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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents the discussion of research that had been done by the researcher. The analysis firstly focuses on how post-feminism
theory through the post-feminism characteristics applied in the language used by Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady movie. Secondly, the analysis
concentrates on the social reaction of Margaret Thatcher ’s decisions.
A. Post-feminist Characteristics in Margaret Thatcher’s Language
Through the language used by Margaret in the The Iron Lady movie, the researcher has found that Margaret was indeed applied post-
feminism theory in the way she interacts with others gender. The researcher found that Margaret applied the post-feminism theory through
fourth characteristics of post-feminist; general rejection of second wave feminism, female identity crisis, focuses on the individual, and revival of
traditional femininities. The table below will explain the founding.
Table 4.1. Number of Occurrences of Post-feminist Characteristics
Number of Occurrences
Post-feminism Characteristics General
Rejection of Second Wave
Feminism Female
Identity Crisis
Focus on the Individual
Revival of Traditional
Femininities
21 Occurrences 3 Occurrences
36 Occurrences 23 Occurrences
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31 The researcher will explain the characteristics according to the
occurrences’ frequencies.
1. Focus on the Individual
Through The Iron Lady movie, Margaret Thatcher showed that positive ambition can drive people to reach their destiny of life. Everybody
knows that Margaret Thatcher wa s the grocer’s daughter only, but her
ambition drives her to be the first female Prime Minister of the Great United Kingdom for eleven and a half years. She won the election on May
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, 1979 until her resignation on November 28
th
, 1990. According to Braithwaite 2004, ambition, persistence, courage and firmness as a
woman was one of the characteristics of post-feminist. The characteristic was well known as focus on the individual
characteristic. This characteristic was also emphasizing on lifestyle choices and personal consumer pleasures. These may include fashion,
beauty, sexiness, fun, pleasure, and even include self- existence; “Look…
I am a woman, and I c an do it better than men’s” Braithwaite, 2004, p:
23 and 24. This characteristic was the very often occurred in the language used by Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady movie. There were 36
occurrences of focus on the individual that found by the researcher in the language used by Margaret Thatcher in that movie. It proved that Margaret
applied post-feminism theory in the way she interacts with others gender. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
32 The bravery of Margaret Thatcher has seen since she was young. It
clearly shown in the movie that when everybody in the family’s shop; her father and mother, her sister, and a shop man were hiding under the table
because of the air raid on 1943, when her father Alfred Roberts asked somebody to cover the butter that still open on the table, Margaret
spontaneously volunteer herself to go. “I’ll go,” she said, she did not
afraid of her own self App. A, p. 50, no. 10. She always braves to take the risk of every single action that she took, even when she has to lose her
popularity because of her controversial decisions. Scene : 1056
Time : 01:31:46,655 - 01:31:56,647 “Don’t they know if you take the tough
decisions, yes people will hate you today but they’ll thank you for generations.”
The Iron Lady movie was not only showed Margaret’s bravery but
also shown her ambition clearly. It can be seen when she wanted to run for the leader of Conservative Party. She considers that none of the men in her
party has enough guts. Even though her husband reminds her how loyal the Prime Minister to her, but Margaret was unstoppable.
Scene : 386 Time : 00:38:58,731 - 00:39:06,681
“But he’s weak, and he’s weakened the party. One must know when to go
”. She considers other people cannot do everything as best as she
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