THE INNER JOURNEY OF DENIAS TO GET EDUCATION IN DENIAS, SENANDUNG DI ATAS AWAN

Jermi A. Pello (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Meilinda Meilinda (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia)

Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching
Vol 3, No 4 (2015)

The first education themed Indonesian movie during Indonesian film industry history is exposed in, Denias, Senandung di Atas Awan. This film presents a struggle of a boy, Denias,  in pursuing his dream to achieve a better education and through this movie he is also recognized as a hero. Moreover, in order to help my pursuit in answering my statement of the problem, I applied Christopher Vogler’s theory which is the Character Arc. Thus, in the end of this study, I can conclude that a common boy can also be recognized as a hero because  he has a great effort. This effort can be seen through his (Denias’) inner journey that leads him to be an educated person.