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song for that character. Because it essentially exaggerates and emphasizes through repetition, such a device acts very much like caricature.
8. Characterization Through Choice of Name
One important method of characterization is the use of names possessing appropriate qualities of sound, meaning, or connotation. This technique is known
as name typing. Because a great deal of thought goes into the choice of names,
they should not be taken for granted but should be carefully examined for the connotations they communicate. The connotations of some names, such as Dick
Tracy, are rather obvious and clear: Dick is slang for detective; Tracy derives from the fact that detectives trace criminals.
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2. Janet Saltzman Chafetz’s Concept of Masculinity
Masculinity is characteristics, pattern, orientation and tendency that build statement quotation male identity.
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It described that men are explicit, rational, aggressive and intelligent. Masculinity also described as a traditional value from
men’s attitude or men’s behavior that believes courtesy and morals in public. Manhood is sometimes used as a synonym for masculinity. The antonym
of masculinity is femininity; femininity in men is sometimes called effeminacy. In some cultures masculinity may be an indicator of social status as much as wealth,
race or social class. In western culture, for example, greater masculinity usually brings greater social status for males among their peers. Many English words such
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Ibid. pp. 54-57.
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Rahmat Hidayat, Ilmu Yang Seksis: Feminisme dan Perlawanan Terhadap Teori Sosial Maskulin, Yogjakarta: Jendela, 2004 cet. ke-1, p.173.
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as virtue and virile all from the Latin vir meaning man reflect this. An association with physical andor moral strength is implied. Masculinity is
associated more commonly with men than with boys. Janet Saltzman Chafetz describes seven areas of traditional masculinity
in Western culture. The first is the image of men’s physical; it concerns virile, athletic, strong, brave and unconcerned about appearance and aging, it describes
masculinity characteristic from men body whether it is virile and athletic, also men power such as strong and brave. He is not afraid of anything and he is a
savior for his women, relatives, and himself. The second is the image of men’s functional, it concerns breadwinner, provider, it is about men as family’s
backbone or for himself. The third is the image of men’s sexual desire, it concerns sexually aggressive than woman, experienced and in society, they accept single
status. The fourth is the image of men’s emotional; men usually can stoic their emotional men having self-control emotion. The fifth is the image of men’s
intellectual, it concerns of logical, intellectual, rational, objective, and practical. The sixth is the image of men’s interpersonal, it concerns of become a leader,
dominating, disciplinarian, more independent, individualistic applies to western societies. Then, seventh is the other men’s personal characteristics, it is
concerning of success-oriented, ambitious; proud, egoistical applies to some societies; , moral, trustworthy; decisive, competitive, adventurous.
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http:psychology.wikia.comwikiMasculinity. Accessed on March 24, 2010
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G. Research Finding
1. Data Description
Seven Pounds movie has the only man main character named Tim Thomas. Tim Thomas represents the masculinity in this movie. From the movie
there are some corpuses to analysis.
No Corpus
Scene Explanatory
Characterization of Masculinity
1 Picture 1
1 Tim has a
muscular body. Physical
2 Doctor : No anesthetic. You
ever donated bone marrow before?
Youre a brave guy. How long have you known
Nicholas Tim : hold the pain
10 Tim is a brave
man to do something that
he never does before.
Physical
3 Picture 2
10 Tim has a
muscular body. Physical
4 Picture 3
1 Tim has a
house. Function; as
provider 5
Picture 4 2
Tim has a car. Function; as
provider
6 Tim :
So if there is one thing that I have learned......and you
all should remember about winning these contracts:
Three steps. First, tell them what youre gonna
tell them. Step two, you tell them. Step three, tell them
what you told them. We are gonna close by
reminding them......that old girl has a 3-percent better
impulse from sea level to vacuum... ...and if they
pass on that, quite frankly, they deserve another
Sputnik.
2 Tim tries to
give a suggestion for
his friends in the office. It is
all for their works.
Interpersonal
