Background of the Study

directed by Brad Anderson. Furthermore, The Call is a successful movie that gains the income over 68 million. 6 This movie told about an ordinary man named Michael Lewis Foster. Foster worked in a hospital as a Med Tech or Medical Technician. Foster was a young, quiet, simple, and successful person. If he had to face some problems, he kept them just for himself. He never let anyone know his other side or his problems. Later, he would solve them with his own way. Actually, Foster’s life had been completed with the presence of his wife and two sons. However, behind his excellence and perfect life, Foster had a personality problem that made his personality become unstable. Foster ’s unstable personality was started when he was young. The absence of parents in his life made Foster depend his life on his sister named Melinda Foster. But, this condition was aggravated by the death of Melinda. She died of cancer and lost her blonde hair. It influenced Foster in his present. Since that incident, Foster began obsessed with blonde hair that every girl had and started to kidnap the girl then slashed their scalp. In Foster’s perspective, that blonde hair represented Melinda. He would do anything for having the girl’s blonde hair. Even killing was the right way for him. As Foster’s sister, Melinda was a beautiful and attractive girl who had shoulder-length blonde hair. She was around twenties and really took care of h er hair’s beauty. However, she was suffering from cancer. The disease made her lose her blonde hair. In this moment, Foster never left her side and always 6 Retrieved from http:m.imdb.comtitlett1911644 accessed on May 18, 2016 at 14.45 supported her by giving a hug or kiss. Until one day, his sister died in a state of baldness. This incident left a very deep wound for Foster. Since then, Foste r’s personality got worse and started to take control of Foster’s action. On one hand, Foster was a figure of man which was responsible for his family. On the other hand, he had a strong desire or urge for a shoulder-length blonde hair. From the explanation about Foster’s personality problem above, Sigmund Freud’s theory about personality structure is appropriate to be used in this research. Based on Freud’s theory, human behavior can be created by the combination of id, ego, and superego. The id is where all impulses come from and works based on pleasure principle. Later, the impulses are delivered to the ego, a decision making of personality, to decide what kind of action will be taken. Then, the superego, which is operated by moralistic principle, decides whether it is right or wrong and good or bad to be done. Based on that explanation, the writer is interest to analyze the character of Michael Lewis Foster and his personality problem using Sigmun d Freud’s personality structure as the appropriate theory to analyze it.

B. Focus of the Study

Based on the background of the study, this research focuses on the character and characterization of Michael Foster and the personality problem experienced by him using Sigmund Freud’s personality structure.

C. Research Question

Based on focus of the study, the problem of this research can be formulated in the manner of: 1. How are Michael Foster’s characteristics described in this film? 2. How does personality structure of Foster work in this film?

D. Research Methodology

1. The Method of Research

This research uses a descriptive-qualitative method. According to Kutha, this method can be done by describing the facts and then analyzing them. 7 So, the writer describes Foster ’s characteristics and explains about his personality problems.

2. The Objective of Research

Based on research question above, there are two objectives of this research. They are: 1. Describing the characteristics of Michael Foster as the main character in The Call movie. 2. Understanding and comprehending about personality structure of Foster viewed from Psychoanalysis.

3. The Technique of Data Analysis

Data are the source of information that will be selected as an analysis material. 8 They are divided into two parts: primary source and 7 Nyoman Kutha Ratna, Teori, Metode, dan Teknik Penelitian Sastra Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 2012, p. 53. 8 Siswantoro, Metode Penelitian Sastra Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 2010, p. 70. secondary source. 9 The source of data has the relation with where the data is obtained. 10 After that, the data will be analyzed. Analysis data is a process to look for and arrange the data sistematically 11 In this research, the primary source is a movie in 2013 entitle The Call and the secondary sources are the books of literature, film, and psychology. Then, there are some techniques taken by the writer to analyze the data. Firstly, the writer watches the movie for the first time to know the characters and the problems. Secondly, the writer reads the script to get a deep understanding. Thirdly, the writer makes a brief note about Foster’s character and his problem. Fourthly, the writer watches the movie for twice to m ake sure Foster’s characteristics and his problems. Fifthly, the writer analyzes the characteristics of Michael Foster and his problems. Lastly, the writer makes conclusions of the findings.

4. The Instrument of Research

According to Siswantoro, the instrument is a device to collect the data. 12 In the literary research, the instrument is the writer herself. 13 So that, based on the theory, the instrument of this research is the researcher herself because the writer is watching the movie, analyzing, and describing data that relate to the research question. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid ., p.72. 11 Sugiyono 2010, op. cit. p. 89. 12 Siswantoro 2010, op. cit. p. 73. 13 Ibid.