The Emotional Changes Of The Main Character In Home Alone 2 Directed By Chris Columbus

• Dwi Ananda Afrita rizki
• 2022

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This study aims to analyze the emotional changes in the main characters in Home Alone 2 Film Movie. This  research is conducted using descriptive qualitative method. Based on the analysis , the writer finds that Kevin is the main character in the movie and the main character in this study is researching how the emotional changes of Kevin character occur due to sudden changes in the environment, that is when he was he was left with his family at the airport and got on the wrong plane that had to go to Florida. Instead, he got on the plane to the final destination of New York because he thought there was a grown man dressed like his father, which was make Kevin should accept and continue his journey rather than waiting at the airport. From here, Kevin began to show his emotional changes to become a child who can adapt to situations based on his experiences from watching TV so that he can book hotels, walk outside the hotel, also face criminals who have escaped from prison. The result of the change emotions of Kevin is at first he so confused that he is make another mistake like Christmas in the last year and then he accepted the situation where he is. he traveled alone in another city which was in Florida based on his instinct and experience watching TV so he wasn't confused either. Starting from leaving the airport to a the high building and go to the rooftop of the building and taking a few of  photo of  views from the rooftop. Beside  that he also booked a hotel by using his tricks so that he didn't find out that a small child who ordered it was walking around or far from the hotel, even when he met bandits who got out of prison he could overcome it by pranking the two of them who tried to chase and hurt Kevin. With this Kevin's parents and family don't underestimate him anymore and don't think he is naughty, spoiled and not independent. because at first their family always ostracized Kevin because of his naughty behavior, even though it was also because of Kevin's brother's ignorance that he became naughty

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