SOCIAL MOBILITY IN DANNY BOYLE S AND LOVELEEN S SLUMDOG MILLIONARE: MARXIST APPROACH RESEARCH PAPER Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement For Getting the Bachelor Degree In English Department By: PICEND ERADITYA S A320050386 SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA 2015 i
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TESTIMONY Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the previous literary work which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of a university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or published or others, expect those in which the writing are referred in the manuscript and mentioned in literary review and bibliography. Because it, later, if it is proven that there are some untrue statements in this testimony, I will hold full with responsibility. Surakarta, 25 February 2015 Picend Eraditya S iv
MOTTO Life is destiny.the writer Life is never flat. Endang BM v
DEDICATION My deepest gratitude to Allah SWT, and in my happiness, I dedicate this work to: My beloved parents Suciptadi and Endang BM My beloved wife Desi Arum All of my family My lecturers All of my friends The reader vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Glory to Allah SWT, the Most Beneficent and Sustainer of the world. First of all, I would like to address my greatest thanks to Allah SWT. He is the only One who gives me blessings in everything. Prize and invocation also go to our great Prophet Muhammad SAW. On the whole, I feel grateful to finish this research paper entitled SOCIAL MOBILITY IN DANNY BOYLE S AND LOVELEEN S SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE MOVIE MARXIST APPROACH. Besides, this study can be completed and finished because of others who used to give me supports, prayers, helps, guidance, suggestions and reinforced criticism. My deepest and huge gratitude always go to the following persons: 1. Allah SWT the most merciful, the perfect one who manages my whole lifetime very well. 2. Dr. M. Thoyibi MS. as the first consultant who patiently gives me suggestions, supports, guidance, and his analogy through the research paper. 3. Titis Setyabudi, S.S, M.Hum as the second consultant who gives the best corrections and suggestions on my poor grammatical structure. 4. Dr Phil. Dewi Candraningrum as the advisor consultant for giving guidance and help, 5. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum. as the academic consultant of English Department. vii
6. My lovely wife Desi Arum Kusumawati. Thanks for support. I do love you. Yet, this research paper is quite far away from perfection since nobody is perfect. May anyone correct and criticize it, I would be happy to welcome. Surakarta, 25 Februay 2015 Picend Eraditya viii
TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE... APPROVAL... i ii ACCEPTANCE... iii TESTIMONY... iv MOTTO... v DEDICATION... vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT... vii TABLE OF CONTENTS... ix SUMMARY... xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study... 1 B. Previous Study... 7 C. Problem Statement... 7 D. Limitation of the Study... 8 E. Objective of the Study... 8 F. Benefit of the Study... 8 G. Research Method... 9 H. Paper Organization... 10 CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY A. Marxist Theory... 11 ix
1. Notion of Marxism... 11 B. Social Mobility... 14 1. Notion of Social Mobility... 14 2. The Types of Social Mobility... 15 C. Structural Element of Movie... 18 A. Narrative Elements... 18 a) Characters and Characterization... 18 b) Plot... 18 c) Point of View... 19 d) Theme... 20 e) Symbol... 20 f) Casting... 21 B. Technical Elements... 21 a. Miss-En-Scene... 21 b. Cinematography... 23 c. Sound... 25 d. Editing... 25 D. Theoritical Application... 26 CHAPTER III: SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF INDIA SOCIETY A. Social Aspect... 27 B. Economic Aspect... 30 C. Political Aspect... 33 D. Cultural Aspect... 34 x
CHAPTER IV: STRUCTURAL ANALYSM A. Narrative Elements... 38 1. Character and Characterization... 38 2. Plot... 46 3. Point of View... 50 4. Theme... 52 5. Symbol... 53 6. Casting... 53 B. Technical Elements... 55 C. Discussion... 74 CHAPTER V: MARXIST ANALYSIS OF SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE MOVIE A. Marxist Anaysis... 77 1. Dialectical Materialism... 77 2. Historical Materialism... 79 3. Class Struggle... 83 4. Alienation... 86 5. Revolution... 87 B. Discussion... 88 CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion... 90 B. Suggestion... 91 BIBLIOGRAPHY... 93 xi
VIRTUAL REFERENCE... 94 APPENDIX... 95 xii
SUMMARY PICEND ERADITYA S. A. 320 050 386. SOCIAL MOBILITY IN DANNY BOYLE S AND LOVELEEN S SLUMDOG MILLIONARE: MARXIST APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2015. This study is about experience of life is way to change the destiny. The problem of this study is how social mobility in Danny Boyle s and Loveleen s Slumdog. The object of the study is Slumdog Millionare movie by Danny Boyle and Loveleen. It used marxist approach. This study belongs to qualitative research. In this method, there are two types of data source, namely primary and secondary data source. The primary data source is Slumdog Millionare movie and the secondary data source is other material related to the study. Both data are collected through library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The result of the study shows the following conclusion. Based on the analysis it is clear that there is a close relation between structural analysis of this film and marxist analysis of Slumdog Millionare movie. Danny Boyle and Loveleen wants to show how experience of life can change the destiny through Slumdog Millionare movie. Keyword: social, mobility, destiny, Slumdog Millionare, marxist. xiii