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AN ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL CONFLICT FACED BY THE MAIN

CHARACTER IN”LIFE OF PI” MOVIE DIRECTED BY ANG LEE

THESIS

By:

RENDITA MEILINA

201010100311281

ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

JANUARY 2015

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AN ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL CONFLICT FACED BY THE

MAIN CHARACTER IN”LIFE OF PI” MOVIE DIRECTED BY

ANG LEE

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana

Degree in English Education

By:

RENDITA MEILINA

201010100311281

ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

JANUARY 2015

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This thesis written by Rendita Meilina was approved on February 4th, 2015.

By:

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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education.

On February 4th, 2015

Approved by:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

The undersigned:

Name : Rendita Meilina

Student ID number : 201010100311281

Program of study : English Department

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declare that the work presented in this thesis was carried out by myself and does not

incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted for a degree

or diploma in any university. To the best of my knowledge this thesis does not

contain any materials previously publish or written by another person except where

due reference is made in text.

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

“There is no success without struggle

And there is no struggle without sacrifice”

DEDICATION:

I dedicated this thesis to

Allah SWT,

Lecturers,

My advisors,

My beloved father and mother,

My young brothers,

My husband,

My lovely baby,

And all of my friends

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil’alamin, All praises is to Allah SWT, the Lord who has

bestowed the blessing upon me in completing this thesis. Greeting, prayers, and love

are also presented to beloved our prophet Muhammad SAW, His families, His

companion and His followers.

First of all, I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to my first

advisor Rina Wahyu Setyaningrum, M.Ed., and my second advisor Puji Sumarsono,

M.Ed. that they have been a tremendous mentor for me and the great contribution,

meaningful guidance, corrections, suggestion encouragement, motivation, and use

full feedback that have inspired the writer over the completion of my thesis.

Second, my special thanks to my family. Words cannot express how grateful I

am to my mother, Mujiati, my father, Jadi and my husband, Nur Sholeh

who always give me support, pray, and finance, they are my role model in the world,

also thanks to my two young brothers, Refandi Dwi Mujiantoro and Yanuar David

Setyawan and my little princess, Nayyara Bittaqillah suhaa that they are my

motivation to do my thesis and all my family.

The last, I would like thanks for my close friends, Ika, Myta, Maynda, Eny,

Anzar, Herliana, Qoniq, Cindy, and Lilik who give me support and motivation also,

all of my friends whose name cannot be mentioned one by one here.

Finnaly, I hope that thesis will give advantages for the readers. Amin.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL .....................................................................................................i

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ..................................................................iv

ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................v

MOTTO AND DEDICTION ...........................................................................vi

ACKNOWLADGEMENT ...............................................................................vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................viii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ................................................................1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................5

1.3 Purposes of the Study .....................................................................5

1.4 Significance of the Study ................................................................5

1.5 Scope and Limitation ....................................................................5

1.6 Definition of Key Terms .................................................................6

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Literature ........................................................................................7

2.2 Movie ...........................................................................................8

2.3 Type of Movie ..............................................................................8

2.3.1 Action Film .................................................................................9

2.3.2 Adventure film .............................................................................9

2.3.3 Comedy Film ...............................................................................10

2.3.4 Crime and Gangsters film ............................................................10

2.3.5 Drama Film ..................................................................................10

2.3.6 Historical Film .............................................................................11

2.3.7 Horror Film .................................................................................11

2.3.8 Musical (Dance) Film ...................................................................11

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2.3.9 Science Fiction Film .....................................................................12

2.3.10 War (Anti-war) Film ..................................................................12

2.3.11 Western Film .............................................................................12

2.4 Element of Movie ..........................................................................13

2.4.1 Character .....................................................................................13

2.4.2 Theme ........................................................................................14

2.4.3 Plot .............................................................................................14

2.4.4 Setting ........................................................................................16

2.4.5 Point of View ..............................................................................17

2.4.6 Conflict .......................................................................................17

2.5 Type of Conflict ...........................................................................18

2.6 Individual Conflict ........................................................................19

2.7 Resolution of Conflict ...................................................................20

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design .............................................................................22

3.2 Approach .......................................................................................23

3.3 Object of The Study .......................................................................24

3.4 Data Collection ...............................................................................24

3.5 Data Analysis .................................................................................25

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 Research Findings ............................................................................26

4.1.1 Kinds of Individual Conflict faced by the main character ...............26

4.1.1.1 Social Conflict ...........................................................................26

4.1.1.2 Psychological Conflict ..............................................................28

4.1.1.3 Physical Conflict ........................................................................32

4.1.2 Causes of the conflict faced by the main character .........................32

4.1.2.1 Social Conflict ............................................................................33

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4.1.2.2 Psychological Conflict ................................................................34

4.1.2.3 Physical Conflict.........................................................................38

4.1.3 How the main character solves the conflicts ...................................40

4.1.3.1 Social Conflict ............................................................................40

4.1.3.2 Psychological Conflict ................................................................42

4.1.3.3 Physical Conflict.........................................................................47

4.2 Discussions ...................................................................................48

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusions ....................................................................................52

5.2 Suggestions ....................................................................................53

REFERENCES

APPENDIX I BIOGRAPHY OF ANG LEE

APPENDIX II THE SYNOPSIS OF “LIFE OF PI” MOVIE

APPENDIX III SCRIPT OF “LIFE OF PI” MOVIE

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