AMERICAN DREAM AS A TOOL TO EXPLOIT THE WORKING CLASS AS PORTRAYED IN THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013)

This study concentrate on how the American dream evident in the exploitation of working class in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty film. The significance of the study is to find ot how the American working class could survive in the capitalist class division system with their believe of American dream. The purpose of the study is to find how the American dream play an Important role in create a conditioning for the working class in order to be satisfy in their exploitative working space. The research method is qualitative and focusing on the narrative and non narrative aspect of the film. Later on, those aspect will be analyzed throughout Marxist point of view, specifically on how the American dream evident in trigerring walter to do dangerous yet astonishing adventure in order to not getting fired, as if he is fired he won’t be able to purchase housing and buy daily needs for his family. From the study, it is known that the working class are exploitated and had nothing to do beside keep doing what their jobs,as if they are revolt against the ruling class, they will get fired, Thus, The American dream evident on creating a cultural condition for the working class, as the hegemony, the American dream could silence the working class voices under the exploitative working situation