MUSIC AS MORAL DRIVE TO FIND AUGUST RUSH’S PARENT IN KRISTEN SHERIDAN MOVIE AUGUST RUSH (2007):
A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Particular Fulfillment of Requirement For Getting Bachelor Degree of education
In English Department
By:
MEGANMEXTHA AJENG YS
A 320 060 286
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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TESTIMONY
On this occasion, the writer states that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the previous literary work which has been raised to obtain Bachelor Degree of University, nor there are opinions or master-pieces which have been written or published by others, except referred written in this research paper and mentioned in the bibliography.
If it is proved that there are mistakes in the writer’s statement above later
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Surakarta, 2011 The Writer,
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MOTTO
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DEDICATION
Alhamdulillah...
This research paper is dedicated to:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalaamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
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3. Plot ... 35
4. Point of View ... 39
5. Theme ... 39
B. Technical Elements ... 40
1. Casting ... 40
2. Sound and Editing ... 41
C. Discussion ... 42
CHAPTER IV PSYCHOANALITIC ANALYSIS ... 44
A. Structure of Chuck Noland’s Personality ... 44
1. Id ... 44
2. Ego ... 46
3. Superego ... 49
B. Moral Anxieties ... 50
C. Discussion ... 52
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 54
A. Conclusion ... 54
B. Suggestion ... 55 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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F. Theoretical Application ... 27
CHAPTER III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 29
A. Structural Analysis of the August Rush Movie ... 29
1. Narrative Elements ... 29
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LIST OF FIGURE
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Figure 1. August rush’s face ... 30
Figure 2. Lyla’s face ... 31
Figure 3. Louis’s face ... 32
Figure 4. Walden Country Home For Boys ... 34
Figure 5. Louis’s face ... 35
Figure 6. Chicago ... 35
Figure 7. August Rush talks to him self ... 45
Figure 8. August Rush and Wizard ... 45
Figure 9. August rush tears drop and cry ... 46
Figure 10. Jeffrey face ... 47
Figure 11. August Rush in the New York City ... 48
Figure 12. Wizard tries to stop play the music ... 49
Figure 13. Wizard and August Rush when they pursued the police ... 50
Figure 14. August and Friend Face ... 51
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MEGANMEXTHA AJENG YS. A32006026. MUSIC AS MORAL DRIVE TO FIND AUGUST RUSH’S PARENT IN KRISTEN SHERIDAN MOVIE AUGUST RUSH (2007): A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2011.
This study is to reveal how the moral anxiety for to find August Rush’s parent of the major character, August Rush, influence his personality. The objective of the study is to analyze the movie based on the structural analysis and the psychoanalytic analysis.
This study is qualitative study. The object of the study is Kristen Sheridan’s August Rush. The data sources are divided into two, namely primary data source and secondary data source. In collecting in the data, the writer watches the movie and uses library research by collecting and selecting the appropriate data from many sources. The technique of the data analysis, is descriptive technique.
After analyzing the movie of Kristen Sheridan’s August Rush, the writer concluded that there are several aspects psychoanalytic approach of the major character. The aspect consists of id, ego, superego, an moral anxiety. The basic of August Rush to find his parent through the music, he believe the music can meet his parent because he have strong felling about his parent.
The Conflict within Evan, Evan believes that their parents are waiting for him and goes to New York to find his parents. And he stays in the Wizard home. Wizard is player music on the street. The Moral anxiety in this study when Evan wants to hold a big concert in New York Philharmonic in Central Park, There is problem coming from Wizard. August knows that he will disappoint every people but the most important thing that his song will be sung in New York Philharmonic in Central Park.
Keywords: Anxiety, Id, Ego, Superego, August Rush.
