AN ANALYSIS OF CARRIE BRADSHAW’S ETIQUETTE SHOCK AS AMERICAN WOMAN TRAVELLING TO THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES IN MICHAEL PATRICK KING’S FILM “SEX AND THE CITY 2”
THESIS
By:
FITRIA HARDIYANTI ARON 09360031
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG
AN ANALYSIS OF CARRIE BRADSHAW’S ETIQUETTE SHOCK AS AMERICAN WOMAN TRAVELLING TO THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES IN MICHAEL PATRICK KING’S FILM “SEX AND THE CITY 2”
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
FITRIA HARDIYANTI ARON 09360031
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG
This thesis written by Fitria Hardiyanti Aron was approved on January 27, 2014
By
Advisor II, Advisor I,
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
“One of the greatest mental freedoms is truly not caring what anyone else thinks of you”
DEDICATION
I dedicated this thesis to : M y L ovely P arents
M y L ovely S isters M y F riends
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 brighteness. The writer would like to express her deepest gratitude to her first advisor, Dr. Sri Hartiningsih, M.M , and her second advisor, Drs. Imam Mahfudz, for their patience, suggestions, invaluable guidance and advice during the consultation period, and their comments and corrections during the corrections during the completion of this thesis. First of all, to her lectures in English Department who gave her precious suggestions and guidance in conducting this thesis.
Finally, special thank goes to her beloved parentswho always prays and supports hers in happiness and sorrow and thanks a lot for all the great ideas that had been given. For her family and friends. 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, January 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.5. Element of Drama ... 12
4.1.1. The ettiquete shock faced by Carrie Bradshaw as an American woman traveller to Abu Dhabi ... 29
4.1.2. The impacts of the etiquette shocks faced by Carrie Bradshaw. ... 35
4.1.3. The ways Carrie Bradshaw overcame her etiquette shocks ... 40
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of study
Literature is one of important thing that people like to discuss in their life. It presents or interprets facts, idea or happenings as will as description of a person or place, the explanation of scientific process, the account of war, or the discussion of
political issue. Therefore, human expression can be shown by using many ways depending on the point of view. When people read literature, people acquire a
pleasure that never lost, but many people think that literature is something abstract to
learn and difficult to understand. Human expression sometimes can be shown in literary works. The literary works are novel, drama and poem.
Koesnosoebroto (1988:2) has stated that, “ literature offers things in such a
way as to refresh and encourage our own thinking, and so leads us to insight of our own”.
It means that literaly will give people opportunity to show their feeling. It describes the event that will happen in a society, what they experienced in their life or
the fact.
Film is chosen as the subject of this thesis for some reasons. First, film gives people real entertaintment whether from the act supported by a lot of talented artists
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culture between those two countries
“Sex and The City 2” film is chosen in this thesis because there are some
etiquette shocks faced by the main character. The writer analyzes Carrie Bradshaw’s etiquette shocks when shewent travelling to the United Arab Emirates.
Etiquette is the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed
contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Usually
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The writter chooses etiquette shock to conduct a study on literature, especially on “Sex and The City 2” because that movie was set in America and the United Arab
Emirates as the background. The differences such as the environment and the culture
cause the main character to have a life adaption. Moreover, the research about the etiquette shock in this movie can be used as a reference for further researches. Furthermore, the messages from this movie are useful to enrich our culture
1.2. Statements of Problem
After knowing the backkground of the study, the writer decides some
problems necessary to be analyzed. The problems are these :
1. What was the etiquette shocked faced by Carrie Bradshaw in Michael Patrick King’s Film “ Sex and The City 2” ?
2. What were the effects of the etiquette shocked toward Carrie ? 3. How did Carrie overcome the etiquette shocks?
1.3.Purpose of these studies.
1. To understandthe etiquette shocks faced by Carrie Bradshaw in the Film.
2. To describe the impacts of the etiquette shocks faced by Carrie.
3. To explain Carrie’s way to solve the etiquette shocks.
1.4.Significant of Study
The writer hopes that the readers can understand more about the problem that
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find due to the different culture fromthat can be seen in the movie. The result of this study can be used as a reference in doing similar researches.
1.5.Scope and Limitation
The scope of this study is culture shock in general, which is done by Carrie Bradshaw as the main character in Michael Patrick King’s Film “Sex and The City
2”. Meanwhile for the limitation of this analysis is culture shock which is done by
Carrie with the impact and how to solve.
1.6.Definition of Key Term.
1) Analysis is getting information to solve problems; going out and seeking
opinions on optimal, actual causes and solutions. (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008).
2) Etiquette is conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by
authority to be observed in social or official life. (american webster. 2011)
3) Etiquette Shock is medical condition or unpleasant feeling caused by rules
for polite behaviour in society. ( Demand Media, 2011)
4) Movie is a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images
and shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture.
