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The American Myth of Succes As Reflected by John Grisham in His Best Seller Novel ‘The Firm’ THE AMERICAN MYTH OF SUCCES AS REFLECTED BY JOHN GRISHAM IN HIS BEST SELLER NOVEL ‘THE FIRM’ MINOR THESIS Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment as Requirement For Sarjana Degree in English Department Faculty of Letters And Fine Arts By RIRIS EKO ARSANTI C. 0395009 FACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTS SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA 2003 Approved to be examined before The Board of Examiners Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University Thesis Supervisors: 1. Dra Hj. Tri retno Pudyastuti (……………………...) NIP 131 472 639 2. Dra. Susilorini, MA (……………………...) NIP 132 000 807 ii Accepted and Approved by The Board of Examiners Faculty of Letters, Sebelas Maret University On April 29, 2003 The Board of Examiners 1.Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed. (………………………...) Chairman NIP. 131 569 264 2. Fitria Akhmerti Primasita, SS., MA. (………………………...) Secretary NIP. 132 205 442 3. Dra. Hj. Tri Retno Pudyastuti, M.Hum. (………………………...) First Examiner NIP. 131 472 639 4. Dra. Susilorini, MA. (………………………...) Second Examiner NIP. 132 000 807 Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University Dean Dr. Maryono Dwirahardjo, SU. NIP. 130 675 167 iii Motto Allah kelak akan memberikan kelapangan sesudah kesempitan (kesusahan). (QS ath-Thalaq ayat 7) Allah tidak membebani seseorang melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya (Q.S. Al-Baqarah ayat 286) The biggest spirit and the biggest enemy comes nowhere but inside you (Myself) Pekerjaan menunda-nunda hampir pasti mengundang masalah bila tidak ada perhitungan yang benar. (Aa Gym) Make your wish and go for it (Myself) iv DEDICATION With all my heart, I dedicate this thesis to the persons who have taught me how to be stronger than before: šMy beloved late father and my mother, who has given me the best love, patience and support in all my life. I am so lucky having you all in this world. š Simbahku, I am very sorry if I did something wrong. šMy dearest brother, Dwi Wijanarko Thanks for supporting me when everything seems going wrong in my darkest days. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdullilah! First of all I would state my highest gratitude to the Mighty Allah, The One, Who Always give me his glory and secret blessing even when sometimes I ignore Him. I thank Him for giving me chance and time to finish this exhausting study. I realize that I will not be able to finish this thesis without the help and contribution of many people. In this opportunity I would like to thank to: 1. Dr. Maryono Dwi Raharjo, SU, the Dean of Faculty of Letter and Fine Arts 2. Drs. Riyadi Santosa M.Ed, the Chief of English Department, who gave me his permission and guidance to finish my study and thesis. 3. Drs. Sudarno, M.A, the first assistance of Dean of Faculty of Letters, who allowed my thesis being examined. 4. Dra. Hj. Tri Retno Pudyastuti, my first thesis consultant. I gratitude her who has given me her immeasurable guidance and support for the perfection of the thesis and I am very sorry to trouble her. 5. Dra. Susilorini, MA, my second consultant. I would state my appreciation for her patience, understanding and supporting idea in finishing the thesis. 6. Prof. Dr. Thomas Soemarno, MPd, as my Academic Advisor. I would thank him for his guidance during my study. 7. Pak Kirjo and Pak Harto. Without their help I do not know how to finish my thesis. vi 8. Ibu Sunarti, my mother and my late father, Munandar, thank you for the love and sacrifices you’ve all given me. Without all of your assistance I am still nothing is this world. 9. My brother, Wewek, bro, our journey is still in the beginning. Keep fighting and praying. 10. To my old special friend of “Giri Ayu”, Aanisandro Del Piero, Ita “Fillipo”, Henny “Si Banyu”, and Anty “the amazing” and her friends (Mas Bowo, Andri Irawan, mas-mas makasih tumpangannya). Thanks for the great time together. With you all guys, I experienced so many wonderful unforgettable moments. 11. All of Al-Ashr’s members: Miftah, Yu Aas (Thanks for providing me with excellent food, music, motor and room), De’ Ety (Keep your commitment, and let’s dance), De’ Ira S.H and her Dimas (ojo pacaran wae, ono setan lewat), Asfi (play your guitar, ngamen, yuk!), De’ Norma (Thanks, sorry ngrepotin ae), Putu (nonton tv terus, makasih motore), Era & Ita (wake up, girls) and my other sisters Ira Bj, Rini (latah is the best), Isna, Tatik, Yayan, Ayu, (keep studying),Yuyun, and Ana. 12. My friend of English Department ’95: Melly and Dewi (I am glad to have friends like you), Ido (thanks for the spirit), Dana (Finally, we’ve made it up), Nana, Desi, Imut, Roni, Anwar, Arif, Laila and all of you, that cannot be mentioned in here. 13. The “MFC”: Ririn, Eva, Si Sum, Erli, and Dian (Where are you, guys?). Hope you all always be happy! vii 14. Mr.”T”, ( The hiding guy). Hi, man, everything is meant to be. We will never know Alloh’s plans. Just be happy and enjoy your life. Finally , I hope this invaluable thesis might be useful to people who share the similar interest. Surakarta, 2003 The writer viii The American Myth of Success as Reflected By John Grisham in his bestseller novel The Firm Name: Riris Eko Arsanti Nim : C.0395009 Abstract This minor thesis discussed about one of American popular literature, that was written by John Grisam. The researcher was interested so much in exploring the American myth of success which was reflected by John Grisham in his novel The Firm. The research took the form of library research that utilizing the descriptive technique. The approaches used in this thesis to analize the main data, Grisham’s The Firm, were sociology and cultural anthropology. These approaches were useful to elaborate and and comprehend the American myth of success phenomenon which was revealed in The Firm. Based on analysis, it was found that the American myth of success had inspired some characters in the novel (lawyers, law firm and FBI agents) to work hard and realize their dreams. The myth of success had played roles in shaping some of American modern people habit, opinion and way of life. Also it was found that to some people’s opinion myth of success was connoted with the attaining of material objects but not to the others’. Finnally it can be concluded that American myth of success was seen differently by some of American people. It can also be pointed that some of American people applied different way to achieve success. 1. Introduction 1.1. Background of Choosing The Subject Popular culture, indeed, plays important role in the development of American contemporary culture and society. Through its media such as, television, radio, magazines and newspaper, advertisement or book, it brings great influence on American people's way of life, opinion, habit and attitude. However, it does not mean that American popular culture can be used as a barometer to depict the real social condition at particular time. Popular culture merely confirms and reflects the universal belief, values, concepts and ideas already 1 known by the audience. It confirms the experience of the majority as written by Russell Nye, “Popular culture confirms the experience of majority in contrast to elite art, which tends to explore the new. For this reason, popular art has been a usually sensitive and accurate reflector of attitudes and concerns of the society for which it is produced" (Rusell Nye, 1970: 10). There are many aspects and segments of popular culture that can be studied. Among them is about the myth, that its existence brings great influence to some of American people. Myth of American hero, myth of success, myth of freedom and so forth, are often being exposed and exploited in motion pictures, fashion, advertisement, best-seller novels, and other products. Those myths are believed to be true by the audience, although most of them are not. Sometimes those myths are used as a guideline by the people to live their life. Therefore, the writer wants to reveal the American myth that is reflected by a popular literature through one of John Grisham's novel. The American myth that will be discussed in this thesis through John Grisham's novel is the myth of success. John Grisham is an outstanding author who get the predicate as the master of legal thriller for the success of his novels such as: A Time to Kill, The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Street Lawyer. Since, Grisham’s works are cathegorized as popular novel, they carried out the common values and concepts that quite familiar to audience. All of Grisham’s novels offer the similar theme that is the American law and crime. However, supported by his experience as defense lawyer for several years, Grisham can always create an outstanding novel. He is able to tell in detail about courtroom drama, criminal cases or procedures in 2 American law. Grisham got a lot of compliment from local paper and magazines, like this written by The Commercial Appeal, “…A winner. …Positioned to fly off the bookshelves… Grisham a criminal dfense lawyer, has an eye for the detail of his profession, whereever his plot goes, the novel carries the authencity of someone who has been there and paying attention…” (The Commercial Appeal in The Firm, 1991:iii). Therefore one of John Grisham novel entitled The Firm is going discussed in this study. The Firm is chosen in this discussion since it can give a description about how myth of success is regarded and applied by some members of American modern society, in this case lawyers and the FBI agents.
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