FROM VILLAIN TO HERO; FROM ANTAGONIST TO PROTAGONIST: DECONSTRUCTION SUICIDE SQUAD A GRADUATING PAPER Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Gaining the Bachelor Degree in English Literature By: MAHFUD SYA’RONI 12150001 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF ADAB AND CULTURAL SCIENCES STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA 2017 ii KE'IEYI'IRIAN A('A]\''A Fra.i I]NIVERSITAS ISLA\'1 NLCERI \UNAN K,\LIIACA lf,io FAKIJ!TAS ADAB DAN II.\4U BUI)AYA PENGESAHAN TUC\S AKIIIR DF'ONSTRLCT]Oi\ 5T]I'D ;OUAD TIM LJIAN Tl-rit -\s r,.,r!,.,.n1'L , s\ !N" @f :**H hx KEMf, NTRIAN ACAMA RI,PUBLIK INDONESIA UNIVERSITAS ISI-AM NII(;II{I SUNAN KALIJAGA FAKULTAS ADAB DAN ILMUBUDAYA OrO web: hnp:'/adrb ln su(a!.id ri uril; adlb@ditr{uka.ac.id Dckan Fal,trlts Adab dao ll'nu Rldrla tr - ir' J:r r.n b \.. drhad , r. p LrirJ NIM : . FRoM Vll LAINTOIl[ll(): FRONI ANTAGOMSTTO PROTACoNTST: DICONS I RUCTION SUrClDtr SQUAD Saya n,enyrrakh bahwa skiipsi teRnfi sudah Japar diajukin pada Munaqrslah untult nledcnuhi sebaeiar \rant ftn,penteh g.lar Sari.na an k asl tas perhatiaD yang d ibdrik.i s.-va ucatl terina h I t Bltohnalattrn ) r' \ b. Yolyrkida. l7 Novemb€. zlJl7 !4:4r !!C!!!!cl!!!,S1" FROM VILLAIN TO HERO: FROM ANTAGONIST TO PROTAGONIST; DECONSTRUCTION SUICIDE SQUAD By: Mahfud Sya’roni ABSTRACT Suicide Squad is movie in hero theme. The story of this movie is complicated; when the main character rises from villain character. Those main characters are Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Killer Croc, Slipknot and Enchantress. They are the member of Task Force X team which is created by government staff, Amanda Waller. The team is led Colonel Flag and he is supported by his bodyguard, Katana. The team consisting of villain people are obligated to do the heroic job. This movie makes new paradigm about main character in the movie. Commonly main character in a movie is protagonist character such as nice guy, good attitude and noble man, however in this movie the main characters is villain which play a role as protagonist. The researcher wants to analyze how the main character is shifting in this movie. It is that the main character who is played by villain can replace hero characterization and in this case they play a role as protagonist or antagonist character. Therefore, the researcher uses deconstruction theory of Jean Jacques Derrida and film theory of Ami Villarejo to gain the result of this problem. This is uses qualitative method with narrative approach. As the result of this analysis, the researcher finds how the villain character can shifting into protagonist character and they are can shift into hero characterization too. It is that can be happen depend on the situation. Keywords: Character, Protagonist, Antagonist, Villain, Hero and Deconstruction Theory. v FROM VILLAIN TO HERO: FROM ANTAGONIST TO PROTAGONIST; DECONSTRUCTION SUICIDE SQUAD By: Mahfud Sya’roni ABSTRAK Suicide Squad adalah film yang bertemakan pahlawan. Cerita dalam film ini cukup rumit, ketika menjadikan tokoh penjahat sebagai tokoh utama. Tokoh utama tersebut adalah Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Killer Croc, Slipknot dan Enchantress. Mereka tergabung dalam Task Force X tim yang dibentuk oleh staf pemerintahan yaitu Amanda Waller. Tim dipimpin oleh kolonel Flag dan dia dibantu Katana sebagai pelindung pribadinya. Tim yang terdiri dari para penjahat ditugaskan untuk mengerjakan tugas kepahlawanan. Pada umumnya tokoh utama dalam sebuah film diperankan oleh tokoh seperti orang yang menyenangkan, memiliki etitude yang baik dan orang terhormat, tapi dalam film ini tokoh utama diperankan oleh para penjahat yang memerankan protagonis. Peneliti ingin meneliti bagaimana peran tokoh utama bergeser dalam film ini. Tokoh utama yang diperankan oleh para penjahat apakah dapat menganti peranan pahlawan dan dalam hal ini mereka berperan sebagai protagonis atau antagonis karakter. Oleh karena itu, peneliti menggunakan teori dekonstruksi dari Jean Jacques Derrida dan teori film dari Ami Villarejo untuk mendapatkan hasil dari permasalahan ini. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan narasi. Sebagai hasil dari penelitian ini, peneliti menemukan bagaimana tokoh penjahat dapat berpindah menjadi tokoh protagonis dan mereka juga dapat berpindah sebagai tokoh pahlawan juga. Hal tersebut terjadi tergantung dengan kondisi. Kata Kunci: Tokoh, Protagonis, Antagonis, Penjahat, Pahlawan, dan Teori Deconstruction. vi DEDICATION TO My parents, Hafidz (RIP) and Alfiah My sister, Afifahtul Chsanah My teachers and my lectures, My best friends, English Department of Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University. vii MOTTO Everything is Easy, Nothing is Impossible viii ACKNOWLEDGMENT Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Alhamdulilaahi robbil’alamin, First of all, I would like to thank to Allah SWT, who blesses me every time and everywhere. I realize that without His help and His love, I cannot finish this graduating paper. Then, I would like also to say deepest thank to all of people who support everything. This graduating paper will not be done if there are no people who encourage, help, motivate and advise me to finish this research. As a great appreciation, I would like to express my greatest gratitude to: 1. Prof. Dr. Alwan Khoiri, M.A., as the Dean of Adab and Cultural Sciences Faculty, UIN Sunan Kalijaga 2. Dr. Ubaidillah, M. Hum., as the Head of English Department and The Academic Advisor 3. Danial Hidayatullah,SS., M. Hum., as the Research Advisor. Thank you for the suggestions, guidance, ideas, inputs, and patience in my research. 4. Arif Budiman, M.A, Fuad Arif Fudiartanto, S. Pd. M. Pd, Ulyati Retno Sari, M.Hum, Witriani, Ph. D, Bambang Hariyanto, M.A., Dwi Margo Yuwono, M.Hum, Jiah Fauziah, M. Hum. (RIP), and other lecturers of English Department of State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Thanks you for your lesson, your support, and guidance. ix 5. My Big Family; Hafidz (RIP), Alfiah, Afifatul Chasanah. 6. Syamsul Ma’arif, Widyaning Pamungkas Saputro, Muh. Takbir Al-Asis, Nur Fauziah Hasibuan, Annisa Intan, and Ade Nine Suryani. Thanks for everything. 7. All of students in English Literature, Chapter 2012. 8. PSM GITA SAVANA of UIN SUKA Yogyakarta. 9. My big Family English Conversation Club (ECC) and HIMASI. Finally, I realize that this graduating paper still has some errors in writing. Therefore, any suggestions is welcome for improving this work. Wssalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Yogyakarta, 21th November 2017 Mahfud Sya’roni x TABLE OF CONTENT COVER ..................................................................................................................... i FINAL PROJECT STATEMENT.......................................................................... ii APPROVAL ............................................................................................................ iii NOTA DINAS .......................................................................................................... iv ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................. v ABSTRAK ................................................................................................................ vi DEDICATION .......................................................................................................... vii MOTTO ................................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGMENT ........................................................................................ ix TABLE OF CONTENT .......................................................................................... xi LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................ xiv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1 1.1. Background of the Subject ........................................................................ 1 1.2. Problem Statement .................................................................................... 5 1.3. Objective of Study ..................................................................................... 6 1.4. Significances of Study .............................................................................. 6 1.5. Literary Review ........................................................................................ 6 1.6. Theoretical Approach ............................................................................... 7 1.6.1 Deconstruction Theory .................................................................... 7 xi 1.6.2 Film Theory ...................................................................................... 8 1.7 Method of Research ................................................................................... 10 1.7.1 Type of Research ............................................................................. 10 1.7.2 Data Sources .................................................................................... 10 1.7.3 Data Collection Technique .............................................................. 10 1.7.4 Data Analysis Technique ................................................................. 11 1.8 Research Organization ............................................................................... 11 CHAPTER II: DISCUSSION ................................................................................. 12 2.1 The