Luthfi Fadlan, Representation of America Dreams in The Good Lie Film. A Thesis: English Language and Literature, Faculty of Adab and Humanities, State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2017
The Good Lie is a 2014 American drama film written by Margaret Nagle, and directed by Philippe Falardeau. This thesis aims to observe the manifest of American Dreams value through representation of each Sudanese and American
character construction. Using the Descriptive analysis and qualitative method to
reveal the findings thus, this research describes the character construction of each
Sudanese and American Characters through Stuart Hall Representation concept with constructionist approach and using the result as reflection of American
Dreams from James Truslow Adams. All the data collected from the dialogues and the pictures of the film.
The findings of this research explains the construction of Sudanese immigrant and American characters is in line with the value of American Dreams concept. It is seen with the achievement of Sudanese and American characters by looking; the success of Sudanese characters in achieving freedom, the success of Sudanese characters in realizing their own dreams, as well as the success of Sudanese and American characters in solving their own problems. The writer also find that the depiction of Sudanese and American character with their attainment in America can be seen as a film that reflects America as a capable place of giving freedom, equality of opportunity, to every Sudanese immigrant, and portrays America as a place that can accommodate individual or collective motive.

SI170162

SKR BSI 2017 0162

Perpustakaan FAH (Skripsi sastra inggris)

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