Focus of Study Research Questions Significance of the Study Research Methodology

view of the minority. It represented women as victims of social structure. This is the reason why the writer intends to examine the representation of women that is reflected through cinematography and narrative elements based on feminist film theory.

B. Focus of Study

According to the background of problem above, this research would be concentrated in how film presents female stereotypes and exploitation through the combination of the patriarchal order of society, and looking in itself as a pleasurable act of voyeurism based on cinematic, framing, and dialog. The usage cinematography and narrative elements that are perspectives of the male director and the male spectator as they see the female character on screen and perspective of male spectator that occur in film which serve to sexually objectify women.

C. Research Questions

Based on the background of study above, the statement of problem is: How does Sense and Sensibility film represent female stereotypes through cinematographic and narrative elements?

D. Significance of the Study

The writer hopes the result of the research will be advantageous to her especially and the reader generally and it is expected to be able to assist the reader in understanding the message which is delivered in the film. Besides that, the writer hopes that this research can be a contribution for others especially culture and literature studies in State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

E. Research Methodology

1. The Method of The Research Based on research question and the significance of the study above, the writer applies description qualitative method, which is analyzing the relation among words or sentences that produces particular meaning. 2. Technique of Data Analysis The data is analyzed based on the method and the approach of feminism liberal. First, the writer watches the film carefully for several times. It is aimed to learn and understand the contents of film. Then the writer analyzed female characters with give annotation about the film. Finally, the writer relates it to the feminist theory. 3. Instrument of Research The instrument is the way that is used to obtain the data or information that is needed in research. 6 The instrument used in this research is the writer herself as the subject of the research by reading the data taken from the script’s film by signifying, grouping, giving a note to the required data, collecting data and interpreting the meaning of the data. 6 Muhammad Farkhan, Proposal Penelitian Bahasa dan Sastra Jakarta: Cella Jakarta, 2007, p. 2 4. The Unit of Analysis The unit in this research is the film sense and sensibility directed by John Alexander released on 2008. 5. Time This research was conducted in the 8 th semester of 2010. 7

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