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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, the researcher discusses the methodology used in the thesis. There are three main points namely object of the study, approach of the study, and
method of the study. Each of them is explained as follows:
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is a movie script entitled The Dark Knight. This is a second sequel of the Batman trilogy created by Christopher Nolan. The first one is
Batman Begin. Both of the stories’ scripts is written by Christopher Nolan and David
S. Goyer see Appendix 1. The film is also directed by Christopher, assisted by his sibling, Jonathan Nolan. The Dark Knight has been nominated in many award, and
won two categories. One of them is the best supporting actor. The film also receives another nomination from Critics Choice Award as the best film of the year IMDB,
2009. The story of The Dark Knight is about a local superhero in Gotham City called
Batman. He is wise, brave, and loyal to the citizen of Gotham. He wears a black suit and a long black flowing coat and his head is covered with a bat-like black helmet
and that is why people call him Batman. With the help from Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman set out to destroy a criminal gangster in
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and return the money to the citizens. While the gangsters were gathering a meeting to protect the money, a criminal mastermind freak who called himself The Joker,
suddenly showed up in that room and offered them a help. At first they did not trust The Joker but finally they joined him see Appendix 1.
This research focuses on a fictional character who has scars in his cheeks and wears a clown make-up known as the Joker. As one of the producers of The Dark
Knight, Nolan states his interpretation about The Joker ’s characteristic in a press
conference “Joker is one of the great villain n comic book. He is psychopathic, enigmatic, clever, diabolical, charming, funny, and completely en
joyable to watch” Warner, 2009, p. 8.
The Joker ’s characteristics are interesting to be analyzed because it is different
from others. It could be seen through his conversation, action, reaction, and his thoughts. Those showed The Joker
’s personalities as an antisocial psychopathic person. It was the main purpose of the researcher to analyze the character of The
Joker and identify his antisocial personality through the psychological elements called Psychopath Personality Disorder.
B. Approach of the Study
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