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AN ANALYSIS OF ERIN GRUWELL’S MOTIVATION TO BUILD STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS WITH DIFFERENT RACES IN RICHARD LAGRAVENESE’S FILM “FREEDOM WRITER’
THESIS
By
Suhaibatul Islamiah 07360139
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
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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
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
“Everyone has dreams. Only those who appreciate the process
of the journey can experience them while awake
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Matt Maresca
“Everyone who does any efforts to get knowledge, Allah
will
make her way easy toward heaven”
HR Muslim
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LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY
The undersigned below:
Name : Suhaibatul Islamiah
NIM : 07360139
Department : English Department
Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alhamdulillah, praise be to God for endless guidance and mercy in the successful of this thesis. First of all, I would like to convey my deep thankful to the Almighty God, Allah SWT.
To share my debt and thank, I would sincere gratitude appreciate the following individuals from whom I received valuable things from the beginning up to the last process of writing this thesis, they are:
1. Zakaria Hambali and Asiah. A, (My wonderful parents who always gives me love, advices, prays, motivation, and financial supports), My brother Yahya, (For your supports and advices).
2. My first advisor Dra. Erli Wahyuni, M.Pd, the biggest to her for the worthy advice and suggestion, helpful correction to complete and finish the thesis. 3. My second advisor Puji Sumarsono, M.PD for the worthy advice and
suggestion, helpful correction to complete and finish the thesis.
4. All of the lectures in English Department who have taught and educated me during study at University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
5. Many friends that I could not mantion one by one for their help during the greatest support in finishing it. Thanks for all.
Malang, November, 2014 The Writer,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL ... i
LEGALIZATION ... ii
MOTTO & DEDICATION ... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... iv
ABSTRACT. ... v
3.2 Research Object ... 29
3.3 Research Instrument ... 29
3.4 Approach ... 30
3.5 Data Collection ... 31
3.6 Data Analysis ... 32
CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Findings ... 33
4.1.1 Erin Gruwell’s Motivation to Build Students’ Characteristics with Different Races ... 33
4.1.1.1 Omitting Violence ... 34
4.1.1.2 Stopping Racism ... 37
4.1.1.3 Leading the Students for Success ... 40
4.1.1.4 Instilling Trust and Respect ... 41
4.1.2 Erin Gruwell’s Efforts to Build Students’ Characteristics with Different Races in Richard Lagravenese’s Film “Freedom Writer” ... 43
4.1.2.1 Making the Students Aware that Racism Should be Vanished ... 43
4.1.2.2 Making Enjoyable Learning ... 46
4.1.2.3 Giving Them Support to Struggle for Their Future 47 4.1.2.4 Respecting and Making the Students Trust Others 50 4.1.2.5 Financing the Students’ Need Voluntarily Using Her Own Material ... 52
4.1.2.6 Taking the Students to the Museum to See the Stories of Violence Victims ... 54
4.1.2.7 Taking the Students to Meet the Famous Holocaust Survivors ... 55
4.1.3 The Effects of Erin Gruwell’s Motivation to Build Students’ Characteristics with Different Races in Richard Lagravenese’s Film “Freedom Writer” ... 57
4.1.3.1 Erin Gruwell Succeeded to Reach her Goals ... 57
4.1.3.2 Erin Gruwell was Admired by Others ... 61
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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS
5.1 Conclusions ... 65 5.2 Suggestions ... 66
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.CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents background of the study, statement of the problems, purposes of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation, and definition of the key terms.
1.1Background of the Study
There is a reason why people to do something. There is something which
enhances the people’s eagerness, which is called motivation. It is a psychological
factor which can emerge enthusiasm or eagerness toward thing. Motivation plays
important role in people’s live because it causes them to keep certain behavior to
reach their goal in their life. It will empower enthusiasm, increase initiatives, and help people to direct their energy to reach their goal.
Santrock (2001: 394) defines motivation is the reasons why people behave the way they do. It means that the person who is motivated, he/she will be energized, directed, and sustained. In daily life, almost all people need motivation to keep their life runs well and satisfy their need. A person who feels no impetus or inspiration to act is thus characterized as unmotivated, whereas someone who is energized or activated toward an end is considered motivated. Therefore, motivation is important to have.
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someone to do something can influence his/her success in accomplishing the work or achieving the goal.
Realizing the importance of motivation, there are many ways which are done by people to motivate themselves or others to reach the goals in this live. People motivate each other as like what was done by Lagravenese as a filmmaker. He taught motivation to the viewers of his film through Freedom Writer film. Giving motivation through film is an effective way because film has become one of the most popular media in literature nowadays. Film differs from other previous literary work, such as novel and drama. It is easier to enjoy than novel or short story because it spends less time to see the description through its depictions. However, film has also the sameness with drama and novel because it uses actors as major means of expression and has elements contained in drama, short story, or novel. Klarer (2006) states:
Film is means of photographic depiction far surpass the means of realistic portrayal in the theater. Film is categorized into performing art because it uses actors as its major means of expression. The visualization of the action is not left merely to the imagination of a viewer, but rather comes to life in the performance.
Based on the quotation above, it can be known that film is categorized into art which also uses actors as the major means of expression and emphasizes visualization of the action. So, it makes more real life performance. Since film is included performing art, it may represent the reflection of human life. Therefore, it can be one of media to teach something good and important like giving motivation.
Freedom Writer film is interesting to study because it implies worth
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in the first year it was released in 2007. This film is categorized into crime drama genre, which runs in 122 minutes. This film tells about a young teacher, names
Erin Gruwell, who motivates to build students’ characteristics with different races.
Making the students live in tolerance is one of Erin’s motivations to build
students’ characteristics with different races.
Related to the study about motivation, there was a previous study conducted by Widiyawati (2013) entitled A Study on the Student’s Motivation in Choosing the Elective Subjects at English Department at University of Muhammadiyah Malang. It focused on the English Department students’ motivations in choosing English for Young Learner, Business English,
Translation, and to identify the types of English Department students’ motivations
in choosing an elective subject. The study showed that the students had both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to choose the elective subject. However, the intrinsic motivations more dominantly influenced them in choosing the elective subject.
Different from the previous study, this study focuses on motivation to
build students’ characteristics with different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film
“Freedom Writer”. Therefore, this study is interesting to conduct.
1.2Statement of the Problems
To clarify the focus of this study, the researcher formulates the problems as follows:
1. What is Erin Gruwell’s motivation to build students’ characteristics with
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2. How are Erin Gruwell’s efforts to build students’ characteristics with
different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film “Freedom Writer”?
3. What are the effects of Erin Gruwell’s motivation to build students’
characteristics with different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film
“Freedom Writer”?
1.3Purposes of the Study
Based on the statement of the problems above, it can be formulated that the purposes of the study as the following:
1. To know Erin Gruwell’s motivation to build students’ characteristics with
different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film “Freedom Writer”.
2. To identify Erin Gruwell’s efforts to build students’ characteristics with
different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film “Freedom Writer”.
3. To understand the effects of Erin Gruwell’s motivation to build students’ characteristics with different races in Richard Lagravenese’s film
“Freedom Writer”.
1.4Significance of the Study
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teacher of English who finally succeeded to build her students characteristics into good characteristics.
1.5Scope and Limitation
The scope of this study is focused on motivation. Motivation focused here
is limited on Erin Gruwell’s motivation, the efforts done by Erin Gruwell, and the
effects of Erin Gruwell’s motivation to build students’ characteristics with
different races in Richard Lagravene’s film Freedom Writer.
1.6Definition of the Key Terms
Motivation is the reasons why people behave the way they do, which means that the person who is motivated, he/she will be energized, directed, and sustained Santrock (2001).
Freedom Writer is the film directed by Richard Lagravenese and released in 2007, which is categorized into crime drama genre, runs in 122 minutes (IMDB.com.inc., 2013)
