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TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY BY USING GAMES AT ILP DEPOK
SHEILA DWI PURNAMASARI, ARIE SUGIARTATI, S.S., M.HUM
Professional, 2008
Gunadarma University
http://www.gunadarma.ac.id Key Words: Teaching Vacobulary, Using, Games ABSTRACT : Today, English is primary need in communication. Ability in English is important to communicate with other people in our everyday life, since English is international language, it uses in all aspect of life such as in business, education, although in social intercourse. Our fluency in English helps us to improve our social confidence. The problems identified in this research are: What kind of games are used in learning English vocabulary at ILP Depok?.How are the games presented in classroom to students in learning English Vocabulary at ILP Depok ? And why does ILP Depok use games in teaching Vocabulary? The objectives of the study are: To find out the games that the teachers used in order to increase their students vocabularies at ILP Depok. To know about games are presented in classroom to students in learning English Vocabulary at ILP Depok. To find out the reasons ILP Depok uses games in teaching vocabulary. The Writer used the field research and library research to complete the accomplishment of the scientific research paper. The result is using games can be easy and interesting for learners to learn English, so that students can get some impressions in some words, so they do not have to memorize word by word or feel forced. Indirectly, they can remember some words and use it.
Name : Sheila Dwi Purnamasari
NPM : 10605121
NIRM : 20053137200350119
Major : English Literature
Introduction
In our everyday life, we seek entertainment in many different ways. Some people prefer sitting at
home to watching televisions. Some other people prefer to read newspaper, magazine or novel. Novel is
a kind of literary work that could be enjoyed by everyone. Novel is not only as entertainment but also as
a guidance of our lives because many novels contain a lot of moral messages. Reading novel is one way
to appreciate of literature work. Novel can represent human’s life and can be inspirations for those who
have read it. There are so many kinds of novel, they are romance, comedy, tragedy, horror etc. Novel
consists of theme, setting, character, point of view and plot.
In this study, the writer analyzes the intrinsic element of novel especially the settings as a
whole in the novel entitled “The Godfather “ by Mario Puzo because the writer wants to analyze the
novel comprehensively.
In The Godfather’ setting takes place in his own hometown, New York City and in the middle of
1940’s. At that time, New York is being reigned neither by local government nor the police. The mafia
families fully control that city in every inch as it has. The force of every families clash never ends battle
that will determine the sole conqueror of the city. The Godfather is written by Mario Puzo, as an Italian
immigrant who arrived in America in the early 19th , Mario Puzo was born in an immigrant family in New
York City. His father was a railway trackman. Puzo lived with his six brothers and sisters above the
railway yards. The discovery of public libraries and the world of literature led Puzo in the direction of
writing. Puzo then studied at the New School for Social Research, New York, and at Columbia University.
During this period he took classes in literature and creative writing. His first published story, 'The Last
Christmas', appeared in American Vanguard in 1950.
Discussion
A Brief Synopsis of The Godfather.
Mario Puzo’s The Godfather was probably one of the world most memorable novels. Since it was
firstly published in 1969, The Godfather has sold for over twenty‐five million copies in all over the world.
This novel was adapted on the screenplays for all the three The Godfather movies and won Academy
Awards for both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1972) and became the first sequel to
win the Oscar for Best Adapted Scenario. Up until now, the writer still considers all the three The
Godfather movies as one of the best trilogy movies has ever made.
Vito Corleno was born in Corleone, Sicily, in the late of 1890’s. His father, Antonio Andolini was killed
by Don Ciccio, the head of criminal family in town, and so were the rest of his family. Because of that
situation, his mother sent the young Vitto to America Young Vito to work in Abbandando’s groceries in
Hell’ss kitchen, New york, which later on, he married with an eighteen‐years old Italian girl. At that time,
Hell’ss kitchen was ruled by a man known as Don Fanucci. He used to collect some money from local
citizen. At the same time, he met with Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio, who both them will become
Vito’s caporegime in the future. One day, Vito was able to kill Fanuci. Since then, everyone in the
neighborhood paid him a great respect. He also established “Genco Pura“ or in English “Genco“ Olive
Oil”, which turned him into the most successful olive oil importer in America.
From his marriage, Vito has four children they are: Santino “Sonny “, Frederico “Fredo “, Michael,
and Constanza “Connie”. His business was growing rapidly and Vito became well respected by most of
the Italian American. Vito also adopted one of Sonny’s friends named Tom Hagen when Tom was
thirteen.
The year after, he was proclaimed as Don Corleone. He taught his sons in such of mafioso’s tradition
while appears that Michael refused this methods. Michael decided to leave his father and joined U.S
Marine and returned home shortly after World War II has ended.
At the wedding reception of Don Vito Corleone’s daughter, Connie and Carlo Rizzi in the late summer
of 1945, Vito, the head of the Corleone mafia family‐who is known to his friends and associates as
Godfather and Tom Hagen, the Corleone family lawyer and counselor, are hearing request favor from
friends and associates, because “no Sicilian can refuse a request on his daughter’s wedding day”.
Meanwhile, the Don’s youngest son, Michael, who has returned from World War II service as a
decorated war hero, tells his girlfriend Kay Adam anecdote about his father’s criminal life, reassuring her
that he is not like his family.
Among the guest at the celebration is the Hollywood famous singer Johnny Fontaine, Corleone’s
Godson, who has come from Hollywood to petition for help in landing a movie role that will revitalize his
flagging career. Jack Woltz, head of the studio, would give Fontaine the part, but Don Corleone explains
to Johnny: I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse. “Hagen is dispatched to Californiaa to fix the problem,
but Woltz angrily told him that he will never cast Fontaine in the role, for which he is perfect, because
Fontaneine seduced and ruined a starlet that Woltz favored. The next morning, Woltz wakes up to fine
the bloody severed head of his prize $600,000 stud horse in the bed with him. Woltz gives in.
Upon Hagen’s return, the family meets with Virgil”The Turk “Sollonzo, who is being backed by the
rival Tattaglia family. He asks Don Corleone for financing and political and legal protection for the
importation and distribution of heroin, but despite the huge amount of money to be made, Corleone
refuses, narcotics trade. The Don’s oldest son, hot‐headed Sonny, who had earlier expressed to the Don
his support of the family entering into the narcotics trade, breaks rank during the meeting and questions
Sollozzo’s assurances as to the Corleone Family’s investment being guaranteed by the Tattaglia Family.
His fathers’s angry at Sonny’s dissension in front of a non‐family member, privately rebules him later.
Don Corleone then dispatches his top button man (hit man), Luca Brasi, infiltrate Sollozzo’s organization
and report back with information.
But everything is becoming a devastating catastrophe. Luca Brasi is set up and killed by Sollozzo’s in
Tattaglia’s night club. The climax is when Don Vito is shot by Sollozzo’s fellows even though he is still
alive. Michael decided to make a payback. He arranges a meeting with Sollozzo and kills him and his
police companion, Captain McCluskey. Michael is moved into Sicily. Soon after Captain McCluskey dead,
the New York Police Department refuse to back up all the illegal activities which are run by the “Five
Families” – the group of Italian criminal families which was led by Corleone’s family. This action is taking
for unlimited time phase, until someone would give information about Captain McCluskey’s murderer.
While Michael was in Sicily, Don Barzini, one of the head of family that fused the “Five Families”,
murdered Sonny. Barzini took this action since he was upset with Don Corleone who did not want to ask
Michael to surrender.
Michael returns home. In a private meeting, Vito explains his expectation that the Family’s enemies
would attempt to kill Michael by using a trusted associate to arrange a meeting as a pretext for
assassination. Shortly afterwards, Vito died of a heart attack while he was playing with his young
grandson Anthony in his tomato garden. At the burial, Tessio conveys a proposal for a meeting with
Barzini, which identifies him as the traitor that Vito was expecting before he died. Michael thinks that he
must get rid of all his enemies as soon as possible.
Michael arranges for a series of murders to occur while he is standing as Godfather for Connie and
Carlo’s son:
• Don Stracci and his bodyguards are shot by Clemenza with a shotgun as they exit an elevator;
• Moe Greene, while he is having a massage in one of his hotels, is shot by Al Neri, Michael’s
personal button man.
• Don Cuneo, while he is leaving a hotel, is trapped in revolving door by Willi Cicci an shot;
• Don Tattaglia and a woman he with are gunned down while he is in bed by Rocco Lampone and
another unknown assassin;
• Finally, Don Barzini is shot on the steps of a courthouse also by Al Neri, who a disguise by
wearing his old policeman’s uniform.
After the baptism of Connie’s son whom Michaels is as his Godfather, Tessio believes that he and
Hagen are on their way to the meeting between Michael and Barzini that he has arranged. Instead, he is
surrounded by Willi Cicci and other button men. Realizing that Michael has found out about his betrayal,
Tessio tells Hagen that his betrayal is only business and begs for a forgiveness. But Hagen is just staring
to Tessio without saying any words. Meanwhile, Michael confronts Carlo about Sonny’s murder and gets
him to admit his role in setting up the ambush. Michael informs Carlo that his punishment is to be
excluded from the family business and hand him a plane ticket to exile in Las Vegas. Carlo gets into a car
to go to the airport, where he is garroted by Clemenza.
Later, Connie confronts Michael, accusing him of Carlo’s murder. Kay asks Michael about Connie’s
accusation, but he refuses to answer. She insists, and Michael lies, assuring his wife that he had no role
in Carlo’s death. Kay was relieved by his denial, believing it to be true. The story ends while Kay
astonished and deeply shocks when Clemenze, Rocco, and Al Neri come together to send his deepest
respect by saying:”Don Michael”.
Based on the story of the novel, the writer makes an analysis on the data that has been collected to
get a real description of the setting and its relationship to the characters and the plot of the story.
Setting of The Godfather
Place Setting
Place setting is setting where the story takes place at the geographical location, its topography,
scenery, and such physical arrangements such as location of the windows and the doors in a room. The
elements of place which are used may be in the form of place with a certain name, certain initial and
certain location without a clear name.
In The Godfather, Mario Puzo drew several locations to be the setting of the story. The story
starts in New York and as the story goes the setting moves from New York to Sicily, Italy, and back again
to New York.
New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York
metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. Millions of immigrants
came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries made a lot of crimes. Organized crime has
long been associated with New York City, beginning with the Forty Thieves and the Roach Guards in the
Five Points in the 1820s. The 20th century saw a rise in the Mafia dominated by the Five Families. Gangs
including the Black Spades also grew in the late 20th century.
At the beginning, Puzo mentioned New York as the opening word of the story.It is shown in the
quotation below:
“Amerigo Bonnaserra sat in New York Criminal Court number three and
waited for justice; vengeance on the man who had so cruelly hurt his
daughter, who had tried to dishonor her.”
(Puzo, 1969: 1)
Beside that description, the story continues and develops in several areas which are located in
the greater New York, for instance: Long Island, when Don held his daughter’s wedding ceremony:
“Now on this great day, his daughter’s wedding day, Don Vito Corleone
stood in the doorway of his Long Beach home to greet his guests, all of
them known, all of them trusted.”
(Puzo, 1969: 8)
The raising part takes role when Don was shot by Sollozzo’s button man, while he was buying
fruits in the groceries:
“Out in the street the early the early winter light was failing .…. This had
been his habit lately, he loves the big out of season fruits, yellow
peaches and oranges, that glowed in their green boxes. The proprietor
spranged to serve him….. He dropped the bag of fruit and darted
toward the parked car with startling quickness for a man in his bulk. At
the same time he shouted,’Fredo,Fredo’. It was only then that the two
men drew their guns and fired.”
(Puzo, 1969: 78)
Time Setting
Time setting is the setting related to “when” the events in the story happen. The”when” thing is
usually connected with factual time which has connection with or can be related to the historical event.
Time setting also includes the season and the weather.
The historical event in this story is World War II. During that period Mafia took over almost all
aspects of life. Organized crime or mafia most typically flourishes when a central government and civil
society is disorganized, weak, absent or entrusted. This may occur in a society facing periods of political,
economic or social turmoil or transition, such as a change of government or a period of rapid economic
development, particularly if the society lacks strong and established institutionse. The mafia run highly
centralized enterprises for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for the purpose of
generating a monetary profit.
In the quotations below, Puzo explains the time setting in his story that includes the year, time
of day, season and weather and historical event.
“All of these people and many others received engraved invitation to
the wedding of Miss Constanzia Corleone, to be celebrated on the last
Saturday in August.”
(Puzo, 1969: 7)
“But when World War II broke out, Michael Corleone volunteered for
the Marine Corps. He defied his father’s express command when he
said so.”
(Puzo, 1969: 10)
Social Setting
Social setting is the setting which is connected with society’s life behavior in a place which is
told in the story. It includes habits, custom, manner, tradition, belief, character’s social status, and
emotional condition of the character.
The social setting that could be found in The Godfather are the custom Sicilian that has been
usually implied in their daily life. The quotations below support this statement:
These quotations below show how a Sicilian grew to be a man , especially whose daughter is
married, treats a helping request as a something which is considered as an obligation to be fulfilled.
“…Because they know that by tradition no Sicilian can refuse a request
on his daughter’s wedding day. And so no Sicilian ever lets a chance like
that go by.”
(Puzo, 1969: 21)
These show Sicilian worships friendship more than anything, especially the home town friend. It
also can be concluded, that at that time, the social situation in Italy was so ruined, hence Mafia is
considered more powerful than any legal authority.
“When Johnny didn’t answer, Don went on, “Friendship is everything.
Friendship is more than talent. It is more government.”
(Puzo, 1969: 33)
Conclusion
The Godfather is one the well known masterpice of Mario Puzo. Puzo wrote this novel because
of his respect of and old Sicilian traditions and in improving social conditions which he described much
in his characters and stories. He used this interest for creating the exciting characters and events in New
York City at the time when Mafia still ruled there.
After analyzing the setting in The Godfather, the writer concludes :
‐ The setting in this story is mainly circled in New York City area, and supported in Sicily, Italy. The ending
itself holds still in New York City, when Michael Corleone finally regained his family’s power after he
killed all the heads of the other Mafia Families.
‐ The time setting of The Godfather covers the American historical periode from early 1900’s and from
1945 – 1948.
‐ The social setting of this story, which includes the social status of the characters, manner and habits,
custom, and tradition, are the old‐fashioned Sicilian leader habit of Don Vito Corleone, and moderate
but tactical habit of Michael Corleone. The writer also found that Puzo described the social status of the
Italian Families who were living in New York at that time.
‐ The relation of setting to the character can be seen in the changing behavior of Michael Corleone. At
the beginning, he refused to bear his family name but as it turned out he decided to manage his family
to gain all the sovereignity.
Meanwhile, the relation of the setting to the plot is when Puzo described New York City as the lame and
corrupt city which all of its legal authorities and the goverment cannot be functioned well, since they all
worked for the Mafia Families.
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