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1.3 Research Questions
In order to focus on the study of power that influences the concept of American Dream as a belief for a better life, the writer states the research questions as
follows: 1.
What concept of American Dream is reflected in the film X-Men? 2.
What mutant power is revealed in the film X-Men? 3.
What does mutant power symbolize as the ideal American Dream in the film X-Men?
1.4 Purpose of the Study
The purposes of the study can be stated briefly as follows: 1.
to explain the kinds of American Dream that are reflected in the movie that become a belief to live better.
2. to explain the mutant power used by mutant to realize the American
Dream as revealed in this film. 3.
to describe the kinds of mutant powers which symbolize as the ideal of American Dream.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The result of the study compiled in this writing is fully expected: 1.
to give the view that the belief of American Dream can be influenced by many aspects, and there are many forms of American Dream.
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2. to provide way for English department students especially at the literature
program to make an analysis on other films of the science-fiction genre by discussing other film sociological aspects literary.
3. to be a weighted reference for other researcher who want to do a literary
research in the same field.
1.6 Outline of the Research
In this final project, the writer presents five chapters and each chapter will discuss different matters.
Chapters I is the introduction which consists of the general background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, statements of the problem, objectives of
the problem, significances of the final project, and outline of the final project. Chapter II is review of the related literature which presents the definition
of film and all explanations about it, power, symbolism, and the American Dream. Chapter III is method of investigation which contains research approach,
object of the study, sources of the data, type of the data, procedures of collecting the data, procedures in analyzing the data, and techniques of reporting the data
analysis. Chapter IV is the analysis of “Mutant Power as Symbol of American Ideal
in Realizing Their Dream Reflected in X-Men by Bryan Singer” which contains the synopsis of the film, the explanation of the American Dream and the mutant
power which are revealed in the film, and the description of the kind of mutant powers which symbolize the ideal of the Americans in realizing the dream.
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At the end of the final project is chapter V. The writer will end it by presenting the conclusions and suggestions of the evaluation.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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