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Vogler's Archetypes Seen in the Characters of Sam PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI VOGLER’S ARCHETYPES SEEN IN THE CHARACTERS OF SAM MENDES’ 1917 SCREENPLAY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fullfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By OHOILEDJAAN BRYAN WILLIAMS Student Number: 164214049 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI VOGLER’S ARCHETYPES SEEN IN THE CHARACTERS OF SAM MENDES’ 1917 SCREENPLAY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fullfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By OHOILEDJAAN BRYAN WILLIAMS Student Number: 164214049 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI (Napoleon Bonaparte, the Master of Europe) , (Unknown, possibly a student) vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For me and the world viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Tatang Iskarna, who is very patiently and kindly guiding me writing this thesis. I also would like to express my appreciation to my co-advisor, Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum., for her guidance which helps me a lot to improve and finish this thesis. My gratitude also goes to all lecturers and staff of the English Letter Department of Universitas Sanata Dharma. Because of them, I can get a lot of invaluable knowledge and experiences during my study here. My love goes to my family, who support me by providing emotional and financial supports to study at a university. Thanks to them, I can experience joys and sorrows of it. My special thanks go to the 2016’s B class. They are one of the most special things that make me love to go to classes. Their presence alongside me for four years have changed me a lot as a person. Because of them, I grow mature for a little bit. Last, my thanks go to all the people that I meet during my time ar the university, especially during my time as event organizers. They are the Elcomfest 2017 committee, Insadha 2018 committee, Sekar Jepun 2018 and 2019 committee. Ohoiledjaan Bryan Williams ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE .......................................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL PAGE ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. ACCEPTANCE PAGE .............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ...................................................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .................... vi MOTTO PAGE. .................................................................................................................. vii DEDICATION PAGE ...................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... xi ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................... xii ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................................. xiii CHAPTER I:INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study............................................................................................... 1 B. Problem Formulation .................................................................................................... 4 C. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................. 4 D. Definition of Terms ....................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ...................................................................... 5 A. Review of Related Studies ............................................................................................ 5 B. Review of Related Theories ........................................................................................ 12 1. Petrie and Boggs’ Character’ Characterization ....................................................... 12 2. Vogler’s Archetypes ............................................................................................... 15 C. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 21 A. Object of the Study .................................................................................................... 21 B. Approach of the Study ................................................................................................ 24 C. Method of the Study ................................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 27 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A. 1917’s Characters’ Characteristics Descriptions ........................................................ 27 1. Lance Corporal William Schofield ......................................................................... 27 2. Lance Corporal Blake ............................................................................................. 30 3. General Erinmore .................................................................................................... 34 4. Lieutenant Gordon .................................................................................................. 36 5. Lieutenant Leslie ..................................................................................................... 37 6. German Pilot ........................................................................................................... 39 7. Captain Smith .......................................................................................................... 40 8. Shooter .................................................................................................................... 42 9. Baumer .................................................................................................................... 43 10. Orderly Dixon and Orderly Byrne ...................................................................... 44 11. Colonel Mackenzie ............................................................................................. 46 B. Archetypes and Their Relations with the Characters’ Characteristics ........................ 48 1. Hero......................................................................................................................... 49 2. Mentor ..................................................................................................................... 54 3. Threshold Guardian ................................................................................................ 59 4. Herald ...................................................................................................................... 62 5. Shapeshifter ............................................................................................................. 63 6. Shadow .................................................................................................................... 66 7. Ally ......................................................................................................................... 71 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION............................................................................................ 75 REFERENCES..........................................................................................................76 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT WILLIAMS, OHOILEDJAAN BRYAN. (2020). Vogler’s Archetypes Seen in the Characters of Sam Mendes’ 1917 Screenplay. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Literature is written expression with some restrictions. According to this definition, then, screenplays are literature. Among many aspects that screenplays have in them, characters are one of the elements. Characters that recur across ages and cultures are called archetypes. In Sam Mendes’ 1917 screenplay, archetypes are represented in its characters. The thesis has three objectives. The objectives are to find out how the characters are described in the screenplay, how the characters represent Vogler’s archetypes, and how the characters’ characteristics relate to their archetypes. To find the answers of the objectives, the researcher uses character’ characterization by Petrie and Boogs, and Christopher Vogler’s archetype with new criticism. The method of research is library research. The primary data are the script of the movie and its video. The secondary data are books, journals, websites, and theses. There are two findings of the study. The first finding is the characteristics. Schofield’s characteristics are cautious and generous.
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