Simposium Nasional Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi (SIMNASIPTEK) 2013 ISBN: 978-602-61268-3-2 A Literature Analysis Of Ambition Of Jordan Belfort In The Wolf Of Wall Street Movie Directed By Martin Scorsese Rusita Wulandari 1 , Paramita Kusumawardhani 2 , Nurhayati 3 , Rahmi Aulia Nurdini 4 1,2,3,4 English Department, ABA BSI Jakarta Jl. Kamal Raya No.18, Ringroad Barat, Cengkareng, Jakarta Barat sitawulan0216@gmail.com, paramita.pmi@bsi.ac.id, nurhayati.nhi@bsi.ac.id, rahmi.rau@bsi.ac.id Abstract - Movie as a set of motion pictures which is not only functioned as an approach to entertain people, but also a good way to enrich their lives by its implied messages. The objective of this research is to analyze the ambition of a main character in movie The Wolf of Wall Street, focused on how to achieve and negative effect of its ambitions and use qualitative exposure. As a result of the analysis, it can be seen that the ambition to get a lot of money, which is achieved by running an illegal business by the main character. The negative effect of ambition is shown by the failure to maintain the business and to loss of happiness. While some major moral messages contained in the film are thinking before acting to consider the consequences and be honest in running a business. Keywords: Movie, Main Character, Ambition, Effect of Ambition I. INTRODUCTION Literature is a verbal or written works that have various characteristics such as originality, artistry, beauty in content and expression. In literature there are also descriptions of various events, the psychological picture, and the various dynamics of problem solving. It can be a source of ideas and inspiration for readers. Conflicts and tragedies depicted in literary works will bring awareness to the reader that it can happen in real life and experienced directly by the reader. There are many kinds of literature, such as poetry, novel, autobiography and many other fiction or nonfiction works. Another kind of literature is movie. Movie, also known as film, is a type of visual communication which use moving pictures and sound to tell stories. People in every part of the world watch movies as a type of entertainment, a way to have fun. For some people, fun movies can mean movies that make them laugh, while for others it can mean movies that make them cry, or feel afraid. Most movies are made so that they can be shown on big screens at cinemas or movie theatres. After movies are shown on movie screens for a period of time, movies are shown on pay television or cable television, and sold or rented on DVD disks or videocassette tapes, so that people can watch the movies at home. There are many genres of movie such as action, adventure, animated, comedies, horror, romantic, science fiction, fantasy, etc. In the movie, there is a story played by actor and actress. The actor and actress can make the audience become interested, gets the feeling of the story, and can feel as though entered into the story and lost in the story, can cry when sad scene and laugh out loud when the scene is funny. It means that character in literary work can be described in several ways. At the end of the movie, the director usually has a message to be delivered to the audience related to the real life. It is intended to make the audience does not feel useless because of watching the movies. Like, in The Wolf of Wall Street movie, there is a main character that has a very ambitious character. A positive ambition will give goodness, but negative ambition will give problem for someone. And in this movie, the main character has a negative ambition. An ambition makes him get many problems. A. The Definition of Psychology The behavior is the result of human mindset. The mindset will greatly affect the expectations and goals. In the modern era, thought patterns can be studied and modified. And the study of the human mind and behavior is psychology. According to Johnston (2009:4), “Psychology is the science of human nature. It’s all about studying the human mind and behavior so that we can figure out why people think, feel, and do what they do. How do we fall in love, communicate with each other, solve problems, and learn new things.” It means, in this case, all human nature can be studied more deeply. A science can be studied in the human soul, mind, and its nature. A psychologist can find out about what is being thought up by someone and what they are feeling. A psychologist can describe or explain the contents of someone's mind, about his personality, about how to solve the problem. Human thinking it was very spacious and different, and ways of thinking that will determine the goal of human life. With more study it in, we can predict what, when and how we will do something and we can change the parts of human behavior that cause us pain. Prosiding SIMNASIPTEK: Hal. C-1