Chapter Iii Discussion

CHAPTER III

DISCUSSION

3.1. Summary of the Story

In present-day Paris, Diana receives an old photo from Bruce Wayne through

Wayne Enterprises of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. The daughter of Queen Hippolyta, Diana is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazonian women warriors created by Zeus to protect mankind.

One day in 1918, Diana, now a young woman, rescues US pilot Captain

Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers that trying to catch Steve. The Amazons kill the crew, but Antiope sacrifices herself to save Diana and dies. Afterwards, they interrogate

Steve with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook of the chief chemist Dr.

Isabel Maru also known as Doctor Poison, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff from a weapon facility in the Ottoman Empire. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with The "Godkiller" sword, the lasso, and armor then leaving

Themyscira with Steve to find and stop Ares for good.

While they are arrived in London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the

Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Diana translates Maru's notes and reveals that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front. Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Sir Patrick Morgan, recruits spy Sameer,

marksman Charlie, and smuggler Chief to help prevent the gas from being released.

The team reaches the front in Belgium. Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and captures the enemy trench, allowing the Allied forces to help her liberate the village of Veld.

The team later knows that a German’s victory party will be held at the nearby

German High Command. Steve and Diana separately infiltrate the party, with Steve intending to find the gas and destroy it meanwhile Diana hoping to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is Ares and the war will end. Steve stops her to kill Ludendorff because Steve thinks that Ludendorff is not Ares, but this allows Ludendorff to unleash the gas on Veld, killing all villagers. Diana gets mad because Steve’s intervening. Diana later pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bomber aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills him, but confused and when his death does not stop the war.

Sir Patrick Morgan appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, using Ludendorff and

Maru as pawns in the process, it is ultimately their decision to resort to violence as they have been already been influenced. When Diana attempts to kill Ares with The

"Godkiller" sword, he destroys it, then reveals to Diana that she is The "Godkiller", as the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. While the two battle, Steve's team destroys

Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the poison to a safe altitude and detonates it, sacrificing himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have good within them. She ignores Maru and redirects Ares's lightning into him, killing him for good. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war. Back to the present day, Diana sends an email to

Bruce Wayne thanking him for the old photo of herself, Steve, Sameer, Charlie, and

Chief and continues to fight and give on the world's behalf, understanding that only love can truly save the world.

3.2. Analysis of the Story

In this chapter, the writer will analyze Bravery in Diana Prince’s character, the writer also wants to find what are the causes of Bravery which is influence Diana

Prince’s character.

3.2.1. Causes of Bravery of Main Character

There are 5 causes or factors which are causes someone show courage based on Rachman (1990) theory.

1. Self Confidence

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Figure III.1. Diana talk to Steve

(Scene: 0:39:36 –0:40:28)

Steve: ‘’Ares as in… The God of War?’’ Diana: ‘’The God of War is our responsibility. Only an Amazon can defeat Him. With this. And once I do…the war will end.’’ Steve: ‘’Look. I appreciate your spirit… but this war is…It’s a great big mess. And there’s not a whole lot you and I can do about that. I mean we can get back to London and try to look for men who can.’’ Diana: ‘’I’m the man who can! Once I find and destroy Ares …the German armies will be freed from his influence…They will be good men again and the world will be better.’’ Steve: ‘’Great.’’ Diana: ‘’You will see.’’

Diana and Steve are leaving Themyscira to London with a sailing boat. Diana asks Steve to take her to the war area that are most dangerous but Steve rejects her demand because there is nothing that Diana and him can do about the war.

According to the conversation between Steve and Diana, Diana ask Steve to take her to the war area that are most dangerous but Steve refuses her demand directly because there is nothing that Diana and him can do about the war and Steve prefers to ask other people’s help for doing that instead but Diana said ‘’I’m the

man who can! Once I find and destroy Ares …the German armies will be freed from his influence…They will be good men again and the world will be better.’’

Diana thought that she is surely can kill and destroy Ares once she found him with her own power and abilities and said that she was the only one person that can defeat

Ares with saying ’You will see.’’ to Steve. It shows that Diana is having self- confidence for defeat Ares only by herself.

The more self-confident people are, the less fear people will experience in combat is one of the factors or causes of Bravery. Based on all dialogue, Diana is indicated as person who is having Self-Confidence which makes her willing to dealing with a dangerous situation because of her power ability.

2. Training

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Figure III.2. Diana practicing a sword with Antiope

(Scene: 0:10:29 – 0:10:47)

Antiope: ‘’You keep doubting yourself, Diana.’’ Diana: ‘’No, I don’t.’’ Antiope: ‘’Yes, you do.’’ Diana: ‘’No, I don’t.’’ Antiope: ‘’You are stronger than you believe. You have greater powers than you know. But if you don’t try harder…’’

Hippolyta: ‘’Diana!’’

In this scene, Diana is practicing a sword secretly with Antiope as her coach.

Diana is seen successfully fend off Antiope’s sword, even hit her stomach.

However, Antiope can attack Diana back and say ‘’You keep doubting yourself,

Diana.’’ And Diana seems deny it by replying ‘’No, I don’t.’’ because she thinks that she was already good enough in training and then try to attack her again but failed because Antiope attack her back fast and push Diana hard which makes Diana fall to the ground.‘’You are stronger than you believe. You have greater powers than you know. But if you don’t try harder…’’Antiope seems not satisfied with Diana’s sword practicing and wants Diana to practice more harder, but unfortunately before Antiope could finish her words, Hippolyta along with the palace guard caught they both are doing sword training. It is indicated that Diana’s bravery is from the Training.

3. Modeling of others Data 3

Figure III.3. Diana asking to her mother

(Scene: 0:04:41 – 0:05:20)

Diana: ‘’But don’t you think it’s time to start my training? Antiope thinks that I’m ready.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’Does she?’ Antiope: ‘’I could begin showing her some things. She should at least be able to defend herself.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’From whom?’’ Antiope: ‘’In the event of an invasion.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’Isn’t that why I have the greatest warrior in our history leading an entire army, General?’’ Antiope: ‘’I pray there will never come when she has to fight. But, you know a scorpion must sting. A wolf must hunt.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’She is a child. The only child on the island. Please let her be so.’’ Diana: ‘’But mother!’’ Hippolyta: ‘’There will be no training!’’

Diana is running around and being chased by Diana’s babysitter. Diana runs to the training place, where Antiope and the other Amazonians are doing an training.

Diana pays attention to every Amazonian that is doing their training and even imitating their training movements until Diana’s babysitter is coming and yelling at

Diana. Diana later run away and jump down to the river but she was immediately saved by Hippolyta. While Hippolyta takes Diana go back to school by riding a horse, Diana start asking to her ‘’But don’t you think it’s time to start my

training?’’ then Antiope appears along with Philippus by riding a horse and starts saying that she could teach a basic training to Diana and start to explain to her that

Diana should be able to defend herself. Hippolyta looks confused with asked back from whom she must protect herself and after Hippolyta get an answer from Antiope, she is saying that she is having the greatest warrior that leading Amazon armies,

Antiope herself. Antiope starts to persuade Hippolyta but Hippolyta didn’t want to hear at all and says that Diana is a child and the only child in Themyscira and Diana did not agree with her but Hippolyta says firmly to Diana that there will be no training for her. It is indicated as modeling of others because Diana looks very interested after watching Antiope and the other Amazonians are doing an training activities and she thinks that maybe she is already enough to be in training and Diana hopes to be trained too just like the other Amazons. Based on data above, Diana’s bravery comes from Modeling of others.

4. Emotional and Cognitive Resources

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Figure III.4. Diana blaming Steve

(Scene: 1:40:34 – 1:40:47)

Diana: ‘’They are dead. They are all dead. I could have saved them. I could have saved them if it weren’t for you. You stopped me from killing Ares!’’ Steve: ‘’No!’’ Diana: ‘’Get away from me!’’

As soon as after Ludendorff release the gas on the Veld village, Diana leaves

German High Command with panic. When Diana arrives in the village, all of the villagers already passed away because of the deadly gas and Diana feels very mad and disappointed at the same time until Steve finally arrives and blamed by Diana

‘’They are dead. They are all dead. I could have saved them. I could have saved them if it weren’t for you. You stopped me from killing Ares!’’ Diana is blaming

Steve because if Steve did not intervene her to kill Ares, all the villagers of Veld must be still alive and safe. The writer analyzes it as emotional because Diana feels disappointed because she was failed to kill Ares and save the lives of the villagers of

Veld which resulted in increasing Diana’s courage.

5. Situational Demands

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Figure III.5. Diana arguing with Steve

(Scene: 01:13:11 – 01:13:29)

Steve: ‘’Diana, we have to go.’’ Diana: ‘’We need to help these people.’’ Steve: ‘’We have to stay on mission!’’ Chief: ‘’Next safe crossing is at least a day away.’’ Charlie: ‘’What are we waiting for?’’ Diana: ‘’We cannot leave without helping them. These people are dying. Nothing to eat and in the village…enslaved, she said!’’ Steve: ‘’I understand that!’’ Diana: ‘’Women! Children!’’ Steve: ‘’We need to make our next position by sunset.’’ Diana: ‘’How can you say that? What is the matter with you?’’

In this scene, Diana meet a woman with her child while passing through the

Western front in Belgium along with Steve, Charlie, Sameer, and Chief. The woman told Diana that villagers in Veld, on the other side of No Man’s Land who could not escape were taken as slaves. Steve later told Diana to continue the journey but Diana refuses with ‘’We need to help these people.’’ Diana wants to help because she was concerned with villagers of Veld’s village condition after being told by a woman with her child who managed to escape from the Veld’s village with saying ‘’We cannot leave without helping them. These people are dying. Nothing to eat and

in the village…enslaved, she said!’’ and Steve cannot help because that is not their plan. It is indicated that situational demands influence Diana’s bravery.

3.2.2. Main Character’s Bravery act

A. Liberate Veld’s Village

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Figure III.6. Diana headed to No Man’s Land by herself

(Scene: 01:13:39 – 01:14:17)

Steve: ‘’Alright? Because on the other side, there are a bunch of Germans pointing machine guns at every square inch of this place. This is not something you can cross, this is not possible.’’ Diana: ‘’So what? So we do nothing? ‘’ Steve: ‘’No, we are doing something. We are, we just… Sameer: ‘’Steve.’’ Steve: …We can’t save everyone in this war. Sameer: ‘’Steve…’’ Steve: ‘’This is not what we came here to do.’’ Diana: ‘’No, but it’s what I’m going to do.’’

In this scene, Diana wants to help because she was touched with villagers of

Veld’s condition after being told by a woman with her child who is managed to escape from the Veld’s village. She can’t leave before helping Veld’s villagers which were suffering. However, Steve did not agree and refuse instead because that is not

what they are to do on their plan. Therefore, Diana decides to go alone through No

Man’s Land with her weapons as she is wanted to help liberate Veld’s villagers from a bunch of German armies.

B. Opposing the Wrong Thing

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Figure III.7. Diana protest to Field Marshal Haig

(Scene: 00:59:16 – 00:59:36)

Diana: ‘’I’m not… I am not with you! You would knowingly sacrifice all those lives. As if they mean less than yours?! Steve: ‘’Diana, let’s talk about it outside.’’ Diana: ‘’As if they mean nothing? Where I come from, generals don’t hide in their offices like cowards.’’ Steve: ‘’That’s enough!’’ Diana: ‘’They fight alongside their soldiers. They die with them on the battlefield!’’ Steve: ‘’That’s enough! My apologies’’ Diana: ‘’You should be ashamed!’’ Steve: ‘’My apologies.’’ Diana: ‘’You should be ashamed!’’ Steve: ‘’Diana…Diana!’’ Diana: ‘’All of you should be ashamed!’’

All of the British military officials are having a closed meeting and discussion about which languages are being used in Dr. Maru’s notebook that was

brought by Steve until Diana tells everyone that the two languages in the notebook are Sumerian and Ottoman language. Furthermore, Diana translates the contents of notebook. The content are formulas of the mustard gas and Germany plans to release the gas at the front. After listening to Diana’s translation of the notebook, Steve was shocked and started to offer himself to the senior officer of British Army, Field

Marshal Haig to fail Ludendorff’s operation because that gas will kill everyone both

Germany and Great Britain. However, he refused because there will be armistice negotiation soon between Britain and Germany and also forbid Steve for doing that.

Diana was strongly disagree about what Field Marshal Haig said and began to protest him that he should not sacrifice innocent’s people lives and stop being a coward who is hiding with join in fighting together with soldiers.

C. Express Own Opinion

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Figure III.8. Diana talking to her mother

(Scene: 00:28:09 – 00:29:08)

Diana: ‘’Mother, excuse me but after everything the man said, this must be Ares.’’ Acantha: ‘’What are you talking about, child?’’ Diana: ‘’Forgive me, Senator, but the man called it a war without end. Millions of people already dead like nothing he’s ever seen. Only Ares could do such a thing. We cannot simply let him go. We must go with him.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’I will not deploy our army and leave them scare defenses to go and fight their war.’’ Diana: ‘’It’s not their war! Zeus created man to be just, and wise, strong and passionate…’’ Hippolyta: ‘’That was a story, Diana! This much, you do not understand? Men are easily corrupted.’’ Diana: ‘’Yes, but Ares is behind that corruption! It is Ares who has these Germans fighting and stopping the God of war is our fore-ordinance. As Amazons this is our duty.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’But you’re not an Amazon like the rest of us. So, you will do nothing. As your queen, I forbid it.’’

After interrogating Steve, Hippolyta and all members and royal guards are leaving courtroom until Diana was appear from back and started saying her opinion that after everything Steve says about World War I between Germany and Britain that the war is Ares’s act and suggest Hippolyta and Amazonians are to go with

Steve. Hippolyta rejects it immediately for let Themyscira Amazonians armies to be

involved into the war, but Diana did not give up and Diana keep persuading

Hippolyta that stopping Ares is Amazons duty. Hippolyta still refuses and even bans that activity.

D. Disapprove to the Wrong Thing

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Figure III.9. Diana talk to Charlie

(Scene: 01:02:27– 01:02:52)

Diana: ‘’So, what were you fighting about?’’ Charlie: ‘’I mistook his glass for mine. That happens.’’ Diana: ‘’This man is no fighter.’’ Steve: ‘’Charlie is an expert marksman. Means he shoots people from very far away.’’ Charlie: ‘’They never know what hit them.’’ Diana: ‘’So, how do you know who you kill if you can’t see their face?’’ Charlie: ‘’I don’t. Trust me it’s better that way.’’ Diana: ‘’You fight without honor!’’ Charlie: ‘’Who gets paid for honor?’’

Steve headed to the bar and followed by Diana from behind and then entered into it. Diana is looking around at the bar with a strange look and starts asking Steve if the reinforcements are in the bar and if they were a good man. Steve then found

Sameer was talking with some people and asking for time to talk for a moment to

him. Sameer, who feel disturbed eventually stay away and immediately angry to

Steve because he was deceiving on those people until he sees Diana who was standing beside Steve and fascinating by Diana’s beauty and Steve soon began to introduce Diana to Sameer. After Diana and Sameer get acquainted each other, Steve is asking about Charlie’s whereabouts to Sameer. Then the three find Charlie were being beaten by a man after being startled by the noise.

Steve, Diana, Sameer and Charlie later gathering in one table. Diana starts asking to Charlie what makes him and the man are fighting, Charlie replied that he wrongly took a glass. Diana whispered to Steve that Charlie is not a fighter. Steve explains to Diana that Charlie was an expert marksman and Charlie start saying that every people that he ever shoots never know what hit them. Diana asks to Charlie how Charlie can kill people if he is not see target’s face then Charlie replied that way is better for him. Diana did not agree immediately and thought Charlie is fight without honor but Charlie did not care about that.

E. Leaving Themyscira

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Figure III.10. Diana talking to her mother

(Scene: 00:36:44 – 00:37:32)

Diana: ‘’I am going mother. I cannot stand by while innocent lives are lost if no one else will defend the world from Ares, then I must. I have to go.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’I know. Or at least I know I cannot stop you. There is so much…so much you do not understand.’’ Diana: ‘’I understand enough. But I’m willing to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. Like you once did.’’ Hippolyta: ‘’You know that if you choose to leave… you may never return.’’ Diana: ‘’ Who will I be if I stay?’’

Steve and Diana go to the dock by riding a horse. Steve sees a sailing boat with his shocked face. Steve asks Diana if he and Diana really leaving Themyscira with a sailing boat. Diana asked him if he does not know how to sail, but Steve replied that he knows how to sail, but he hasn’t sailed for a long time. Afterward, before Diana and Steve had time to get on the sailing boat, Hippolyta appeared with the palace guard. Diana walked to Hippolyta and started says that she must go and can’t stand to the innocents people that were suffering and killed. Diana also says if no one else will defend the world from Ares, then she must do it. Hippolyta looks sad

and say that if Diana choose to leave, Diana may never return to Themyscira. Diana replied that who will she be if she still stays.

3.2.3 Moral Values

The writer concludes that moral values can be taken from Wonder Woman movie is about believing and the truth. This movie is showing the main character,

Diana Prince also known as Wonder Woman try to restore the peace again between mankind with stop the war which results in sadness, despair and fear that are caused by Ares, The God of War that who wants to destroy all mankind with kill him. Diana teaches us for do not give up on what you believe even though everyone tells you no or that you cannot that shown in the scene when Diana decides to go alone through

No Man’s Land with her weapons as she is wanted to help liberate Veld’s villagers from a bunch of German armies though Steve saying that she cannot do it and not all humans is bad and also not all humans is good.