Masculinity in Casino Royale '007 by Yanti Nurdianti Nim
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MASCULINITY IN CASINO ROYALE ‘007 A Thesis Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Strata One Degree BY YANTI NURDIANTI NIM. 203026002147 ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY “SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH” JAKARTA 2008 ABSTRACT YANTI NURDIANTI. Masculinity in Casino Royale 007. thesis: English Letters, Faculty Adab and Humanities, State Islamic University (UIN), Jakarta, 2008. This research discusses the representation of Masculinity in a movie. In the research, the writer studied the Casino Royale as the unit analysis. The construction of representation of Stuart Hall is the theoretical framework of the research. The goal of the research is to see the representation of masculinity in Casino Royale ‘007. The researcher discusses the representation of masculinity in the Casino Royale 007. The goal of the research is to describe the masculinity in the main character “James Bond.” Through the concept of representation from Janet Saltzman Chafets, the writer studied seven areas of the main character of the main character life. They are Physic, Function, Sexual Aggressive, Emotion, Intellectual, Personality and Other Personal Character. It is discovered that the masculinities in the Casino Royale is still represented conventionally such as Physic, sexual, technology, politic and fashion. However, several things which do not meet Chafets concept of masculinity. The masculinity shown by the character of James Bond as represented as far of opposite sex, less sophisticated and more fight. It is include that there is a shift in meaning of masculinity. APPROVEMENT MASCULINITY IN CASINO ROYELE ‘007 A Thesis Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Strata one Degree YANTI NURDIANTI NO. 203026002147 Approved by: Elve Octaviyani M.Hum Nip. 150 137 725 ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY “SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH” JAKARTA 2008 LEGALIZATION The thesis entitled “Masculinity in Casino Royale ‘007” has been defended before the Letters and Humanities Faculty’s Examination committee on august 20, 2008. The thesis has already been accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the strata one degree. Jakarta, August 20, 2008 Examination Committee Chair Person, Secretary, Dr. Muhammad Farkhan, M,pd Drs. A. Saefuddin, M.Pd NIP. 150 299 480 NIP. 150 261 902 Members: Inayatul Chusna M. Supardi SS NIP. 150 331 233 NIP. Declaration I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for a award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. Jakarta, July 2008 Yanti Nurdianti ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillah… Praise be to Allah SWT, finally the writer could finish this analysis to gain the Strata one Degree (S1) of English Letters Department in Faculty of Letters and Humanities Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta. In this opportunity, the writer would like to thank her parent, her dad H. Abd Wahab and her mum Fatikhah Fatmawati, who had given the best education and love. The writer also thank her sister Novi for support, company and share the story in any time and her little brother U’ang for loving days with his laugh. Also, the writer would to say gratitude to the following persons: 1. Dr. Muhammad Farkhan, M.Pd, as the Chief of English Letters Department and all lecturers for having taught the writer during her study at beloved English Letters Department, Faculty of Letters and Humanities. 2. Elve Oktafiyani, M.Hum. Her advisor for her kindness, patient and unlimited support, and her precious time in giving lots of advances and corrections to the writer during the process of making this paper. 3. Academics staff of English Letters Department: Bu Junaedah for helping the writer’s academic and Pa Radi for his kindness and time during the writer waiting the advisor. 4. Dewi Pancarini, her friend for her support and sharing ideas. 5. Ka Aries for love and his patient at sick, egoist, and teaching the writer to be optimist and confident in any occasion. He is the writer’s power to be better and stronger in any difficulty. Last, the writer hopes that this paper would be useful to herself and those who are interested in it, even though this paper is far from perfect. Thank you very much. Jakarta, July 2008 The Writer TABLE CONTENT ABSTRACT………………………………………………………..……………. i APPROVEMENT…………………………………………………….………… ii LEGALIZATION……………………………………………………….……… iii DECLARATION…………………………………………………………….…. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.………..………………………………………….. v TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………….…………………………… vii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………..….. 1 A. Background of the Study………………………………………… 1 B. Focus of the Research………………………………………….… 5 C. Research Questions………………………………………….….… 6 D. Significances of the Research………………….……………….… 6 E. Research Methodology………………………………….…….….. 6 1. The Objective of the Research……………………..………… 6 2. The Method of the Research………………….……………… 6 3. Data Analysis………………………………………..…….….. 6 4. The Instrument of Research………………………………….. 7 5. Analysis Unit…………………………………………………. 7 CHAPTER II. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………..…………. 8 A. Representation Theory……………………………………………. 8 B. Janet Saltzman Chafet Theory………………………………..….. 10 C. Mise En Scene………………………………….………………… 11 D. Masculine Color…………………………………..…………….. 13 CHAPTER III.RESEARCH FINDINGS…………………………………….... 15 A. Data Description………………………………………………..... 15 B. Data Analysis……………………………………………………. 20 a. Physic……………………………………………………....... 21 b. Function………………………………………………….….. 23 c. Sexual Aggressive………………………………………..….. 25 d. Emotion …………………………………………………..…. 26 e. Intellectual………………………………………………….... 28 f. Personality……………………………………………………. 30 g. Other Personality Characteristics…………………………...... 32 CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION……………..………… 38 A. Conclusion………………………………………………………… 38 B. Suggestion………………………………………………………… 40 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES The Movie Scenes Synopsis of Casino Royale Movie Script Text of Casino Royale Movie CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the study Masculinity is characteristic, pattern, orientation and tendency that build statement quotation male identity.1 It describes that men are explicit, rational, aggressive, and intelligent. Masculinity also described as a traditional value from men’s attitude or men’s behavior that believes courtesy and morals in public opinion. A man muscled body presents the image of masculinity, his strength, his courage, his adventure, and many more. In some cultures, masculinity may be an indicator of social status as much as wealth, race, or social class. In western culture, for example, greater masculinity brings greater social status for males among their peers.2 Masculinity is associated more commonly with men than boys.3 Masculinity in English culture or we said Victorian masculinity is men have a spiritual propriety, but in wealth were also crucial. A part of that, education, manners and refined speech made the men as gentleman.4 Masculinity firstly appeared in the Industrial Revolution in Britain.5 It was between 1830s and 1860s, for the most part, a period of peace, man clearly did not feel threaten to be called as soldier, etc. Some of the concepts of masculinity are such religion, domesticity, and gender role, imperialism, economy, athletic, manners and much more. While, other masculinity 1 Rachmat Hidayat, Ilmu Yang Seksis: Feminisme dan Perlawanan Terhadap Teori Sosial Maskulin, (Yogyakarta:Jendela, 2004), cet. Ke-1, h.173 2 Masculinity, The Free Encyclopedia. May 18, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinity,p.2. 3 Ibid.,p.2. 4 Victorian Masculinity, The Free Encyclopedia. May 18, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VictorianMasculinity,p.1. 5 Ibid.,p.1. occurred in United State of America (USA) was developed when the men's movement shown since the feminism's movement reached its peak in the 1970s and 1980s. Then, in the early 1990s, the men's masculinity shown boldly, because gender atmosphere went to masculine and shown the decrease of feminism. According to Janet Saltzman Chafetz (1974, 35-36)6, the characteristic of masculinity has seven areas or forms in general culture. First is the image of men’s physic, second is men’s function, third is men’s sexual desire, fourth is men’s emotion, fifth is men’s intellectual, sixth is men’s personality, then, seventh is the other men’s areas concerning with ambition, proud, egoistical, moral, trustworthy, competitor and adventure. Janet Saltzman’s argument above describes so many aspects that could claim men are masculine. We could point out men’s masculinity from their physic, function, sexual desire, emotion, intellectual, and interpersonal and others. By the appearance of masculinity in some countries, many subjects who support men's movement or masculinity value. Some of them are Eisler and Skidmore's7. They studied masculinity and created the idea of 'masculine stress' in 1987, and Jeff Hearn and Keith Pringle, they are publication in gender oppression, men, masculinity, childcare, and social, created about 1987-1996.8 Warren Farrell is the first modern masculist. Firstly he was a champion of feminism (in the early 1970s), and his ideology call for gender equivalence and his popular publication in masculinity is