AN ANALYSIS OF JOE KELLER S DOWNFALL IN ARTHUR MILLER S PLAY ALL MY SONS A THESIS BY: BENRI PURBA REG NO: 080721001 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA FACULTY OF LETTER ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2009 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning Psalmen:30 :5 heaven Father thank you for always lighting a ray of hope for me In the name of Jesus Christ, The Almighty God. Hallelujah, I would like to thank to Jesus Christ, The savior, for the love, blessing and mercy so that the writer able to finish this thesis. thank you God My particularly gratitude must go to. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum, my supervisor, and to Drs. Parlindungan Purba,M. Hum my Co-supervisor for the attention and guidance during the process of analyzing and writing this thesis. I appreciate all they have contributed and my God bless them. Then I would like to thank to Dean of Fakultas Sastra, North Sumatera University. Prof. Bahren Umar Siregar, Ph.D; the head and the secretary of English Department, Dra.Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum and Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.hum, and all the lectures of English Deparment who have taugh the writer for two years. My best and deep appreciation and love are due to my beloved father Ramali Purba Tanjung and My Beloved mother Sitinurhalizah br Silalahi for their greatest love all of all, attentions, supports, and prayers, who always guide me to the right way and be patience along this time. This thesis dedicated to them. thank you and I love you so very much I also grateful to my family, brother and sister who always encourage me in finishing my study. My great thank are devoted to Jolly Purba Tanjung, Astri veronica Purba, Fritanti Purba, Oga Amransius Purba Hendra Purba, Dody Purba, Arjuna Purba, Jhon Lenon Purba, Tiarna Purba, I will always love you. 2
I would like to say thanks too to my friends In Berdikari Street family ( Frans Judea Samosir A.K.A Lady Gaga, Ance, Bangga, kak Kerin,Soven,Sara,,Rahman,) always be truly friends. I would like to say thanks to all my students and friends in Sipinggan Elisabet, Debora, Lastry, Nisa, Despi, Eva, Novia, Siti, Gracella, Lydia, Jantri Ganteng. I know that you will always make me strong I would like to thank you my Bere Jimmi, Sanjaya, Kristabolu, Lindung thank you for being my breath you are all the reason I could do my best my love never end for you all At last but not least I would like to thank you my Inang Bunga Sampang all nanggi, and family thank you so very much for sharing me your unconditional love in my life, and I really love you just as the way you are thank you and I love you all Medan, December 15, 2009 Benri Purba 3
ABSTRAK Dalam karya All My Sons ini saya mencoba mengangkat suatu permasalahan tentang kehidupan seorang ayah yang sudah berumur hampir enam puluhan tahun Joe keller sebagai salah satu tokoh utama yang mengalami berbagai penderitaan dan pencobaan akibat dari buah-buah perbuatannya pada masa lalu dan juga akibat dari pemikirinya dimana kesuksesan materi merupakan segala-galanya bagi kehidupannya sehingga ia melakukan segala cara untuk mendapatkan kesuksesaan materi. Kejatuhan Joe Keller tidak hanya karena ambisi pribadinya dimana dia mengutamakan kesuksesan materi di atas segala-galanya. Tetapi juga karena penolakan yang diberikan oleh anak-anaknya atas kesuksesan yang diperolehnya dengan cara yang tidak wajar. Dimana Joe Keller mengorbankan kehidupan ataupun nyawa orang lain bahkan nyawa anaknya sendiri Larry rela dia korbankan untuk mendapatkan kesuksesan materi. Untuk menganalisis kejatuhan Joe Keller dalam Play All My Sons karya Arthur Miller penulis menggunakan metode deskriptip dengan menggabungkan perilaku dan perkataan Joe Keller sebagaimana dikemukakan dalam play All My Sons 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..I ABSTRAK..III TABLE OF CONTENTS...IV CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Analysis 1 1.2 The Problem of Analysis...4 1.3 The Objectivities of Analysis.4 1.4 The scope of Analysis...5 1.5 Methods of Analysis...5 1.6 Significance of Analysis.6 1.7 Review of Related Literatures..6 CHAPTER II AN OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 The American Dream Myth..8 2.2 The Land of Opportunity..9 2.3 The Ideology of the American Dream.9 2.4 American Literature and American Play...10 2.5 American Play...13 2.6 Elements of Play...13 2.7 The structure of a play ( Tragedy and Comedy )..17 2.8 The Nature of Drama 19 2.9 Types of Tragic Drama.21 2.10. Types of comedy.23 5
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY A. Collecting data 26 B. Data Selecting.26 C. Data Analyzing...27 CHAPTER IV JOE KELLER DOWNFALL IN ARTHUR MILLE S PLAY ALL MY SONS 1. Joe Keller s Self-concept 31 2. Joe Keller Past misdeed.36 3. The Death of Joe Keller.40 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion 41 5.2 Suggestion.41 BIBLIOGRAPHY... 42 APPENDIXES Appendix1.The Biography of Arthur Miller Appendix2.The Summary of All My Sons play by Arthur Miller 6