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THESIS ARTICLE ABOUT ANALYSIS OF TWO MAIN CHARACTERS IN "THE LAST SAMURAI MOVIE" (Nathan Algren & Katsumoto)
ANALYSIS OF TWO MAIN CHARACTERS
IN THE LAST SAMURAI
MOVIE
(Nathan Algren and Katsumoto)
RESTY RIFIANTY
SABARDI
TITAH KINASIH
Program
Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas
Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Universitas
PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya
Abstrak
Tesis ini
menganalisis dua tokoh utama dalam dialog dari dua karakter utama dari film “The
Last Samurai”. Penulis memilih topik ini karena sebagai pecinta film, ia ingin
menemukan karakter-karakter yang muncul dalam dialog Nathan Algren dan
Katsumoto, dua tokoh utama dalam film The Last Samurai yang digunakan sebagai
salah satu alat untuk menyampaikan pesan ke pengamat tersebut. Itu membuat
penulis tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian karakter dialog dua karakter utama
film The Last Samurai itu Nathan Algren dan Katsumoto itu. Jadi, penelitian
penulis masalah adalah: "Apa karakter yang dimiliki Nathan Algren? "
dan “Apa karakter yang dimiliki Katsumoto?” Rancangan penelitian studi ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dan metode
analisis dan documentasi isi untuk
mengumpulkan data. Untuk mengumpulkan data, penulis dianalisis dengan memilih
dialog dari dua karakter utama yang berkaitan dengan topik dari Movie. Penulis menjelaskan bahwa dengan menganalisis
karakter kita bisa tahu bahwa karakter dalam suatu film membuat jalannya film
menjadi lebih bermakna dan berwarna. Berdasarkan analisis penulis telah
menemukan 1) Karakter apa yang muncul dalam Tokoh Nathan Algren?. 2) karakter
apa yang muncul dalam tokoh Katsumoto. 3) tokoh Nathan Algren tergolong dalam
karakter protagonist, dynamic dan round, sedangkan tokoh Katsumoto tergolong
dalam karakter protagonist dan statistic.
Kata kunci : Analisa, Implikatur,
Dialog.
INTRODUCTION
The English
Department of Adi Buana University is not faculty of letters. Therefore, the
courses are emphasized on language skills, teaching methods, and linguistics.
Eventhough the courses are emphasized of those three above is the literary
courses.
But knowing
howpitiful, it is to have known that only few students like to learn about
literary, for example a literary of English Movie. They feel that the study
about literray is really difficult and there is no need literary to enjoy a
movie. Actually, Rene Wellek and Austin Warren in their book (1975,1977:36)
explains that the function of studying litrature is to relieve us -either
writers or readers- from the pressure of emotions. To express emotions is to
get free of them, as Goethe is said to have freed himself from Weltschmerz by composing The Sorrows of Werther.
By studying
English literature, students do not only study about grammar and vocabulary,
but they also learn about the culture and the ways of life. They also can
interprete the valuable literary work for them selves. Rene Wellek and Austin
Warren (1975:94) states in his book Theory of Literature that literature
‘represents’ ‘life’; is, an large measure, a social reality, literature though
the natural world and the inner or subjective world of the individual have also
been objects of literary ‘imitation’.
The author
chooses one of literature forms for this study, that is movie. Movie is one of the
literary works in dramatic form. Movie is a
motion picture or film produced for entertainment that tells a story. There are
many types of movie, they are: Action movie, adventure, comedy, crime /
gangster, drama, epic, horror, musical, and war. Movie containsa
series of one's life story with the people around it by emphasizing characters,
and the nature of the people.
The choosing
of movie for this study is because the basicof movie is telling about the
habits, ways of life, and cronological event of human being. The conflict and
some different characters will make the movie more interesting to see.
The author which is choosen is The Last Samurai movie
beacause there are a lot of things that she can take or learn in this film.
Some differences of characters in this movie also can tell us about the habits
of person, like how they live or how they facing and finish a problem. Because
every character has their own habits. Some deep moral values also can learn
from this movie, like about love, dedication, loyalty, and hard work.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research always
needs research design. Research also needs research method, so the
writer
looks for some reference to choose the method research. Method is a step, way,
or system to design a research to get the purpose of research. Writer always
needs a method research which has relation with his research.
In this
research, the writer uses the qualitative descriptive method as the research
method. It is used to describe the data. Description and explanation were made
from the analysis and from the quotation to clarify data in order to make this
work easy to understand.
The writer
chooses qualitative descriptive to get clear description
about characteristic of the two main characters
of The Last Samurai. The descriptive method is a method to
describe and interpret about problem observed by the researcher.
This research
design is more suitable for a literary study. By literary study, the writer
means is to study a peace of work of literature, or to be exact, imaginative
literature, which interprets experiences by fictitious presentation of a
person, ideas, and events. This study is done by looking for the information in
the form of article, book, and literary review that related to the study, but
the main reference is the movie itself.
The descriptive
qualitative approach means that the discussion of the study is explained based
on the elements within the story it self, such as point of view, setting,
character, plot, symbol, with their internalrelation. In this case the writer
thesis only focuses the explanation on the Captain Nathan Algren and Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto characters as
main character in The Last Samurai.
The writer uses some
notation about to get answer the problem of research. Dialog, action, and
happening in the story are that answer. It is used as basic research and
supporting in research to get information about in this research..
ANALYZING AND
FINDING
There
are many characters that found in Nathan Algren and Katsumoto.
Character of Nathan Algren are a. Depressed people, this character
shown when he become a prisioner of Samurai in the samurai village. He was in
helpless condition because the previous battle. He got a scary dream about his
dark past. b. Avenger, Nathan Algren: “You want me to kill Jappos,
I’ll kill them. I’m not asking you to kill anybody. You want me to kill the
enemies of Jappos, I’ll kill their enemies. Rebs or Sloux or Sheyenne..For 500
bucks a month, I’ll kill whoever you want. But keep one thing in mind...I’d
happily kill you for free.”thoose dialoge prove that Nathan is an avenger. c. Arrogant, this character shown when he
was in a meeting with Omura and Bagley, Nathan Algren
laugh with disrespectful
when Bagley speaks
at Omura, and he left the banquet
just like that without permission. d. Sadden
Personality, it is proven in this dialogue, Nathan Algren: "There is some comfort in the
emptiness of the sea. No past, no future. And then at once, I am confronted by
the hard truth of present circumstances. I have been hired to help suppress the
rebellion of yet another tribal leader. Apparently, this is the only job I am
suited for roomates. I am beset by the ironies of my life. " e. Humanness, this character proven when Mr. Omura orders Algren to order the
troops he trained and he will lead the fight against the Samurai to go to the
battlefield against the Samurai, because the samurai had begun to attack and
control the rail road at the border of his province so that the government Japan
can not travel freely. But Algren refused to carry troops to the battlefield,
because he felt that his army, which consisted of civilians, such as farmers
who do not have a military base is not yet ready to fight on the battlefield.
Algren does not want to sacrifice those who are not experienced in fighting on
the battlefield warfare because their unready to fight
aganinst the samurai who is very tough in fighting. f.
Defender of the Truth, Nathan Algren decides to side with and help the
Samurai to fight the government which is controlled by Mr. Omura, after he know the true purpose of goverment which is
controlled by Mr. Omura is for monopolies. g.
Persistent, Some
scenes in this film shows a lot of character Nathan Algren is not easy to give
up, in any condition even when pressed he will stay and try to fight. h. Smart, this
dialogue prove the smart of Nathan Algren, Nathan:
"I need information on their battle tactics." Graham: "I have several more books just waiting
to be translate." Zeb:
"He'll be speaking the lingo in no time. You should hear him blather on in
Blackfoot. " Graham:
"Really? A follow linguist? Oh, capital! "
Character of Katsumoto are a. Wise, He is a wise
leader, so it is respected and admired his followers. In the show the movie in
some scenes, that Katsumoto always exercise prudence in dealing with a problem. b. Faithful and Obedient,
A character Katsumoto in the film is a
very faithful devoted to the kingdom. Whatever happens in the Japanese
government and whatever the current emperor, be it right or wrong, appropriate
or not in accordance with his wishes, he will remain faithful to serve and
would also be willing to sacrifice for the emperor. c.
Dicipline, As a samurai, and is also a
leader in the rebellion of the Samurai, Katsumoto must know and are very
familiar with what is meant as a discipline. d. Firm, Resolute
character of Katsumoto show by the author, when he was required to behead one who
has betrayed samurai. Samurai were asked to commit suicide or in Japanese called by "Harakiri", because he
felt that he had been betrayed. Firmly and without hesitation Katsumoto cut head by a sword. For Katsumoto, that's
exactly what content received by a traitor. e.
Commanding, From
beginning to end this movie, show the figure Katsumoto who are always in
peace of mind, which makes it always think clearly, even able to give peace to
the people around him. f. True Leader, a
true leader who always solve problems wisely, to address a problem with a head
cold. It also nurture his followers or members of the group. And in a war, he
will be in the front row, without fear and doubt will first move to attack.
SUGGESTION
Some suggestion
of this thesis are, firstly, if the students want to analyze the movie, they
should try to watch the movie before, then they
should have script of own movie.
Secondly, the students should read many literature books.
They can go to the library
to look for many literature book or searching in some website. In order to get new experiences and motivation to learn
literature. And the last is, The department of English should set aside not only some
books of science, but also make some available literature books.
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