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The previous picture shows Princess Merida wears her dark green dress which she wears every day. Actually, Princess Merida also has a bright dress, but
she only uses it only in special occasion like when she and her family welcome
the three clans in representing their son to engage with Princes Merida.
Picture 37 Elinor
: You look absolutely beautiful.
Merida :
I...I cant breath
Elinor :
Give us a twirl.
Merida :
I cant move Its too tight
Elinor :
Its perfect.
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The picture above shows Princess Merida wears the light blue color dress which her mom tells her that she is beautiful. In fact, Princess Merida is not
comfortable to wear that dress. She keeps complaining that the dress is too tight and she cannot move. She would rather use her dark green color dress for her
daily life because it is more comfortable rather than the light blue dress in the previous picture.
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Picture 38
Also, she keeps pull out her hair from the bonnet
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because she feels uncomfortable with that. She used to just let her hair loose. It also can be
described as a resistance to her mom because she hates doing what her mom tells her to do.
The third shows from Princess Merida’s face. Her face looks little bit pale.
Moreover, Princess Merida’s face has many speckled mostly in her cheek.
Picture 39
The picture above shows that Princess Merida seems like does not take care of her face. As seen in the picture 39 that she has many speckles in her face.
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Bonnet is a hat tied with strings under the chin, worn by babies and, especially in the past, by women, retrieved from
http:www.oxforddictionaries.comdefinitionamerican_englishbonnet accessed on Mei, 12
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2015.
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After the writer analyze all about the difference of Princess Merida and other Disney classic princesses, the writer identifies that Princess Merida is
different because from her characteristic, appearance, and habit, she does not have a princess prototype as the successor princess. She breaks a princess prototype
that a princess is domesticated, highly prized by men, naïve, and damsel in distress. Princess Merida shows that she is a princess that can get her own
happiness by herself by make an effort in changing her destiny. Even though her mom tries to stereotyping her to make her as a princess in common by teaching
her how to be a perfect princess, Princess Merida refused to do it. She chooses her own way of happiness which is by not marrying the prince. In conclusion,
Princess Merida is independent in choosing her own destiny, inattentive in her habits,
and unconventional
from her
appearance as
a princess.
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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
The writer analyzed Brave movie with character and representation theory. Through those theories, the writer revealed the different princess representation
seen from Princess Merida characteristic, habits, and also appearance. The writer uses qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the movie. The writer answers
the research question by showing the evidence through pictures and dialogues in the movie. The writer uses other resources such as the movie script, books, and
journals in doing this research. Having summarized, the writer inferences that there are different princess
representations in Brave movie seen from the main heroine character, Princess Merida. Through her action and dialogues in the movie, the writer concludes that
Princess Merida is dissimilar with other Disney princesses. She is independent in choosing her own destiny, inattentive in her habits, and unconventional from her
appearance as a princess. Princess Merida is kind of manly princess who break the tradition in her kingdom to gain her freedom in choosing her own destiny. This
movie shows that a princess does not always obey the rules. Princess Merida shows that a princess can be what she wants and chooses what she wants to do in
life. Furthermore, this movie also tells that marriage is not the reason to get a happy ending. In this movie, Princess Merida gets her happy ending by mending
the bond of her family and also her kingdom which ma kes her family’s
relationship stronger. Princess Merida happy ending is the freedom she gets by
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her own effort in persuading her mom to cancel the betrothal for her and the three suitors from each clans. In the end, all the princes and princesses from their
kingdom can chooses their own life and love in the right time and place. This is all happens because of the struggle of Princess Merida.
This research exposes how Brave movie represented princess seen from Princess Merida
’s characters, habits, and appearance by showing the evidence through pictures and dialogues in the movie.
B. Suggestion
The writer suggests other writer to use another theory in analyzing Brave movie, because this movie can be analyzed in other concept. As the writer analyze
this movie by narrative material which is character, other researcher could analyze this movie through cinematography material, like the staging, music, and
background sound. In addition, this movie also can be analyzed through extrinsic elements, such as the producer, director, film criticism, and etc. Therefore, the
writer hopes this research could give more contribution in literature and also to all English Literature students in her university and other university.
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