MAIN CHARACTER’S SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN TEACHING ENGLISH

POETRY IN DANGEROUS MIND FILM

THESIS

BRIAN DWI PAMUNGKAS

201010100311070

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

MAIN CHARACTER’S SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN TEACHING ENGLISH

POETRY IN DANGEROUS MIND FILM

THESIS

BRIAN DWI PAMUNGKAS

201010100311070

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

MAIN CHARACTER’S SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN TEACHING ENGLISH

POETRY IN DANGEROUS MIND FILM

THESIS

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

Sarjana Degree In English Education

BRIAN DWI PAMUNGKAS

201010100311070

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other

people what they want

(Zig Ziglar)

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the

opportunity in every difficulty

(Sir Winston Churchill)

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss

people

(Eleanor Roosevelt)

DEDICATION:

I dedicated this thesis to:

Mybeloved father who always supported me,

My greatest woman in this beautiful life, my lovely mother,

May all families,

My all friends,

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

The undersigned:

Name : Brian Dwi Pamungkas

Student ID number : 201010100311070

Program of study : PendidikanBahasaInggris

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declared that the work presented in this thesis was carried out by myself and

does not incorporate without any acknowledgement any material previously

submitted for a degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my

knowledge this thesis does not certain any material previously published or

written by another person except where due reference is made in text.

Malang, May 3, 2016

Brian Dwi Pamungkas

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Alhamdulillahi rabbil ‘aalamin, all the grateful prays are praised to Alloh

SWT, the main source of strength who always gives strength and patience to

finish this thesis. Shalawah and Salam may always be upon the holy prophet,

Muhammad SAW.

The writer would like to express his deepest gratitude to his thesis

advisors, Dr. Hartono, M.Pd and Drs Mas’udi, M.Ed for their suggestion, guides,

advices, and their times during the consultation period. May Alloh always bless

them. Amin.

The writer’s special thanks are aimed to his parents, Tariyanto and Sripah

for their endless patience, love, and their smiles, for his sisters and also big family

for their loves and supports.

The researcher also wants to thanks for all lecturer and examiners at the

Faculty of Teacher Training Education at University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and my friends of English Department academic year 2010. The last but not the

least, special thanks to occupants of Yuli Tri, Dian, Risa, Shodik, Edi, Fida, Ola,

and all of his boarding house families, for their prays, priceless supports,

encouragements, and helps so that he can finish this thesis. Thanks.

Alhamdulillahi Jaza Kumullahukhoiro.

Malang,

Brian Dwi Pamungkas

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

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

APPROVAL THESIS ......................................................................................... ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ........................................................................... iii

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

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... vii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Research .............................................................. ........... 1

1.2 Statement of Problems ....................................................................... ........... 4

1.3 Purpose of the Study .................................................................. ................... 5

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

1.5 Scope and Limitation ..................................................................................... 6

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

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .............................. 7

2.1 Film ................................................................................................................ 7

2.2 Types of Film ................................................................................................. 8

2.2.1 Action Film ...................................................................................... 8

2.2.2 Adventure Film ................................................................................ 8

2.2.3 Comedy Film ................................................................................... 8

2.2.4 Crime Film ....................................................................................... 9

2.2.5 Epic Film .......................................................................................... 9

2.2.6 Horror Fim ....................................................................................... 9

2.2.7 Musical/ Dance Film ........................................................................ 9

2.2.8 Science-Fiction Film ........................................................................ 10

2.2.9 War (and Anti-War) Film ................................................................ 10

2.2.10 Western Film .................................................................................... 10

2.2.11 Drama Film ...................................................................................... 11

2.3 Character ........................................................................................................ 11

2.3.1 Protagonist and Antagonist .............................................................. 12

2.3.2 Major and Minor .............................................................................. 12

2.3.3 Flat and Round ................................................................................. 13

2.3.4 Static and Dynamic .......................................................................... 13

2.4 Conflict .......................................................................................................... 14

2.4.1 Internal Conflict ............................................................................... 14

2.4.2 External Conflict .............................................................................. 14

2.4.2.1 Man vs. Man ........................................................................... 15

2.4.2.2 Man vs. Nature ....................................................................... 15

2.4.2.3 Man vs. Society ...................................................................... 15

2.4.2.4 Man vs. Fate ........................................................................... 16

2.5 Social Conflict .......................................... .................................................... 16

2.5.1 Kinds of Social Conflict .................................................................. 17

2.6 Causes of Conflict............................. ............................................................. 17

2.7 Solution of the Conflict .................................................................................. 18

2.7.1 Mapping the Conflict ........................................................................ 18

2.7.2 Mediation .......................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD .......................................................... 20

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................. 20

3.2 The Object of the Study .................................................................................. 21

3.3 Research Approach ......................................................................................... 22

3.3.1 Mimetic Approach.............................................................................. 22

3.3.2 Pragmatic Approach ........................................................................... 22

3.3.3 Expressive Approach.......................................................................... 22

3.3.4 Objective Approach............................................................................ 22

3.4 Data Collection................................................................................................ 23

3.5 Data Analysis .................................................................................................. 23

CHAPTHER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .................. 25

4.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................... 25

4.1.1 The Social Conflicts in the Film “Dangerous Mind” ......................... 25

4.1.1.1 The Social Conflicts between the Main Character and the

School Stafs: Desperation, and Confrontation ....................... 25

4.1.1.2 The Social Conflicts between the Main Character and Her

Students: Humiliation, Rejection, and Confusion .................. 27

4.1.1.3 The Social Conflict between the Main Character and the

Students’ Parents: Confrontation ............................................ 29

4.1.2 The Solution of the Social conflicts in the Film “Dangerous Mind” . 30

4.1.2.1 The Solutions of the Social Conflicts between the Main

Character and the School Staffs: Fogiving and Giving Reward

................................................................................................ 30

4.1.2.2 The Solution of the Social Conflicts between the Main

Character and Her Students: Using Karate, Explanation and

Persuation ............................................................................... 32

4.1.2.3 The Solution of Social Conflict against Durrell’s Mother:

Letting things go ..................................................................... 34

4.2 Discussion ....................................................................................................... 35

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ..................................... 37

1.1 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 37

1.2 Suggestions .................................................................................................... 38

REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 39

APPENDIXES ..................................................................................................... 41

LIST OF APPENDIX

Appendix 1 Synopsis of Dangerous Mind ........................................................ 41

Appendix 2 Dangerous Mind’s Script .............................................................. 43

Appendix 3 Movie Scene .................................................................................. 78

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