again. However, Dwight has already spent his money for something he wants. The use of hyperbole strategy appears when Dwight answers Toby
‟s question by giving his exaggerating statement. The purpose of the use of hyperbolic statement is to
exaggerate the meaning of the statement. Dwight aims to make Toby think that there is no left-over of the money that Toby asks.
e. Irony
Irony strategy is a strategy which is used by people to say something in order to tease the other people. There are only 2 data which represent the use of irony strategy
to flout maxim of quality. An example of irony is explained in the following datum.
Silver
‟s Sister: Oh look its Elvis, Elvis, and Elvis.
Terry : Excuse me, but does your face hurt? Cause its killing me.
8QlIr
The dialogue above happens when Toby and Terry come to Silver ‟s house. They all
look very weird and fashionable. As the three boys enter Silver ‟s house, they pass
Silvers two sisters, who are sitting on the sofa. Looking at three guys who look fashionable, one of Silver
‟s sisters is teasing them by calling them as Elvis. In this case, one of Silver
‟s sisters is said to flout maxim of quality by using irony strategy since she shows her friendly way to be offensive to Silver
‟s friends. Elvis is the most popular singer who looks very fashionable. The aim of her ironic statement is to tease
Silver ‟s friends who look very fashionable as Elvis.
Another example of irony is explained in the following example. Dwight : Youll love it. Great air, great water. And for scenery, just step
outside......and open your eyes. And theres a turkey shoot Thanksgiving Day. I signed you up.
Toby : Really? Can I bring my Winchester? Dwight : Sure.
Toby : Ill get that turkey. Dwight : You might.
Caroline: Look, it can sit up and talk just like a normal human being.
18QlIr
The dialogue above happens when Dwight tells more about his village, Concrete. All of the people in Caroline
‟s house are interested to hear what Dwight says about his pleasant village. On the other hand, Toby hates to hear Dwig
ht‟s entire story about Concrete.
The use of irony strategy appears when Caroline tries to tease Toby who is suddenly involved in the conversation after he hears about Turkey Shoot Festival. By
saying Look, it can sit up and talk just like a normal human being, Caroline is
said to flout maxim of quality by using irony strategy. Actually, Caroline has already known that his son can sit up and talk just like a normal human being. Carolin
e‟s aim in giving her ironic statement is just to tease Toby.
f. Sarcasm
Sarcasm is a form of irony that is not so friendly and it is usually intended to hurt. Sarcasm is a strategy which is used by the characters in the movie to hurt the other
characters. There are only 2 out of 60 data which represent the use of sarcasm strategy.
The following example is the datum which uses sarcasm strategy to flout maxim.
Arthur: Excuse me Has anyone told you, you look exactly like a pile of steaming dog turd?
Toby : Yeah? Well, at least Im not a great, big homo.
34QlSr
Arthur and Toby are involved in a fight. They are getting furious after mocking each other. By saying that Toby looks like a pile of steaming dog turd, Arthur tries to hurt
Toby ‟s feeling. Here, Arthur ignores the rule of maxim of quality by using sarcasm
strategy since he does not say something that he believes the one that is true. Another example of sarcasm is showed in the following example.
Dwight : I heard a guy at campaign head quarters got you a job in
Washington, D.C. Youre gonna run off with him, right, whore?
Caroline: Youre pathetic. Dwight : Miss Whore. Liar Whore You know it.
60QlSr Datum number 60QlSr happens when Toby and Caroline are leaving Dwight.
Dwight gets angry and says that Caroline is like a whore. Sarcasm strategy is used by Dwight when he calls Caroline as a whore. By calling Caroline as a whore, Dwight
fails in observing the rule of maxim of quality which regulates people to say something which they believe is true. The use of sarcastic word such as whore is used
to hurt someones feelings. In this case, Dwight wants to mock Caroline because she is leaving him.
