Abstract:
This independent study is a Textual Analysis of Otherness in Characters from Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. The objectives of this research are 1. To analyze the content design of the films and 2. To analyze the Otherness of their characters. The methodology of the research is a qualitative research studying the theme, plot, setting, and character. The frameworks used in this study are Textual Analysis, Semiology, and Characterization. In addition, the concept of the Otherness is adapted to the process of interpretation to study characters with many kinds of differences, which are the majority of characters in both films. The results found that both films present the topic's theme of the Complexity of Human Relationships. Finding Nemo presents the relationship between parents and children and Finding Dory presents themes about self-acceptance and relationship in ones family. The themes focus on the topic of human relationships, that can be ameliorated by the connection of individuals and people in their life. The findings in the plot indicate that Finding Nemo and Finding Dory have the same storys beginning and ending in the same setting, the reef near the drop-off. The results analysis of the Otherness in characters indicate that the presentation of the Otherness in these films can be identified by 2 types of meaning formation. The first is the linguistic process using binary oppositions in films dialogue and visuals. The second is the social stereotype that makes fish types comparable to human ethnicity. Categorization and exclusion of characters in some fish types create images of the Otherness for some characters in the social aspect.