THE CHANGE OF SASHI’S SOCIAL IDENTITY IN ENGLISH VINGLISH

e-ISSN 2549-7715 | Volume 4 | Nomor 1 | Januari 2020 | Hal: 108-120

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THECHANGEOFSASHI’SSOCIALIDENTITYINENGLISHVINGLISHMOVIE(2012)

Halifah1,SuryaSili2,ChrisAsanti3

1,2,3EnglishDepartment,FacultyofCulturalSciencesMulawarmanUniversity

1Email:[email protected]

ABSTRACTEnglishVinglish(2012)isanIndianmovieinspiredfromGauriShinde’smother.ThismovietellsaboutawomannamedSashiwhostruggleforhersocialidentity.Thisproblembackgroundencourages the researcher to analyze Sashi’s character andcharacterization and the change of her social identity. The researcher limits thefocusofSashi’scharacterandhersociallife.TheresearcherusescharacterizationtheoryandSocialIdentityTheorytoconducttheanalysis.Thedataareanalyzedbyusingqualitativedescriptivemethod.Thefindingsofthisresearchrevealthat:Sashiisthemaincharacterinthemovie,becausesheisgivenmuchcontributionofthestory.ThecharacterizationisaboutSashi’sphysicalappearance,personality,socialstatus and social relationship. Sashi’s physical appearance is, she is a beautifulwomanwithbeautifuleyes,longblackhairandwhiteskin.Herpersonalityshowsthatsheisapatientwoman,alovingperson,hasahightoleranceandaloyalperson.Hersocialstatusisawomanwithloweducationandnotamodernwoman.Sashihasrelationshipswithothercharactersinthismovie,goodandbadrelationships.TheanalysisaboutthechangeofSashi’ssocialIdentityisdividedintotwoprocesses:self-categorization and social comparison. The researcher concludes that SashichangeshersocialidentityfromanordinaryhousewifewhodoesnotknowEnglishbecomewell-educatedwomanwhofluentinEnglish.Theresearcherfindsthattochange Sashi’s social identity she has to pass self-categorization and socialcomparison.Keywords:character,characterization,identity,socialidentity,struggle

ABSTRAKEnglishVinglish(2012)adalahfilmIndiayangterinspirasidariibuGauriShinde.FilminiberceritatentangseorangwanitabernamaSashiyangberjuanguntukidentitassosialnya. Latar belakang masalah ini mendorong peneliti untuk menganalisiskarakter dan karakterisasi Sashi serta perubahan identitas sosialnya. Penelitimembatasi fokus pada karakter Sashi dan kehidupan sosialnya. PenelitimenggunakanteorikarakterisasidanTeoriIdentitasSosialuntukmelakukananalisis.Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakanmetode deskriptif kualitatif. Temuan penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa: Sashiadalahkarakterutamadalamfilm,karenadiabanyakmemberikankontribusicerita.Karakterisasiadalahpenampilanfisik,kepribadian,statussosial,danhubungansosial



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Sashi.PenampilanfisikSashiadalah,diaadalahwanitacantik,mataindah,rambuthitam panjang, dan kulit putih. Kepribadiannya menunjukkan bahwa dia adalahwanitayangsabar,orangyangpenuhkasih,memilikitoleransiyangtinggidanorangyang setia. Status sosialnya adalah wanita dengan pendidikan rendah dan bukanwanita modern. Sashi memiliki hubungan dengan karakter lain dalam film ini,hubunganbaikdanburuk.Analisis tentangperubahanIdentitassosialSashidibagimenjadiduaproses:kategorisasidiridanperbandingansosial.PenelitimenyimpulkanbahwaSashimengubahidentitassosialnyadariseorangiburumahtanggabiasayangtidak tahu bahasa Inggris menjadi wanita berpendidikan yang fasih berbahasaInggris.PenelitimenemukanbahwauntukmengubahidentitassosialSashi,diaharusmelewatikategorisasidiridanperbandingansosial.Katakunci:karakter,karakterisasi,identitas,identitassosial,perjuanganA. INTRODUCTION

EnglishVinglish(2012)isanIndianmovie.ThemoviewrittenanddirectedbyGauriShindewasinspiredbyGauri’smother.Gauri’smotherVaishali,ahousewife,ranapickle-business,andwasnotabletospeakEnglishfluently.Generally,EnglishVinglish tells about Sashi, a housewifewho feels degraded by herwell-educatedhusbandanddaughterbecauseofherinabilitytospeakandunderstandEnglish.

Moreover,EnglishVinglishmoviedepictsSashi’sstruggleforherexistenceandsocial identity in society. It shows Sashi’s social life where she needs socialacceptance.Sashineedsidentityinordertobeacceptedbyherfamily.Identityisimportant to form someone character because through identity individuals canfigureoutwhotheyareandknowingwhoothersare

TofindhowSashi’ssocialidentitychangingthisresearchappliessocialidentitytheory. Social identity theory is part of social psychologywhich is pioneered byHenriTajfel andhis colleagues (1971).Thesocial identity is formed through thecategorization.Theprocessofcategorizationaffectsindividualstodistinctthesocialgroup. They are distinct the social group by looking for the similarities and thedifferences.Aftertheindividualscomparethemselvestoeachsocialgroup,theywillclaiminagroupwhichhasmoresimilaritiestothem.B. RELATEDLITERATURE1. Literature

“Literature is referred toentiretyofwrittenexpression” (Klarer1). Itmakesliteratureandtextareparallelbecausetheyarerelatedwithwrittenthings.Usually,literaturerepresentsfantasyorculturalthatdescribesasimaginativeorhistoricalstory.AsstatedbyKlarer“literatureortextasculturalandhistoricalphenomenaandtoinvestigatetheconditionsoftheirproductionandreception”(1).Itaimstoinformthecultureortraditionthat ishappenedinothercountries inthepast. Inconclusion, literature is interpreted as awork created into thewords known aswrittenworks,anditusesasmediatoexpressanimaginativethoughtanditusedasatooltodeliversomevalues.



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Literaturealsogivesanunderstanding. Itmaygiveus informationandmanyexperiences.Inaddition,thesubjectofliteratureisoftentakenfromreallife.Wewillknowmoreaboutlifeafterreadingaliterarywork.Thereadercangetthemessage,valueorideathattheliteraryworkpresented.Lukensdescribes“Literatureatitsbestgivesbothpleasureandunderstanding.Itexploresthenatureofhumanbeings,theconditionofhumankinds”.(9)

Therearemanykindsof literarywork, suchaspoemorpoetry, short story,novelorprose,drama,filmormovieetc.Byreadingorwatchingliteraryworkaswellasprocessinteractionbetweentheauthorandthereaderindirectly.Theauthorhasthemessagetothereaderthroughhisworksandtheauthorexpresseswhathehasexperiencedandseenhislife.2. CharacterandCharacterization

Charactersarethepersoninaliterarywork.Furthermore,characterizationisthecharacter’scharacteristics.Thereareseveralkindsofcharacter:Protagonist,thischaracterrepresentsasaheroonthestory.Antagonist,thischaracterisanopposedcharacterofprotagonistcharacter.Roundcharacter,thischaracterhasvarioustraitsandcomplexcharacteristicinsideafigurethatcanchangeorgrowinthestory.Flatcharacter,thischaracterdoesnothavecharacterdevelopinginthestory.Dynamiccharacter,thischaracterisacharacterthatshowsacharacterdevelopmentinthestory.Staticcharacter,thisisanopposedcharacterofdynamiccharacter.

Characterizationistheprocessbywhichthewriterrevealsthepersonalityofacharacter. There are some aspects of characterization: Physical appearance,Personality,Socialstatus,andSocialrelationship.3. SocialIdentityTheory

SocialidentitytheoryispartofsocialpsychologywhichispioneeredbyHenriTajfelandhiscolleagues(1971)whichdealswithintergrouprelations.Turnerstatesthatsocialidentityisaboutthepeople’sself-concepttoseethemselvesasamembergroup (in-group) in comparison with another group (out-group) (226). Thus self-conceptisderivedfromperceivedmembershipofsocialgroup.Kakarikadefinessocialidentity as “the individual’s knowledge that he belongs to certain social groupstogether with some emotional and value significance to him of this groupmembership”(494).a. Self-Categorization

Self-Categorizationistheprocesswhichtransformsindividualintogroup(HoggandAbrams19).Self-categorizationoccurswhenanindividualputhim/herselfinagroupasobjectthatcanbecategorizedorclassified,andnamedinacertainwayinrelationwithothercategoriesinthesocialenvironment.Therefore,“Peoplewhoaresimilartotheselfarecategorizedwiththeselfandlabelthein-groupwhilepeoplewhodifferfromtheselfarecategorizedastheout-group.”(Turner20).

Through self-categorization individual claims thathim/herself thathe/shehassimilarsocial identitywiththemembergroupandbehaveas inthecategorygroupmember. Consequently, self-categorization leads individual to accentuate thesimilarities between the self and other in-group members and accentuate thedifferences between the self and out group member (Hogg and Abrams 19). Theaccentuation occurs for all the attitudes, beliefs and values, affective reactions,



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behavioural norms, style of speech, and other dimension that correlated with therelevantintergroupcategorization(BurkeandStets225).b. SocialComparison

Socialcomparisonisabouttheself-conceptorsocialconceptofanotherpersonorgroupwhichmeshesinwithperceptionofgroupmembership.Eddlestonsuggeststhathumans tend to compare themselveswithothers (87).This isbasedona theorydevelopedbyFestingerin1954,whichiscalledthesocialcomparisontheory.Socialcomparisontheorystatesthatindividualstendtocomparetheirabilitieswiththoseofothers.

Comparisonisanimportantselfevaluationanddoesnotdependonobjectiveconditions compared to how to judge himself/herself with others on certainattributes.Soitcanbeconcludedthatsocialcomparisonisaformofevaluationofapersontowardshimselfbycomparinghimselfwithothers.Accordingtothetheoryofsocialcomparison,therearetwotypesofsocialcomparison:upwardcomparison,comparingselfwithbetterpeople,intermsofability,knowledge,careerandsoonanddownwardcomparison,comparingselfwithinferiorpeople.C. RESEARCHMETHOD1. ResearchDesign

Thisresearchemployedadescriptivequalitativemethod,sinceitinvolvedthecollection of data for purpose of describing the existing condition. According toVanderstoepandJohnsonthismethodfocusesoncultural,social,personalidentityanditsgoal ismoredescriptivethanpredictive(167).AssuggestedbyMilesandHuberman, this kind of data is indeed supposed to be qualitative, rather thanquantitative. Qualitative research does not give the numeral or statistics, but itdependsonhowistheknowledgeoftheresearcherinanalyzingthedata.(MilesandHuberman1).Themethodusedinthisresearchwasdescriptivequalitative,wheretheresearcherdescribedandanalyzedSashi’scharacterizationandthechangeofSashi’ssocialidentity.

2. DataandSourceofData

According to Bousfield, qualitative research can be conducted by employingverbalornonverbaldata(15).Verbaldatacanbefoundinutterancesspokenbyspeakers,whilenonverbaldatacanbeseenthroughgestures,facialexpression,toneandphysicalcontactbetweenspeakers.Inthisresearch,thedatawereintheformofutterancesspokenbythecharactersinEnglishVinglishmovie,whilethecontextofthedatawasdialogues.ThesourcesofthedatawerethevideoofthemovieandthetranscriptofdialoguesspokenbythecharactersinEnglishVinglishmovie.3. DataCollection

Inthisresearch,theresearchernotedsomedialogueswhichwerecategorizedincharacterizationandsocialidentitytheorybywritingitoverthescriptofEnglishVinglish movie. Meanwhile, the process of collecting the data consists of thefollowingsteps.ThefirststepwaswatchingthemovieEnglishVinglish.ThesecondstepwasdownloadingthetranscriptofEnglishVinglishmovie.Thethirdstepwasre-watchingthemovieandcheckingtheaccuracyofthetranscript.Thefourthwas



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theresearchertooksomesourcesasreferencestoanalyzethemoviefromrelevanttheory,articles,journals,books,websitesandotherpreviousstudies.Thelastwasthe researcher classified the data that contain Sashi’s characterization and thechangeofSashi’ssocialidentitysuchasself-categorizationandsocialcomparison.4. ResearchInstrument

Inthisresearchtheresearcherbecametheinstrumentbecausetheresearcherdoestheresearchandobservation.Observationheremeansthewaytheresearchercollects the data in order to find the understanding of an object as detail. TheresearcherisgoingtofocusonobservingthemovieEnglishVinglishasthemaindataofthisstudy.Inaddition,tosupporttheresearcher’sobservation,books,journals,andarticlesrelatedtothecharacterizationtheoryandsocialidentitytheorywillbeusedtohelptheresearcherfindtheanswertoresearchquestion.5. DataAnalysis

The researcher analyzes the data descriptively. The researcher describes,interprets,andanalyzesthecollecteddataindetailthroughcharacterizationtheoryandsocialidentitytheory. Thestepofanalyzingdataisbyclassifyingtherelateddatatothecharacterbylookingatthedialogue.Then,thedataareconnectedtothecharacterizationandthechangeofsocial identity.The laststepiscompletingtheanalysisbydrawingtheconclusion.6. Triangulation

This research used triangulation method for validity, supported the dataanalysisandtomakethedataagreeable.TherearefourbasictriangulationsthatisdividedbyDenzin.Therearedatatriangulation,methodstriangulation,investigatortriangulationandtheoreticaltriangulation,and(14).Thetriangulationthatusedinthis research is data triangulation. Data triangulation was used because theresearcher tried to collect the data from more than one source like dialogue,monologueoraction.Furthermore,datathathadbeencollectedwasusedtoidentifytheotherdatathatrelatedtothetheoryoranotherdatathatincludedasfindinginthisresearch.Therefore,thisresearchcanbeacceptedbypeoplewithreliabledata.

D. FINDINGANDDISCUSSION1. CharacterandCharacterization

Themaincharacter is the firstperson inamoviewho talkedmore fromthebeginninguntiltheendofthestory.Theyaresocentralinactionofthestory.Afterthe researcherwatchingandanalyzing themovie, the researcher findsonemaincharacterisSashi.Inthismovie,Sashitalksalotmoreandalwaysappearsineveryscene.a. Physicalappearance

Sashi is a beautiful woman. Sashi has an Indian woman face typical withbeautifuleyes,apointednose,whiteskin,and longblackhair.Sashialwaysusestraditional Indian clothes, sari, even in the United States of America. This is theevidencethatshowsSashi'sphysicalappearance.

David:ThankyouLaurent.Andnowtheladyinthegorgeoussari(54:23-54:27)(Data1a)



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TheutteranceabovehappenedonthefirstdaywhenSashiattendsanEnglishclass.DavidcallsSashiasLadyinthegorgeoussari.ThatmeansSashialwaysusessarieventhoughsheisnotinIndia.

David :Telluswhatyoulikeabouttheclass?Laurent :Sashi!David :Iagree,butwhatdoyoulikeaboutShashi?Laurent :Sheisverybeautiful.Hereyesareliketwodropsofcoffeeonacloudofmilk.IcometoclasssoIcanseeher(1:23:30-1:24:10)(Data1b)

ThedialogueabovetookplaceintheclassroomwhenDavidaskseachstudenttospeakanything.When it isLaurent's turn tospeak,hesays thathe likesSashibecausesheisbeautifulandhereyesliketwodropsofcoffeeonacloudofmilk.b. Personality

Sashiisapatientwoman.ItshowswhenSashihastofaceinsultsfromSatishandSapnabecauseshecannotspeakEnglish.Sashi'spatienceissupportedbythefollowingdialogue.

Sapna :Don'tbedramaticmom.DoyouevenknowwhatPTAmeans?Sashi :No,ImaynotknowthemeaningofPTAbutIcertainlyknow

themeaningofaparent.NowbeforeIgetreallyangry...gogetready.

(11:55-12:08)(Data2a)TheconversationaboveoccurswhenSashihastoattendameetingatSapna’s

school.SapnaisangrybecauseSatishshouldbethereandnotSashi.SapnadoesnotwanttobeembarrassedforbringingSashiwhocannotspeakEnglish.SashitriestofaceSapnapatientlyandtriestoholdbackheranger.Sashiisalsoalovingperson.Ithasshownbythefollowingdata.

Sapna :MomisnotpossibletosaygoodbyewithoutcryinginIndia,right?She'scryingsomuch.

(25:38-25:45)(Data2b)TheutteranceaboveoccurswhenSatishandSapnadriveSashitotheairportto

gototheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HereSashilooksverysadwhenshehastoleaveherfamilybecauseSashilovesthem.c. Socialstatus

Sashiisalow-educatedwoman.Ithasprovedbythefollowingdialogue.Sashi : Sir, sorry. Father, my English not good. If you don't mind

speakHindi?(13:52-14:04)(Data3a)

The conversation above happens when Sashi has to attend a meeting withSapna’sEnglishteacher.SashiaskshimtospeakinHindi.HereitisseenthatSashishowsherweaknessinEnglish.SatishalsosaysthatSashiisnotgoodatEnglish.Theconversation above happens when Sashi has to attend a meeting with Sapna’sEnglishteacher.SashiaskshimtospeakinHindi.HereitisseenthatSashishowsherweaknessinEnglish.SatishalsosaysthatSashiisnotgoodatEnglish.

Satish :Butthat'sAmerica.It'saforeignland.Youcan'tevenspeakEnglishwell.



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(20:48-20:54)(Data3b)TheutteranceaboveoccurswhenSashihastogofirsttotheUnitedStatesof

America alone. Shewants to bring Sagar to accompany her, but Satish does notallow.HeworriesthatSashicannotkeepSagarinaforeignland,becauseSashicannotspeakEnglishwell.d. Socialrelationship

Sashihasrelationshipswithothercharactersinthismovie.Thesearegoodandbadrelationships.Then,SashihasabadrelationshipwithSapnaandSatish.ThisisthedatathatshowsSashi'sbadrelationships.

Sashi :Everythingwentwellright?Sapna:Bananachips!IsFatherVincentyouruncle?Sashi :FatherVincentwassokind,sopolite.Hesaidsomethinglike

thatandIwentalongwithit.HemademefeelsocomfortablebytalkinginHindi

Sapna :AndyoumadehimfeelsouncomfortablebytalkinginHindi"IsSapnaagoodgirl...doeseveryoneloveher".AndwhyisitaboutCafeCoffeeDay.Dadshouldhavebeenthere.AndyouweretalkinginHindieventoRupal'smother.EachtimeIhadtoanswerforyou

(16:13-16:59)(Data4a)TheconversationabovehappenswhenSashihastoattendaclassmeetingat

Sapna’sschool.During themeeting,SashiasksSapna's teacher tospeak inHindi,whereastheteachercannotspeakHindifluently.ItmakesSapnaangrywithSashi.Sapna wants her father to come to the class meeting. The following data alsosupportsthedisharmonyoftherelationshipbetweenthem.

(Onthephone)Sapna :HowdoIcalmdownmom?Whydoyoutouchmythings?How

manytimeshaveItoldyounottotouchmythings!Sashi :Checkthesecondshelfinyourcupboard.It'ssafetuckedaway

underyourpajamasothatnoonereadsit.Ididn'treaditeitherSapna :That'sbecauseyoucan'tread.Okbye!(Sapnahangsupthephone)Laurent:Allok?Sashi :Whatrightdochildrenhavetotreattheirparentslikethis?

Youdon'tevenknowthemeaningofrespect!AmIatrashcantodumpinwhatevertheyfeellike?Whatkindofarelationshipis this?Wedoourbest tomake themhappyandhoweasilytheyhurtyou.Kidsaresupposedtobeinnocent.Whatkindofinnocence is thistakingadvantageofourweakness.Youcanteach everything. But how do you teach someone to besensitivetoothers?

(1:14:04-1:16:00)(Data4b)TheconversationaboveoccurswhenSapnacallsSashiandasksforherbook.

SapnasaysthatSashialwaystouchesherthingsandsheisangry.Sashifeelshurtbecauseofthat.Especiallyattheendoftheconversation,Sashijokesthatshehas



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notreadthebookandSapnaclarifiesthatstatementbysayingthatSashiwasindeedunabletoread.Sashialsodoesnothaveagoodrelationshipwithherhusband.

Sashi :Doyouembraceallyourcolleaguessofondly?Satish:ItwasahugShashiSashi :Arethetwoofyouveryclose?Satish :That'sjustawayofsayinghello.Itdoesn'tmeanweareclose.

Everybodyhugs.It'snormal!Sashi :Wearecloseright.Maybethat'swhyweneverhug!(23:26-23:51)(Data4c)

TheconversationabovehappenswhenSashiandherfamilygoshoppingatthemall.Atthattime,Satishmeetshiswomanco-workerandhugsherasagreeting.Sashifeelsuncomfortable.SheasksSatishifhehugsallhisfemalefriendsandSatishreplies,thatitisnormal.Itdoesnotindicatethattheyareclose.Sashialsoanswerswithsatirethatherhusbandneverhugsherlikethateventhoughtheyareclose.Itmeansthattherelationshipbetweenthemisnotgood.

Besidesthat,Sashialsohasagoodrelationshipwithherniece,Radha.Radhaisthe only family who knows Sashi is following the English class. Radha alwayssupportsSashiandneverinsultsSashieventhoughsheknowsthatSashicannotspeakEnglishwell.AgoodrelationshipbetweenSashiandRadhashowsfromthedialogbelow.

Radha:Whatareyougoing todobyyourself?WedohaveZeeTVHindi but ... I have an idea,whydon't you comewithme tocollege!

Sashi :WhatwillIdothere?Radha:Ihaveclassfor2hoursandyoucanhangoutatacafeandI'll

comejoinyou.Yougotcashchange?Sashi :YesRadha:Don'tworry.Incaseyougetlost.ifyoudogetlostjustcallmeSashi :Don'tworry,gonowRadha:Theparksherearesobeautiful.WashingtonSquareParkSashi :Washington...Square...Park...Radha:Good!(39:25-40:02)(Data4e)

TheconversationaboveshowsthatRadhacaresaboutSashi.RadhatriestousecorrectHindisoSashicanunderstandwhatshesays.RadhateachesSashihowtosay“WashingtonSquarePark”well.RadhaalsoshowsherpleasurewhensheknowsthatSashijoinsanEnglishclass.

Radha:Englishclasses!That'sawesome!(1:11:40-1:11:45)(Data4f)

ThedialogueabovehappenswhenRadhaseesSashionthesideoftheroadwithLaurent. Sashi is honestwithRadha that she joins theEnglish class.Radha is sohappybecauseSashiwantstolearnEnglish.2. Self-Categorization

Self-categorization leads individuals to place themselves in a social group.Meanwhile, social comparison distinct the social groups into in-group and out-



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group. In-group includes individuals who have common similarities withthemselves, while out-group includes individuals who are different fromthemselves.It isnotonlycategorizingthemselveswithothersbutalsoevaluatingthemtothegroups.

a. WhenSashiisinherfamily

TheresearcherfirstlyanalyzeshowSashibuildsherself-categorization.Sashi’sself-categorizationbeginsinherfamily.Itshowsatthebeginningofthemovie.EarlymorningSashistartsherdailyactivitiesasahousewifeandaladoomaker.Then,shemakesacupofcoffeeandchecksalltheladoos.Afterallherfamilywakesup,Sashiservesallofherfamilyneeds.

Satish:Shashi,tea!Sashi :Sapna!GivememyphoneSapna:NoSashi :Whatno?HaveyourbreakfastfirstSapna:Whydon'tyoustopthiswhitebread?Whycan'tyouget

brown!(03:30-04:50)(Data5a)

Basedonthesceneabove,thisactshowsthatSashicategorizesherselfasanordinaryhousewifewhodoesnotknowEnglish.Sashiobeysherhusbandtomaketea,bakebread forher children, andmakeporridge forhermother-in-law.HereSashitriestomaintainheridentityasahousewifeinherin-grouporfamily.

Then,Sashi’s self-categorizationshowswhenSashiandher familyare in thediningroomforhavingbreakfast.SashigivesSapnaapieceofadvice,andshetriedtouseEnglish,but she cannot spell itwell. SapnaandSatishare laughingatherloudlybecauseofherinability. HereSashidoesnotfeelangry.Sheisjustalittlebitembarrassed.

Sashi :Sapnaquiet,youshouldeatwhatyoulikeSatish :ExactlySashi :Thisnewfadofbrownbread,eggwhites.Allstartedsinceyou

joinedthisnewdanceclass.That...thatjhaaazdance!04:22-04:50)(Data5b)

Afterthat,shetriestosaytheword“jazz”correctly.Sagar :Momitisnotjhaaazdance,itisjazzdanceSashi :Jaazz...Jaazz...J...Jhazz...Jaazzz...Jazz...

Besides, Sashi’s act shows that to stay in the group, she has to acceptwhatpeople inhergroupsaideventhoughshe feelsuncomfortableandsad.Shemustfollowwhatpeopleinhergroupdid.

b. WhenSashijoinstheEnglishClass

ThescenebeginswhenSashiarrivesintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.OnedaySashigoestoacoffeeshopinManhattan.Atfirst,itseemsnormal,Sashiisqueuingup like other customers, but after she turns, everything in total confusion. Thewaitress asks for Sashi's order, but Sashi answerswith inappropriate English. It



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makesthewaitressfeelsimpatientandbeginstoraisehervoice.Sashifeelsscaredbecauseshedoesnotknowwhattosay.Then,shehitsoneofthecustomerplatesanddropsthefood.Sashirunsoutofthecoffeeshopwhilecrying.

Afterthat,Sashi'sniece,Radha,picksherhome.Onthewayhome,SashiseesanEnglishclassadvertisementonthecitybusandmemorizethetelephonenumber.Finally,SashijoinstheEnglishclasswithoutherfamilyknowingexceptRadha.Sashitries to categorize herself by joining the English class. In this class, SashimeetspeoplewhowerealsolackinginEnglish.Sashifeelsthatshedeservestobeinthisgroupbecauseshehasthesameproblemsandgoalswithothers.

Teacher :Areyouinthecateringbusiness?Sashi :Smallbusiness.inhouseonly.Makingsnacks.Ladoo!Teacher :Ladoo..?Sashi :Ladoo.Roundround.It'sasweet.Teacher :Wehaveanentrepreneurintheclass!Entrepreneurisa

personwhorunshisorherownbusiness.Sashi,youareanentrepreneur!

(55:00-55:48)(Data6a)Sashifeelsproudofherselfasanentrepreneur.Whileinherownfamily,sheis

sometimes not considered, even her husband said that Sashi was born tomakeladoo.SatishoftenmakesSashi’sjobasajoke,whileinthisclassgroupSashi’sjobismore valued and respected by theword entrepreneur. In this state, Sashi’s self-categorizationisnotunderthenameofthein-group.Sheactsandshowsheridentityasanindividualamongthesocietyintheout-group.

Sashi’s self-categorizationalsooccurswhenSashiprefers to join theEnglishclassratherthangoingalongwithherfamily.

Radha :AndnextwegototheEmpirestateSapna :EmpireState!Iwanttoseeit!Sagar :IwanttoseeEmpire!Satish :We'llallseeEmpireSashi :Youpeoplegoahead.I'llstayhere.mama'slegsarereally

achingSagar :Nomama.YouhavetocomeRadha :Itwillbeverycrowdedthereandifyourlegshurtnota

goodidea.TherewillbereallylonglinesWewillgoahead.Youjustchill.

(1:36:11-1:37:06)(Data6b)TheinteractionaboveshowsthatSashimustfindthereasonforherfamilyso

shecangototheEnglishclass.Luckily,RadhaknowswhatSashimeansandhelpsSashi,so thatshecan jointheclass.Sashicategorizesherselfasamemberof theclass.3. SocialComparison

Social comparison is part of the social identity process. It occurs when anindividualdidtheself-categorization. Whenindividualshavedecidedtobelongtoa certain group, they tend to make perception of themselves by comparingthemselves toother individualsorcompare theirgrouptoothers.The individual



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appraisestootherindividualsbycomparingtheminsomewaysofdimensions.Inthis research, the researcher analyzes social comparison in two types they areUpwardsComparisonandDownwardComparison.a. UpwardComparison

UpwardsComparisonisseenwhenSashicomparesherselftoherhusbandwhoissmarterinEnglish.IthappenswhenSashisellsallofherladoosandfeelssohappy.ShecallsSatishtosharehappiness,butSatishdoesnotgiveanyresponse.Satishsays that he has an importantmeeting and hung up the phone. Sashi feels sad.Arrivedathome,SashisaysthatSatishresponsesherifsheisfluentinEnglish.

Satish:I'veimportantmeetingstoattendto.ThesetalkstaketimeSashi :Talkingtomeisnotimportantright?OhIforget,'important

talks'happenonlyinEnglish.(10:26-10:37)(Data7a)

Inthissceneabove,Sashifeelsthatherhusbandignoresherbecausesheisnotsmart.Thenshecomparesherselfandrealizesherweakness,sosheismotivatedtohavethesameknowledgewithSatish.

Sashi also compares herself to Sapna,who is also good at English. The datashowsinthescenebelow.

Sashi :Wherehaveyoubeen?Sapna:StudyingSashi :Withwhom?Sapna:WithRupalSashi :Can'tyoustudyathome?Sapna:Youthinkyoucanteachme.EnglishLiterature?(08:53-09:08)(Data7b)

TheconversationaboveoccursbetweenSashiandSapna.SapnajustarrivedatthehomeandSashigetsangrybecauseSapnacomeslate.IndirectlySapnasaysthatSashicannotteachEnglishLiteraturetoher.SashifeelsthatsheisnotcomparablewithSapnabecauseshedoesnotknowaboutEnglishLiterature.Therefore,SashiwantstolearnEnglishsothatshecanteachEnglishtoherdaughter.b. DownwardComparison

ThedownwardcomparisonshowswhenSashi joins theEnglishclass. In thisclass, thereare sevenstudents, includingSashi.Theyareall come fromdifferentcountries.TheseareIndia,Pakistan,China,Mexico,France,andAfrica.Allofthemare immigrants living in theUnitedStatesofAmericawith limitedEnglish. Sashilooksmoreactive thanotherstudents.Sheasks the teachermoreoften thanherfriends.Thatdatashowsinthescenebelow.

Sashi :WhyIndianot 'theIndia'?AndwhyAmerica"theUnitedStatesofAmerica"?

Teacher :ThatisaverygoodquestionSashiandwewillcometothatoncewedotheclassonthevariousformsofnouns

Rama : What a question you asked madam! David sir had noanswer.Fullconfusion

Eva :Goodquestion.Verysmart.(1:00:35-1:00:48)(Data8a)



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Afterthat,theteachersaysthatitisagoodquestion.OtherstudentsareamazedbySashi'squestionbecause theynever thought toask thatquestion.Then,whenSashicomeslatetotheclass.TheteacherdoesnotallowhertoentertheclassifshedoesnotspeakEnglishproperly.Thedatashowsbelow.

Sashi :Comein?Teacher :Ican'tseeyou.Areyouaskingmetocomein?Sashi :Icancomein?Teacher :Youcan.Thedooriswideenough,butyoumaynot!Sashi :Why?Teacher :Sashi,youneedtoask 'mayIcomein?'Sashi :Sorry,MayIcomein?Teacher :Youmay!Sashi :MayIsitdown?Teacher :Wow!Youmay(1:05:30-1:06:11)(Data8b)

WhenSashiaskspermissiontositdown,theteacherandothersareclappingbecauseSashiusesEnglishproperly.OtherstudentsareamazedbySashi'sspeedincapturingtheknowledgelearned.Sashicomparesherselftootherstudentswhoseabilities are below her. It will be a new power for Sashi. Sashi becomes moreconfidentandcomfortablebecauseofherknowledge.ItwillmakeSashieasiertoachieveherpositivesocialidentity.

E. CONCLUSION

Intheconclusionpart,theresearcherconcludesallfindingsanddiscussionsonthis research,with aims to answer the researchquestion.The first conclusion isthroughthecharacterizationtheorythatcanrevealSashi’scharacterizationinthemoviemoredetail.Throughthecharacterizationtheory,theresearcherfindsthatSashiasthemaincharacterinthismoviehassomecharacteristic,thesearephysicalappearance,personality, social status,andsocial relationship.Sashi isabeautifulwomanwhohasatypicalIndianwomanface.Shehasbeautifuleyes,apointednose,whiteskin,andalwaysuse traditional Indianclothing, sari.TalkingaboutSashi’spersonality,Sheistheprotagonistofthismovie.Sheisapatient,aloving,hasahightolerance and a loyal person. The social status, in this case, dealswith themaincharacter'seducationalbackgroundandherlife.Sashiisalow-educatedwomanandnot amodernwoman.Talking about social relationships, Sashi has relationshipswith other characters in this movie, good and bad relationships. She has a badrelationshipwithherhusbandanddaughter.Shealsohasagoodrelationshipwithherniece,Radha.

ThesecondconclusionisthroughthesocialidentitytheorythatcanrevealthechangeofSashi’ssocialidentity.Sashichangeshersocialidentityfromanordinaryhousewife who does not know English to become a well-educated woman whofluent inEnglish.Through the social identity theory, the researcher finds that tochange Sashi’s social identity she has to pass self-categorization and socialcomparison.Sashi’sself-categorizationoccurswhensheisinherfamilyandwhenshejoinstheEnglishclass.Sashi’ssocialcomparisonwhensheiscomparingherself



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withherfamily(UpwardComparison)andwhensheiscomparingherselfwithherfriendsinEnglishclass(DownwardComparison).

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