The Holocaust and Schindlerjuden in Schindler’s List movie: A New Historicism Study.

Wibowo, Ruth Christabella (2021) The Holocaust and Schindlerjuden in Schindler’s List movie: A New Historicism Study. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Widya Kartika.

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Abstract

This research purpose is to examine how many portions of history are shown through the movie entitled Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg using New Historicism and Semiotic theory. The aim of the study are : (1) to find the historical background described in the selected movie, and (2) to find the relevance of the historical background portrayed in the selected movie to the real history. The writer used qualitative data research and descriptive method to help this study focuses on the analysis or interpretation of the content of the research. The writer used the movie itself as the first data source and for the second source the writer used the real history in today’s society from journals, websites, or books. The result of this study shows that although there are minor differences between the actual movie and the real history, this movie manage to describe how the Holocaust and Schindlerjuden in history. There are symbols interpreting the Holocaust and Schindlejuden in the movie that helps the audience to understand the meaning of the movie.

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