Background of the Study

and the characters come to life and socialize with other arcade game characters before getting back to the roles that they have to play the next morning when the arcade opens. But even though they are not on stage for the gamers, the characters still distain Ralph and love Felix. It is started with Ralph’s disappointment with his “Fix-It Felix” friends. He never found any serious problem with his job as a bad guy for 30 years. As long those years he has done his role with all the needs that had been fulfilled as a human. He also already to get a confession with his job. Until one time he realized that those were only a fantasy. He felt that his life was not perfect. Then he found any disappointment of himself and other people. His disappointment came when the 30 th “Fix-It Felix” birthday celebration, he was not invited by his friends even Felix. In the other hand, Ralph saw “Pac” from Pac Man game was there attending the party while Pac is from another game. Then Ralph enforce himself to get in the penthouse to come to the party though he was not invited. But as Ralph came to the room, the reaction of his friends were not friendly to him. That was because they did not like Ralph who wrecked their house, and admired Felix who fixed their house. Since then, Ralph realized that he was not accepted by his friends because he was bad and a loser. After that, Ralph swore to his friends that he could be a good guy so he could win like Felix and they will love Ralph. So he decided to quit from his job and did everything he could in order to prove that. From the story above, shown that Ralph actually has a problem with himself. If we see from another point of view, there truly that he was fine with his job for that late 30 years. Because of that night incident of birthday celebration and because he saw Pac was there but he did not, there was something that shook his heart to do something for fulfilling his needs so he can actualize himself in his environment. From there come out an issue that is why Ralph just considered this confusion after that 30 years. So that, writer would like to analyze the character of Ralph that reflected from his effort to satisfy his obsession in order he can actualize himself after he fulfilled all his needs.

B. Focus of the Study

In this research, the writer will focus on the main character Ralph, and to understand the needs that he must fulfill in order to reach his esteem needs and can actualize himself seen from Hierarchy of Human Needs theory of Abraham

H. Maslow. C. Research Question

Based on the research focus of the study, the question of the research is: a How is Ralph characterized in Wreck it Ralph film? b How does Ralph fulfill his esteem needs and actualize himself based on the theory of Abraham Maslow? D . Significance of the Study The significances of this research are: 1. To know Ralph’s characteristics. 2. To know how Ralph fulfills his esteem needs and actualize himself further we can understand about the hierarchy of human needs by Abraham H. Maslow.

E. Methodology of the Research

a. Method of the Research The writer uses qualitative method in conducting this research. Qualitative research is the research which done with no numbers priority, but emphasizing on appreciation to the interaction between the concepts which are being analyzed empirically. Because, literary works are both words and symbols world which have a full meaning. b. Data Analysis In this research, the writer uses descriptive analysis technique. Writer collects some data from primary data and secondary data. Primary data is from the Wreck it Ralph film and secondary data collects from available resources like books, journal, or websites that related to this research. c. Instrument of the Research This qualitative research sets the writer herself as the main instrument in collecting data by watching, writing down some dialogues and notes in this film and pictures to support the research. d. The Unit of Analysis Unit analysis is the characteristic of thing, person, or something that can be the center attention and the target of research. It can be seen from its attitude, its activity, its opinion, its view, or its process. 6 So the unit of analysis in this research is the film Wreck it Ralph by Rich Moore that is released in 2012 by Walt Disney Pictures. e. Place and Time of the Research 6 Saifudin Anwar, MetodePenelitian Yogyakarta, PustakaPelajar, 1998 p.35 The writer accomplishes the research during the academic year 20132014, at library, home and Department of English Letters, faculty of Letters and Humanities, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University.