24 Gotham. Batman, Gordon, and Dent tried to take the money back from the gangsters
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
In this research, the writer used psychological approach to analyze the character of The Joker. The researcher connected the psychological approach into literature.
Literature defines the character and characterization of The Joker. The researcher PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
25 tried to look into the psychological elements that related to The Joker
’s behavior. Psychology is knowledge about human behavior and mental process Burguess, 2011,
p. 123. In the previous chapter, the researcher said that literature and psychology were
two different subjects although they had a close relationship. Literature in some dramas or play performances shows characters that can be analyzed through the
theory of psychology. In the next step, the researcher used this approach to deal with someone’s emotions and behavior. This approach had been explained by Rohrberger
and Woods 1971:20 as human motivation, personality, and behavior pattern. Psychological approach was used to help the researcher to reveal that The Joker
suffers from psychopath personality disorder.
C. Method of the Study
In conducting a research, it is important for the researcher to determine the method. A method is a kind of systematical work plan in order to make the research
work become easier, so that it can achieve its main purpose Maria, 2005, p. 9. The method in this research was selected by considering its appropriateness with the
research object. The researcher used library research to collect the data. The data were divided
into two, primary and secondary data. The primary data were taken from the The Dark Knight
‘s movie and its movie script. The secondary data were every source PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
26 about the literature, and psychopathology theories are taken from several books and
journals. In analyzing the movie script, the researcher watched the movie more than
seven times. The researcher tried to get a better understanding about the movie. The researcher also tried to focus on every single conversation between the characters.
The next step, the researcher read the script of The Dark Knight carefully. The researcher tried to connect the theory of character and characterization in order to get
clear description and understanding of the personality of The Joker. The researcher made a list of the characteristics of The Joker. After that, the researcher began to
analyze the psychological problem of The Joker and used theory of psychopath personality disorder. After that, the researcher tried to understand the meanings of
The Joker’s actions by reading and understanding the theories of motivation. The last step, the researcher made a conclusion, implications and suggestions.
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