THE VALUE OF AMERICAN DREAM AS

THE MAIN CHARACTER OF LIFE IN THE

“THE GREATEST SHOWMAN” FILM

Name : Rifaatul Lailiyah

Strata One (S1) English Department

Faculty of Letters

DARMA PERSADA UNIVERSITY

JAKARTA

2017

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 TABLE CONTENS
CHAPTER ONE ~ INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study……………………………………………………………………..…………3

B. Problem Formulation……………………………………………………………………………………….4

C. Objectivities of the Studies………………………………………………………………………………4

D. Benefit of the Research……………………………………………………………………………………4

E. Method of the Research……………………………………………………………………………………5

F. Data Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………….…5

G. Instrument of the Research………………………………………………………………………………5

H. The unit of The Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………5

CHAPTER TWO ~ LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature Review……………….....................................................................................6

A. Character
B. Characterization
C. Motive and Motivation
D. Value
D. The American Dream
CHAPTER THREE ~ ANALYSIS

Analysis……………........................................................................................................6

A. Analysis the Main Character of the film “The Greatest Showman”

B. Analysis the relation the Main Character with the value American Dream

CHAPTER FOUR ~ CONCLUSION

Conclusion …………….................................................................................................6

Bibliography…………..................................................................................................7

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 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

The literature work often describe about the real of life, and it also give many
lessons like it happen in the real life. There are so many values that can be taken from
the literature work, likes film, novel, poem, short story, drama, etc. One of them will
give value and lesson for life with the different way.

In novel we can read that, then we can find characters, plot plots,
characterization, themes, point of view and settings. From drama we will find the
same thing likes novel if we just read the scripts. But when we see the show, it will
be just like a film, although the analyze still remain about characters, characterization,
plots, point of view, settings, and themes. From the poem and poetry we can also
analyze or take the value from reading it, but the poem and poetry need us to do a bit
deep analyze. It is because they use an unusual language, so we can’t easily find what
is the meaning.

According to American Dream Anthropology, or "American dream" , is a

belief, believed by many in the United States. They believe, through hard work,
sacrifice, and determination, regardless of social status, one can get a better life.
This idea is rooted in a belief that the United States is a "city upon a hill", "a
light unto the nations"), which has value and wealth that has since the arrival of
European explorers to the next generation. (Febry:2010)
The theory of American dream above explain that people should struggle to reach
their dreams. The people should brave to do everything extraordinary. The Greatest
Showman tell about

The story of PT Barnum, a visionary who rose from scratch to create a

mesmerizing spectacle that became a sensation all over the world. The Greatest
Showman is a movie that has been developed since 2009, featuring a
contemporary music show, Jackman acted as a showman at the time, with the
excess of making everyone gullible. Over these advantages tried to make the
circus Barnum & Bailey, but until now the most popular circus around the
world.( www.sinopsis.co.id)

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The film show about PT Barnum who never give up to reach his dream, and his
struggle to make his dream became true with his wife and children and the people
who has special excessive.

After all, this paper will focus in analyze the value of American Dream as the
main character motive in his life in the Greatest Showman film. Greatest Showman is
taken from real story and full of value of life from American Dream. According to
the explanation above this will be analyzed by watching the movie, and then find the
character and characterization to relate with the value of American dream.

B. Problem Formulation

1. How the characters and characterization in the film “ The Greatest Showman”?

2. How value the American Dream used as main character motive of live in the film “ the
greatest showman”?

C. Objectivities of the Research

The study answer about the problem formulation. The study will explain about the characters
and characterization in the film “The Greatest Showman”. Then from the character and
characterization will be analyzed about how the value of the American Dream became a
motive of life for the main character in the “The Greatest Showman”.

D. Benefit of the research

For the Writer

The research for writer give the writer the knowledge about the literature study in specific in
analyze the film, the knowledge about the character and characterization then about the
American Dream theory.

For the Reader

The research share about the scientist about the literature studies for the reader, that hope can
use as the useful thing in the real life of the reader

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E. Method of Research

This research use the qualitative method in conducting. Qualitative which is

one of method that is used in research, is a research using verbal data and other non
numeric data as the basic analysis and in solving the problems these are studied.

F. Data Analysis

This research use descriptive analysis technique, the writer collects some data
from many sources as book and websites those related to this research.

G. Instrument of the Research

This research use main instrument by watching the film “ The Greatest
Showman” to understand the scene, except that the writer also collects some related
data by writing down some dialogs in this film and making some snapshot of the
scene support this research

H. The Unit of Analysis

The unit of Analysis in this research is the film “The Greatest Showman” which is
directed by Michael Gracey which is released in 2017

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CHAPTER TWO ~ LITERATURE REVIEW

A. Character
B. Characterization
C. Motive and Motivation
D. Value
D. The American Dream

CHAPTER THREE ~ ANALYSIS

A. Analysis the Main Character of the film “The Greatest Showman”

B. Analysis the relation the Main Character with the value American Dream

CHAPTER FOUR ~ CONCLUSION

This part will make conclusion about the result of the research and make the
summarize about the answer of formulation and what things that the writer has gotten
from the research.

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https://endless722.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/makna-dari-american-dream/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Showman

https://www.Sinopsis.co.id