 2012) literature is simply another way we can experience the world around us through our imagination. It means that, through literature, people can express what they feel or think into written language. So people do not need to communicate one another directly, but also they can write too.
Literature consists of stories, poems, drama, and fiction. Literature comes from human being’s life such as feeling, human problem, attitude, or even
Drama is one of kind of fiction and film is almost the same as drama. Both of them can be performed in front of the audience. Film can influence many people because film gives many kinds of message about human life. Film is a part of entertainment that makes a story by sound and sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (http://thefreedictionary.com/film)
So, by watching film the audience can entertain and get many valuable lessons, message or even knowledge. It can develop our imagination and increase our understanding about life in all situations that may happen in social life.
In this study the writer has chosen a film entitled “Everybody’s Fine”
directed by Kirk Jones and focused on the psychological conflict of the main character, Frank Goode. It is very interesting to analyze psychological conflict because this conflict is good, different, and unique compared to another conflicts. Unique means this kind of conflict only happens on him. The writer has to think to find the cause of the conflict by analyzing the main character’s personality.
Also, there is a heavy feeling faced by main character. Frank Goode felt down to the rejections of all his children because they canceled come to visit him. Then, he decided to head out on a cross-country trip while chronic illness attacks him.
This film is much related to recent social life. Then, in this film, psychological conflict is taken as the point of analysis because psychological conflicts often happen in human’s life. So, the reader can learn how to express
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Based on the background of the study above, the problems of the study are:
1. What are Frank Goode’s psychological conflicts?
2. What are the causes of Frank Goode’s psychological conflicts?
1.3 Purpose of the Study
Based on the statement of problems, the purposes of study are:
1. To describe the details of Frank Goode’s psychological conflicts. 2. To describe the causes of Frank Goode’s psychological conflicts.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The result of the study is expected to give contributions to the students and lecturers of English Department of University of Muhammadiyah Malang, and also further researchers.
1. To the students
It is hoped this study can help the student to analyze literature easily especially film.
2. To the teachers and lecturers
The result of this analysis can help the teachers and lecturers to explain about film as the material of the subject to the student.
3. To the researchers
1.5 Scope and Limitation
The scope of this research is about conflicts in Everybody’s Fine film. There
are many conflicts that can be found in this film, such as psychological conflict, social conflict and physical conflict. Those conflicts may happen to main or minor characters.
The writer’s research is limited to the discussion of the main character’s,
Frank Goode’s, psychological conflict.
1.6 Definition of Key Terms
In this study the writer gives the definition of the key terms in order to avoid misunderstanding.
1. Study is learning activity or gaining knowledge, especially from books (Horby, 1985: 1187).
2. Main character is the person or character who always appear dominantly of the story (Horby, 1985: 678).
3. Psychological conflict is a conflict between man and himself and considers in making decision or try to decide he is going to do. (Jones Jr. in Risma 2012).
4. Film is the form of entertainment that makes a story by sound and a
