1 TRANSGRESSION IN STEVEN KNIGHT’S MOVIE SCRIPT DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2002) Abdul Rahman 1 , Kurnia Ningsih 2 , Delvi Wahyuni 3 Program Studi Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris FBS Universitas Negeri Padang email: abrahman_@hotmail.com Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah; (1) menganalisa sejauh mana skrip film ini merefleksikan transgresi dan (2) menunjukkan kontribusi elemen fiksi (karakter, seting, dan konflik) dalam mengungkap transgresi dalam skrip film ini. Data penelitian ini adalah teks tertulis yang dikutip dari skrip film. Kutipan teks tersebut kemudian diinterpretasi dan dianalisa berdasarkan teori transgresi yang dikemukakan oleh George Bataille dan teori zona psikis yang dirumuskan oleh Sigmund Freud. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa protagonis melakukan tindakan-tindakan transgresi untuk mencapai tujuannya. Keinginan kuat untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut menyeret dia untuk melakukan tindakan yang melanggar aturan, nilai moral dan kemanusiaan, serta mencoreng nama baik dan kredibilitas profesinya. Kata Kunci: transgresi, imigran, keinginan, hukum, etik, moral. A. Introduction Every community has a set of rules that have to be obeyed by its members. It is a set of policies and guidelines established by the community itself to describe appropriate practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and create a free and reliable social life. However, there are certain individuals whose personal interest might be contrary to the communal interest. For these people, the rules are considered as barriers that hinder their effort to fulfill their aims. Therefore, they transgress those rules in order to achieve their own goals. Transgression refers to the actions of trespassing the boundaries or limits. Jenks (2003) defines transgression as actions of crossing over, exceeding, or going beyond the bounds or limits set by a commandment or convention. In other words, the act of transgression transcends either written or unwritten rules. The written rules refer to regulations established by authorized people among the society and agreed by all of its members. Trusted (2002) states that the written rules signify a system or law that clarify and enforce these moral principles. 1 Mahasiswa penulis Skripsi Prodi Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris untuk diwisuda periode Maret 2013. 2 Pembimbing 1, dosen FBS Universitas Negeri Padang. 3 Pembimbing I1, dosen FBS Universitas Negeri Padang.