Outline

Sally_Outline

Literature Review

Literature Review

Bibliography Project Part2 - Annotated Bibliography

Bibliography Project Part2

Bibliography Project Part 1

Bibliography Project Part 1

Research Plan

   The purpose of my study is to explore rebellion moments of the character Truman in The Truman Show. To be specific, my research intends to figure out how these rebellion moments function in the film. I will analyze Truman’s role in the film, and discover why he wants to rebel, how he rebel, and the meaning of his rebellion moments.

       To clarify these research questions, I need to gather information about rebellion. First of all, any rebellion must have something in common. People always rebel to fight against so that they can get what they want. Also, people usually take effective ways to rebel. Therefore, I can find some academic journals talking about rebellion to define rebellion moments in The Truman Show. Besides, I am doing the research about a film, so it is better to find more films to compare and contrast. I plan to work on the film including rebellion moments like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or Lolita to compare those characters’ rebellion with Truman’s. So, I also need to find academic sources about these related films. Mainly, the central character is still Truman’s rebellion moments, but other academic sources and film characters can support my arguments better. I will use Kean Library and Google Scholar to gather information. The databases I prefer to use are MLA International Bibliography and JSTOR.

       The method I will use is qualitative analysis. I will mainly focus on The Truman Show and rebellion moments in it. Meanwhile, I will analyze rebellion in other films to draw out a pattern of rebellion moments. 

10 Synonyms for Search Terms

X: The Truman Show

American movie / story movie / comedy / classic movie / adventure film / survival film

Y: rebellion moments

rebel / rebellious / revolt / revolutionary / dissent / uprising / insurgent / insurgency / break law / break rule / 

Research Statement

Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this study is to discover rebellion moments of the character Truman in The Truman Show.

Central Question:

How do rebellion moments function in The Truman Show?

Sub-question:

-Why Truman wants to rebel?

-How does Truman rebel in these rebellion moments?

-What are the consequences and meanings of rebellion moments?