AN ANALYSIS BLACK PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN BOB MARLEY’S SELECTED SONGS
A THESIS
BY: NUR FATIMAH Reg. No : 060705017
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2010
AN ANALYSIS BLACK PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN BOB MARLEY’S SELECTED SONGS
A Thesis By: NUR FATIMAH Reg. No : 060705017
Supervisor,
Dra. Martha Pardede, MS NIP.19521229 197903 2 001
Submitted to Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera Utara Medan In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in the English Department
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2010
Co-Supervisor
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum NIP.19580517 198503 1 003
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise, honor, and great thank to Allah SWT, the almighty God for blessing me and has given me opportunity to study in University of Sumatera Utara and helped me to accomplish this thesis. Praise to the prophet Muhammad SAW, the leader of messengers and guiding of faithful. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to my supervisors, Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S and Drs. Siamir Marulafau,M.Hum, for their constructive critics and suggestions in supervising this thesis. Then I would like to thank to the chairman and secretary of English Department, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. I would like to give my great thanks and love to my family, especially my mom (L. br Saragih) and dad (Bambang Sutedi), my lovely sisters, Nirmala and Ayu. Thank you very much for every support, care, encouragement, advice, and love. May Allah always bless us. I also want to give my special gratitude to my best friend Ainiyati for all support and kindness that has been given to me in finishing my thesis. Then I also thank to my friends, Rika, Heni, Wilda, Alfa Reja, Otis, and many more that I cannot mention all here. Thanks for spirit that has been given to me. I love you all. Special thanks also I dedicated to all my brothers and sisters in GEMAPALA FS USU, Three Angels, Sleepy Chicken, Penta Rhinos, 1216 and all seniors that always give me all spirits and confidents in living my life. Keep on moving, make our lovely GEMAPALA everlasting. Thanks for Leony who has shared her dormitory room and computer during I prepare this thesis. Also for Freyzer (thanks for all silly jokes that
make my life colored), Bang Otang, Bang Topo, (thanks for all critics that help me to be better person), for Tulup, Baonk, Bebe, Ema, Tari, Leto, Laptus, Longgur, Satara, Pumi to encourage me to accomplish this thesis and make my life brighter. Thanks to all people in Dokter Mansur 18, Mama Inim, Kak Emil, Uci, Om Nayat, Om Bie, Nanda, thanks for all kindness, attention, love and tolerance. May Allah bless you all! Finally I realize that this thesis is still far from perfect. I welcome all critics and suggestions to make this thesis better. May this thesis will be useful for everyone who would like to read or analyze the subject matter that related to this thesis’ analysis.
Medan, December 2010
Nur Fatimah 060705017
ABSTRAK
NUR FATIMAH. The Analysis of Black’s Struggle in Bob Marley’s selected songs. Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan. 2010. Bob Marley adalah penyanyi legendaris asal Jamaica yang telah membuat karyakarya hebat dalam bentuk lagu. Lagu-lagu yang diciptakannya telah membuat gebrakan bagi dunia tentang sebuah kebebasan, bahkan beliau telah menjadi ikon untuk kebebasan. Karya-karyanya banyak diciptakan untuk mengkritik ketidakadilan dan diskriminasi ras pada masanya. Berangkat dari permasalahan tersebut skripsi yang berjudul The Analysis of Black’s Struggle in Bob Marley’s Selected Songs ini dihadirkan untuk mengungkap bagaimana perjuangan orang-orang hitam dalam menghadapi hidupnya sebagai kelas kedua dalam masyarakat Amerika dan Eropa, serta bagaimana mereka tetap memperjuangkan kemerdekaan mereka. Dalam skripsi ini ada sembilan lagu ciptaan Bob Marley yang dipilih untuk dianalisis. Lagu tersebut antara lain: Buffalo Soldier, Redemption Song, Slave Driver, Blackman Redemption, Rastaman Live Up, Africa Unite, and Survival. Dalam menganalisa lagu-lagu tersebut dilakukan pendekatan historis-biografis, kemudian untuk sistematika penulisan penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif, yaitu: penulis memilih dan menyeleksi data berupa lirik lagu, menginterpretasi dan menganalisis data dan membuat kesimpulan. Pada bab 1 skripsi inidiperkenalkan latar belakang masalah, permasalahan, batasan permasalahan, tujuan analisis, teori analisis, manfaat analisis, dan ulasan dari beberapa referensi yang digunakan. Bab 2 adalah metode penelitian yang digunakan. Bab 3 berisikan sekilas sejarah kehidupan orang hitam. Bab 4 dijabarkan analisis lagu-lagu bob marley yang menggambarkan perjuangan hak orang hitam. Bab 5 merupakan bagian penutup yang terdiri dari kesimpulan dan saran.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………….…………i ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………….……...iii TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………..….………..……...iv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION……………………………….…..…..……….1 1.1
The Reasons for Choosing the Topic………………..………..….6
1.2
The Statement of the Problem…………………..…..……………7
1.3
Objective of the Analysis………...……………………………. ..8
1.4
Scope of the Analysis……..……………………………………...8
1.5
Method of the Analysis…………………… ……………….…....8
1.6
The Significance of the Analysis………………...………….……9
1.7
Review of Related Literature……………………………...…….10
CHAPTER II: METHOD OF ANALYSIS………………………..………….…11 CHAPTER III: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF BLACK PEOPLE IN UNITED STATES…………………...…………………………..13 3.1.
Slavery………………………………..………………………….13
3.2
Revolution………………………………..………………………19
CHAPTER IV: THE ANALYSIS OF THE STRUGGLE OF THE BLACK
PEOPLE IN BOB MARLEY’S SELECTED SONGS…….……22 4.1
Slave Driver………………………….………………………..23
4.2
Buffalo Soldier………………………………………………...26
4.3
Redemption Song……………….……………………………..30
4.4
Small Axe….…………………………………………………..32
4.5
Get Up, Stand Up………………………………………...........34.
4.6
Blackman Redemption………………………………………...38
4.7
Rastaman Live Up…………………………………………….41
4.8
Africa Unite………………………………………………..…46
4.9
Survival……………………………………………………….48
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1
Conclusion…………………………………………………52
5.2
Suggestions………………………………………………..54
APPENDICES
