GREIMAS'S ACTANTIAL MODEL IN THE HUNGER GAMES MOVIE

Abstract

This article focuses on applying the two of the narrative syntax theories proposed by Algirdas Greimas to find the basic structures of fairy tales, namely the Narrative Quest Model and the Actantial Model, to analyze Hunger Games movie. As Greimas’ claims to have found theories which are applicable to all narrative structures, the writer is interested to see whether the two chosen theories are indeed applicable to scheme in the movie. The theories are not used to explore the theme or the message that underlies the story; instead it focuses mainly to find the basic structure of the narrative as trajectory and the schema or paradigmatic connection among the major elements in the story. The research uses descriptive qualitative approach in which the data are obtained through a series of thorough reading before the story is redacted into a summary. Afterwards, the summary is divided into smaller narrative units using the Narrative Quest Model and the major elements and characters of the story are selected based on their functions in Greimas’ Actantial Model.