Sanata Dharma

University

OVERCOMING RACISM AS A WHITE

AMERICAN IN AN AFRICAN AMERICAN
WORLD in the movie 8 mile

Presentation by Raden Mas

Yoga Hendro
Prakoso

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I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the study Problem Formulation

Objective of the study
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Background of the study

8 Mile is a movie about Jimmy, A teenage rapper who is struggling in many

areas of his life and wants to become famous. Jimmy is a White American
who is trying to make it big in the Hip-Hop scene, which is an African-
American World.
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Background of the study

Overcoming racism is easier said than done, but Jimmy was able to do it
uniquely. This fictional work is an important issue to educate the public to
overcome racism.

Problem Formulation
1.How is Jimmy’s character
depicted in this 8 Mile?
2.How does racism portrayed
toward Jimmy in 8 Mile?
3.How does the character Jimmy
overcome racism?
Objective of the study
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1.to find out and analyze how the
character, Jimmy, is portrayed
2. to analyze how racism is
depicted in the movie
3. to analyze how the character,
Jimmy, was able to overcome
racism.
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II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES REVIEW OF RELATED THEORIES

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Related Studies

White Supremacy and Structural Racism in “The Shawshank Redemption” by Frank Darabont, by Erni Rahmawati, and
Gustaman Saragih
This study focuses more on the white supremacy that can be seen throughout the American film
industry, while on the other hand, my study focuses more on how a White American, Jimmy,
overcame racism in an African-American world.

A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF 8 MILE MOVIE, by Reizha Ocnarulita Tobing

This study focuses on how African Americans and White Americans are portrayed, as well as
some statements and how they affect and are affected by the main character. On the other
side, the focus of my research will be more on dealing with racism as a White American in an
African-American communityet dictum in.
 Related Theories
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Critical Race Theory,

Theory of Characterization,
Delgado, R., & Stefancic, J. (2012). Critical race
Gill, R. (1995). Mastering English literature.
theory: An introduction. NYU Press.
Macmillan Education UK.
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III. METHODOLOGY
OBJECT OF THE STUDY
THE MOVIE 8 MILE
an American drama written by Scott Silver
and directed by Curtis Hanson
APPROACH OF THE STUDY
This study uses the Marxist Literary Approach/Criticism.
Researching the 8 Mile movie, which depicts a lot of racism and
discrimination based on race, led the researcher to the Critical Race
Theory, which draws from Marxism
METHOD OF THE STUDY
The method used in this study to obtain all
the necessary data is library research.
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IV. ANALYSIS
A. The Depiction of Jimmy in The Movie 8 Mile

B. The Portrayal of Racism Towards Jimmy in The

Movie 8 Mile

C. Jimmy’s Way of Overcoming Racism

 A. The Depiction of
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Jimmy in The Movie 8

Mile

three-dimensonal character presented by showing instead of

telling
 B. The Portrayal of
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Racism Towards Jimmy

in The Movie 8 Mile

Dissed and called with racial Being rejected by the community

slur because he is white
 C. Jimmy’s Way of
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Overcoming Racism

accepting the terms that he is

white and being accepted
through his talent in Hip-Hop
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Conclusion
The researcher concludes the analysis that was done in the previous chapter in this chapter.
The author examines the traits of the main character as well as the prejudice he experienced
and how he overcame it using the theory mentioned.
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You!