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GENDER STUDIES ON REAGANISM IN FAST AND FURIOUS 6 A Thesis Submitted to Faculty of Adab and Humanities In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Strata One (S1) ADAM FIRMANSYAH 1110026000109 ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF ADAB AND HUMANITIES STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA 2015 ABSTRACT Adam Firmansyah, Reaganism in Fast and Furious 6. A Thesis: English Letters Department, Adab and Humanities Faculty, State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2014. The purpose of this research is to know Reaganism terms from the main character in the movie. The author uses qualitative descriptive analysis to analyze it. The data are collected from dialogues, the scripts and pictures that captured in the movie. The author analyzed this movie using the concept masculinity and Reaganism terms that exist. From the analysis of this movie, the author finds that the main character which has all of collective symbol of men related to Reagan masculinity terms. It appear when the main character, Dominic shows about his bulged, and well-built body in the movie. His life started as a street racer in Los Angeles, become a leader of his team, and his family since Dom’s father passed away. In this movie the main character tries to save the world from the high class professional villain, Owen Shaw in London. Although the main character also shows about the masculinity concepts in him, he appears as a father, the hard man with some deadly skills when he fights, and some ability to drive, tune his own supercars. In this movie the main character is also shows the action heroic that related to Reaganism terms. By using weapons, firearms and American supercars, Dominic is becoming a hero and save the world with all kind from American in this movie. Keywords : Characterization, Masculinity Concept, Reaganism. i DECLARATION I hereby declare that thesis submission is my original 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 the award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due knowledge has been made in the text. Jakarta, 17 September 2014 Adam Firmansyah iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Bismillahirahmanirahim, First of all, the author give great gratitude to Almighty God for the grace and blessing to the author for finishing the thesis. Then, peace and blessing be upon to our greatest prophet Muhammad SAW and to his family and his followers. The author would like to express a special thanks to his families, his parents, Mr. Alpian and Mrs. Nanik for the huge support, their patience, spiritual motivation to the author in completing this thesis. Also the author would like to say thankful to his advisor Mr. Akhmad Zakky, M. Hum for the time and advice that he gives to the author in guiding the author until now. The author also would like to express the greatest appreciation to: 1. Drs. Asep Saefuddin, M.Pd, the Head of English Letters Department. 2. Elve Oktafiyani, M.Hum, the Secretary of English Letters Department. 3. All lecturers of English Letters Department. 4. The beloved parents, Alpian Abdul Halip and Nanik Jannati for their time, love and huge support for the author. 5. Spiritual teachers, H. Dwi Susanto and Kyai H. Khudri for giving great support, their time and prays to make this process easier for the author. 6. Best friends, Jamal, Bayu, Bagus, Fajwa, and others for the help, advice and time that very helpful for the author. v 7. And special thanks to Yunia Sari Chairunnisa for her time and motivation that very meaningful. Jakarta, 16 Oktober 2015 The Author vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... i APPROVAL SHEET ..................................................................................... ii LEGALIZATION .......................................................................................... iii DECLARATION ............................................................................................ iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1 A. Background of Study ........................................................................... 1 B. Focus of the Research ......................................................................... 4 C. The Problem of the Study .................................................................... 4 D. The Significance of the Study .............................................................. 4 E. The Methodology of the Study ............................................................ 5 1. The Method of the Study ……………………………………….. 5 2. The Objective of the Study ............................................................ 5 3. The Technique of Analysis Data .................................................... 5 4. The Instrument of the Study ........................................................... 6 5. The Unit Analysis .......................................................................... 6 6. The Time and Place of the Study ................................................... 6 CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK ....................................... 7 A. Previous Research ................................................................................ 7 B. Characterization ................................................................................... 8 vii C. Masculinity Concepts ........................................................................... 12 D. Reaganism ............................................................................................ 14 CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDINGS ..................................................... 20 A. Characterization in Dominic Torreto ................................................... 20 1. Protective........................................................................................ 20 2. Great Lover .................................................................................... 23 3. Brave Man ...................................................................................... 25 B. Reaganism Terms ................................................................................. 27 1. Dominic as a “Family Man” .......................................................... 27 2. Man and Guns ................................................................................ 30 3. Heroic Action ................................................................................. 32 4. Aggressive ..................................................................................... 36 5. The Natural (Hero) Versus The Mechanized (Enemy) .................. 37 CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 40 B. SUGGESTION ..................................................................................... 41 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... 42 viii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study In just over a hundred years, movies have evolved into a complex form of artistic representation and communication: they are at once a hugely influential, wildly profitable global industry and a modern art- the most popular art form today.1Movie is a form of modern art that we love today, and in the present it become the primary entertainment for everyone. The movie is also a powerful media to convey all kinds of information; for example the influence of political, social events, and also important tragedy. Yet behind this mask, all movies, even the most blatantly commercial ones, contain layers of complexity and meaning that can be studied, analyzed, and appreciated.2 From the explanation above, movie is also a field of learning. Not only watching it, movie can also be learned from various aspects that make the movie can be enjoyed for everyone. Masculinity is the one concept in movie which connects with the act of man, and the depicting of man. Masculinity tells about the characteristics of man who portrayed in movie. Masculinity is the set of social practices and cultural representations associated with being a 1Richard Barsham, Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film Third Edition (New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2010) .p. 2. 2Ibid. p. 3. 1 2 man.3Masculinity is the cultural concept that appears to create the stereotypes of men. The creation of this concept requires a process to sharpen the image of masculinity from men. This term could be interesting and the readers can be easily to learn about men movements. Masculinity and Hollywood movies are the one theme, and one body to create the maleness movie. The first form, the Hollywood masculinity concept was created by Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States of America. This concept becomes the focus in movie creation in Reagan Revolution.4But more than specific images, lines, or characters, Hollywood shaped Reagan’s “plot” as well, inclining him to create narratives in which he could be featured, as he had been during his acting days, as the hero of the story.5In this concept, Reagan creates about the characteristics of man