Lya Irawati, 2250405056 (2009) The Shift in Women’s Role during the American Civil War in 1864 in “Cold Mountain” Movie. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The final project intends to analyze the term of social problems and the shift in women’s role in some characters’ life in Cold Mountain movie. This final project aimed at analyzing the shift in women’s role revealed by the woman characters and finding out the social problems appearing in the society during the war. In discussing the topic, the object of this study is Anthony Mignella’s movie entitled Cold Mountain. I used descriptive qualitative analysis. The data of the study are in the form of words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues. I collected the data in the forms of utterances and sentences by watching the movie, identifying data, inventorizing data, selecting data, and then classifying data. To answer all questions, all classified data are used. The analysis on the elements of the story especially plot, character, and setting results in several findings. First, the social problems faced by women in the movie were; violence and law transgressions, social norm transgressions, and poverty. Since the men had to join the war, the women were left with their families. This condition led the change in women’s role. Women did not only have to face the horrible situation during the war time, but also rise up to be independent women. Ultimately, they were able to take care of their families and be independent. On the basis of the conclusion, several suggestions can be offered. First, it would be better for people to take good advice and motivation selectively from any kinds of literary works, since those works often convey many messages. Second, people should be able to face any kinds of condition, either bad or good because problems always arise from time to time and in every age. Third, women should always improve themselves and cope with shortcomings and drawbacks that likely to happen, either in their physical aspects or in their personal traits. In addition, women should be able to be self-reliant and not always depend on men, because basically they are provided with ability to do that. Lastly, independent women should be able to get themselves and take an appropriate role.

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