STRUGGLE FOR GETTING FREEDOM IN FRANK DARABONT’S THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION MOVIE: AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH.

Abstract
AFTAVIANI N, ELLY (2010)

The major problem of this study is to elucidate the Struggle for Getting Freedom in Frank Darabont’s the Shawshank Redemption Movie: An Individual Psychological Approach. The objectives of the study are; to analyze the structural elements of the movie and to analyze the character of Andy Dufrane based on individual psychological perspective. In conducting this study, the researcher uses qualitative research in which the date are based on primary data the Shawshank redemption movie it self. While secondary data are Shawshank Redemption’s biography and other data which deal with the research. In analyzing the data, she applies two approaches. Firstly, structural approach is used to analyze the elements of the movie. It consists of characterization, setting, point of view, plot, style, and theme. Secondly, the individual psychological approach is used for analyzing the struggle for getting freedom and optimism of Andy Dufrane that influences his daily activity and behavior toward life. These approaches are applied in order to get the appropriate analysis and answer the problems. The writer finds that Andy Dufrane crawls his way to freedom through a sewage pipe. He wants to get country freedom.