Aisyia, Vannodya Surya (2021) THE PORTRAYAL OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS PORTRAYED IN THE BUTLER (2013) MOVIE. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.
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Abstract
This study focused on the analysis of the racial discrimination based on true story that happened in America around 20th century that portrayed in The Butler movie. The purposes of this study are to explain how racial discrimination experienced by the characters and to analyze how the negative effect of racial discrimination. This study analyzed Cecil and Louis as characters in The Butler movie. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data are taken from the movie script such as dialogues, narratives, and monologues. There were steps that used to collect the data such as watching the movie, reading the movie script, identifying the data, classifying the data, and reducing the data. The results of the analysis show that Cecil and Louis Gaines as characters in the film have experienced racial discrimination by white people in America. Cecil as the White House butler was treated unfairly, such as receiving lower pay from white staff and helper also judgement due to his different skin color. While Louis is Cecil's son and he is a student. Just like Cecil, Louis also received unfair treatment such as going to colored school because black people and white people have different school. Both Louis and Cecil got separate public facilities because they were black people and black people and white people did not share the same public facilities. The study also revealed that racial discrimination has a negative impact on mental health such as stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, and irritability. Indeed, besides that, the character also feels other negative impacts such as general welfare such as low self-esteem, low life satisfaction, and low happiness. Keyword: Racism, racial discrimination, and negative effect of racial discrimination.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Pustakawan 1 UNISSULA |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2022 01:23 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2022 01:23 |
| URI: | http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/24575 |
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