CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
In this research, the writer uses the theory of character and psychology to understand the problem faced by the character of Michael as a main character.
Michael called as main or major character because he has the biggest role in the film. Moreover, the theory of psychology which is used in this research is the
theory of abnormal ps ychology that is related to psychopath to reveal Michael‟s
personality and the factors that cause Michael‟s psychopath.
A. Character and Characterization
1. Character
Character is one of elements is present in a film. It will help us to analyze films.
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The character is the person that the actor plays. He uses his own personality to present to the audience the personality of another person, which the
playwright has imagined, and he selects, just as the playwright has, certain characteristics for greater emphasis.
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On the other words, character is someone who acts, appears, or is referred to as playing a part in a literary work.
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A character in literary term is describing a fictional life with kinds of actions. From
the characters‟ actions, conversation, figure description, environment, thoughts, and the explanation that are given, the viewers can know how the characters are,
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Ronald Hayman, Techniques of Acting USA: Library of Congress Catalog, 1971, p. 11.
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Ibid., p. 65.
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Jerome Beaty, et al., The Norton Introduction to literature New York: Norton Company Inc., 2002, 8
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ed., p. 102.
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because in its role, character is a person who is responsible for the thought and actions within a story, and every character has hisher own personality.
Character is presumably an imagine person who inhabits a story.
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The character is usually recognizably human that can be defined as people created by a
playwright, and imagined by the audiences, and it brings plays to life. Although it cannot be directly equated with actual people but as a character in literary term, it
could explain as the picture of human‟s real life which includes kinds of problems and behaviors. Character is also not only creates the plot of story but also helps
the viewer to know the totality of story. It is a fictional person in a story to emphasize the character‟s experience “because those characters are representative
of humanity in general; they serve as cinematic vehicles to illustrate some widely and universally acce
ptable truth about human nature.”
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2. Characterization
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