MOTIVASI IMIGRAN IRLANDIA KE OKLAHOMA: ANALISIS TOKOH JOSEPH DONELLY DAN SHANNON CHRISTIE DALAM FILM FAR AND AWAY

Abstract

This thesis deals with the motivation of the main Character named Joseph Donelly and Shannon Christie to Oklahoma as described in Ron Howard’s movie Far and Away. The aims of this thesis are to explain the motivation of the main characters, Joseph Donelly and Shannon Christie to move to Oklahoma, and to explain the motivation impact of Joseph Donelly and Shannon Christie in the movie Far and Away, written by Ron Howard. In writing this thesis, the writer used two methods: exponential and psychological methods. The exponential approach was applied to analyze the intrinsic aspects that consist of narrative and cinematography aspects. The narrative aspect consists of character, setting, and theme. The cinematography aspect consists of types of shot, camera angle, and dialogue. Meanwhile, the psychological approach was used to analyze the psychological elements concerning the motivation of the characters to Oklahoma. The result of this thesis shows that the motivation of main characters is to get freedom, better life, and happiness in Oklahoma.