BECOMING THE DRAGON WARRIOR: AN ANALYSIS OF PO’S HERO’S JOURNEY IN KUNG FU PANDA MOVIE (2008)

Nur Azizah, Putri (2025) BECOMING THE DRAGON WARRIOR: AN ANALYSIS OF PO’S HERO’S JOURNEY IN KUNG FU PANDA MOVIE (2008). Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.

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Abstract

This study analyzes the hero's journey of Po in the Kung Fu Panda (2008) movie. The purpose of this study to analyze the stages of the hero's journey and the most difficult step that Po experiences. This study was the hero's journey theory by Joseph Campbell. The hero's journey theory explains that there are three stages that a hero experiences, namely, departure, initiation, and return. In these three stages, there are five steps of departure, six steps of initiation, and six steps of return. This study used descriptive qualitative method. There were two types of data used in this study, primary data and secondary data. Primary data were taken from monologues, dialogues, and narratives in the Kung Fu Panda (2008) movie. Meanwhile, secondary data were taken from e-books, e-journal articles, and other texts related to the hero's journey. In this study, there were several steps used in data collection, such as watching and reading the script of the movie, classifying the data, and reducing the data to obtain conclusions. The results show that there were thirteen steps in Po's journey, namely five steps of departure, four steps of initiation, four steps of return, and the most difficult step in his journey, which was the call to adventure. In the analysis of hero's journey theory by Joseph Campbell, Po is a hero who successfully passes the stages of the hero's journey and brings prosperity to society. Keyword: Hero’s Journey, Departure, Initiation, Return, Kung Fu Panda

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi
Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: Pustakawan 4 UNISSULA
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2025 06:11
URI: http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/40514

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