Revealing Individualism in The Adjustment Bureau Movie: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

The Adjustment Bureau movie depicts the character David Norris who struggled to get the autonomy of himself because his life is under controlled by The Adjustment Bureau which has full control of human’s life to make people live life based on their plan. David Norris as the main character in the movie is believed to construe individualism. Therefore, this study aims to: (1) reveal the delineation of individualism in the movie through its linguistic data, (2) convey the interpretation of the relation between linguistic data and the discourse practice to reveal individualism in The Adjustment Bureau movie, and (3) explain why individualism exists in the movie. Further, this study applies qualitative method since the data are in form of clauses taken from the clauses of David Norris and the members of The Adjustment Bureau in the movie. In analyzing the data, it is used Fairclough three stages in critical discourse analysis; describing the text, interpreting the discursive practice, and explaining the sociocultural context. From the analysis, it reveals that David using his power through the use of linguistic choice succeed to defend his ideology.