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quoted from http:chironvaldosta.eduwhuitmotivationmotivat. html state that motivation is an internal state or condition that acts behavior and gives direction,
desire or want that energize and direct goal oriented behavior. Based on the movie, the main charcter, Joseph donelly joint the Oklahoma
land race because he has a motivation, that is he wants to get a land to raise his social status in his society.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
People do something because they have motivation. Motivation itself is related with the background inside. The background will be a spirit why they do some
effort through various behaviors to achieve their goal. Far and Away is a movie which has a short history of Ireland and America
in the 19
th
century. The most interesting is that in Ireland at that time there were landlords who were very unscrupulous with Irish tenant farmers.
In this study, I analyzed the background or the reason of doing land race that is done by the main character. There are some reasons for choosing the topic:
Firstly, film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating people.
Secondly, each group of people believes in particular ideas such as age, gender, education, religion, income, family origin that put an individual in a
higher or a lower position in a society. It means that social class is always a case in the society.
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Thirdly, we can find a short history of Ireland during the 19
th
century that at that time landlords colonized the tenant farmer very much.
Fourthly, there is a tradition in Oklahoma that is different from that of another country that is the land race. In addition, Far and Away film got many
awards, such as winning best action sequence for the Oklahoma land race in MTV Movie Awards 1993. So, the land race in this movie is interesting to be analyzed.
1.3 Statement of the Problems
Based on the subject matter, the writer presents problem statements as follows:
a. How is social status described in the movie?
b. Why does the main character want to get a piece of land for him in the
Oklahoma land race? c.
How is land race described in the movie?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
1. To describe social status based the movie.
2. To explain the reason why the main character wants to get a piece of land.
3. To describe land race in the movie.
1.5 Significance of the Study
